Eddie Rocket's
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| Type | Limited liability |
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| Industry | Restaurant |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Founders | Niall Fortune |
| Headquarters | Dublin , |
Area served | Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Germany[1] |
| Products | American diner-style food |
| Website | http://www.eddierockets.ie |
Eddie Rocket's is an Irish restaurant chain, with its headquarters in Dublin.[2] It offers American-style food in 1950s-style diners (similar to the Johnny Rockets diner restaurants in the United States). It is owned by Rocket Restaurants Limited.
Company
[edit]Rocket Restaurants Limited opened their first restaurant in Dublin in 1989 and at one point[when?] were present in 42 locations in Ireland (both in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland), England, Wales, and Spain.[3] The company still has a substantial franchisee base. The Spanish, English and Welsh sites have since closed.[4][5][6] They also have a number of restaurants branded Rocket's by Eddie Rocket's; these restaurants are smaller fast casual restaurants that feature self service instead of table service, which is the norm in Eddie Rockets locations and have a more modern decor similar to that found in chains such as Five Guys and Shake Shack.
Franchise
[edit]Eddie Rocket's restaurants are largely franchised, with 32 of the 40 restaurants held by franchisees.[citation needed] They are a member of the Irish Franchise Association.
Locations
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The 38 restaurants currently in operation in Ireland include:
Shake Dog / Rockin' Joe's
[edit]A number of Eddie Rocket's restaurants in Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford, Wexford, and Clonmel were dissociated from the company and were rebranded as Rockin' Joe's in 2013 following a dispute between Eddie Rocket's and its largest franchisee, Limerick businessman Brian Dunne.[9] Rockin' Joe's later rebranded as Shake Dog.[10]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ https://www.rocketshamburgers.de/
- ^ "Contact Archived 9 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine." Eddie Rocket's. Retrieved on 9 February 2012. "7 South Anne St. Dublin 2 Ireland"
- ^ "Spain". eddierockets.ie. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010.
- ^ "Eddie Rocket's reviews - Portal de la Marina Shopping Center, Avenida Costa Blanca, 1 Local A14, Ondara". Archived from the original on 10 October 2022.
- ^ Grimsditch, Lee (15 November 2022). "Lost diner served huge portions and was 'perfect for first date'". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ Bannon, Christie (13 April 2020). "The restaurants that have closed in Swansea in the last 10 years". Wales Online.
- ^ "Eddie Rocket's set to open in Athlone". westmeathindependent. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Eddie Rocket's coming to Mullingar". westmeathindependent. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ Deegan, Gordon (23 October 2013). "Eddie Rocket's franchise dispute settled saving 140 jobs". The Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "shakedogdiner". Twitter. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
Previously Rockin' Joes.