Arctic Circle Restaurants
Arctic Circle Restaurants is an American chain of burger and shake restaurants based in Midvale, Utah, United States. There were 62 restaurants as of March 2019, about a third are company owned and two-thirds by franchisees, in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. About 50% of the restaurants are located in Utah.[1] The restaurants purvey typical fast food fare such as burgers, sandwiches, shakes, salads, fries, and fish and chips.[2]
 This is Arctic Circle's logo. | |
 An Arctic Circle restaurant in Kaysville, Utah | |
| Type | Incorporated |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fast food |
| Founded | 1950 in Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Headquarters | Midvale, Utah |
Number of locations | 62 restaurants |
Key people | Gary Roberts, President and CEO; Frank L. Christianson, CFO; Don Carlos Edwards, Founder |
| Products | Hamburgers, Fries, Shakes, and other fast food. Famous for their fry sauce. |
| Website | www |
Famous for inventing regional condiment fry sauce,[3] the company also claims to be the burger chain to invent and first to sell the kids' meal.
Arctic Circle once offered franchises in California, but no longer does.
The first Arctic Circle location was on 135 East 9th South in Salt Lake City; it opened May 26, 1950 and was founded by Don Carlos Edwards.
See also
References
- "Arctic Circle Corporate Website - About Us". Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- Benson, Lee (2010-03-08). "About Utah: Fry sauce and Arctic Circle hit big 6-0". Deseret News. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- Vergakis, Brock (January 6, 2007). "My oh my do we love fry sauce!". The Deseret News.