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 | Ireland (both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) SpainWalesEngland |
Products | American diner-style food |
Website | http://www.eddierockets.ie |
Eddie Rocket's is an Irish restaurant chain, with its headquarters in Dublin.[1] 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[]
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. The company still has a substantial franchisee base. Spanish site has now[when?] closed[citation needed]
Franchise[]
Eddie Rocket's restaurants are largely franchised, with 32 of the 40 restaurants held by franchisees.[citation needed] It is a member of the Irish Franchise Association.
Locations[]
There are currently 38 restaurants in operation in Ireland including:
Rockin' Joe's[]
A number of Eddie Rocket's restaurants in Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford, Wexford, Drogheda and Clonmel were rebranded as "Rockin' Joe's" in 2013 following a dispute between Eddie Rocket's and its largest franchisee, Limerick Businessman Brian Dunne.[4]
As "Eddie Rocket's" can be considered a variant on US chain "Johnny Rockets", "Rockin' Joe's" appears to be a variant on another US food franchise, "Rock 'n' Joe".
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Contact." Eddie Rocket's. Retrieved on 9 February 2012. "7 South Anne St. Dublin 2 Ireland"
- ^ "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.
- ^ Eddie Rocket's franchise dispute settled saving 140 jobs The Irish Independent Gordon Deegan, October 23, 2013.
External links[]
- Restaurants established in 1989
- Fast-food chains of Ireland
- Restaurants in the Republic of Ireland