The Habit Burger Grill facts for kids

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The Habit Burger Grill

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Fast casual restaurant
Founded	November 15, 1969; 55 years ago (1969-11-15) Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Headquarters	Irvine, California, U.S.
Number of locations	358
Area served	United States, Cambodia, China, United Arab Emirates
Key people	Russell W. Bendel, CEO Ira Fils, CFO
Products	Chargrilled Burgers sandwiches salads kids meals frozen desserts beverages
Revenue	US$402 million (2021)
Number of employees	6,093 (2021)
Parent	Yum! Brands

The first Habit Burger Grill restaurant opened in Goleta in 1969.

A delicious Charburger with Cheese from The Habit Burger Grill.

The Habit Burger Grill is a restaurant chain from California. They are famous for their delicious chargrilled hamburgers. They also sell other tasty fast-casual food. The first Habit Burger opened in 1969 in Santa Barbara, California. Today, their main office is in Irvine, California.

In 2020, a big company called Yum! Brands bought The Habit Burger Grill. Yum! Brands also owns other well-known restaurants like KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell.

The Habit's Story

The Habit Burger Grill started on November 15, 1969. It was a family-owned restaurant in Santa Barbara County, California.

In 1980, two brothers, Brent and Bruce Reichard, bought the first restaurant in Goleta. They opened a second one in Ventura in 1995. Slowly, they grew the chain to twenty-four restaurants across Southern California.

In 2007, a company called KarpReilly bought most of The Habit Burger Grill. They helped the chain grow much faster and start offering franchises. The eight restaurants in Santa Barbara County stayed with the Reichard brothers.

By 2014, The Habit had 109 locations open or being built. They were even expanding into Seattle. At that time, it was one of the fastest-growing fast food chains in the United States. In November 2014, the company raised money by selling shares to the public for the first time.

In 2017, The Habit announced plans to open 30 restaurants in the United Kingdom.

In March 2020, Yum! Brands bought The Habit. The Reichard brothers decided to retire and sold their remaining restaurants to Yum! Brands in 2021.

Where You Can Find The Habit

As of March 2023, The Habit Burger Grill has 358 locations. Most of these are in California. Here's a look at where they are:

The company also has nine food trucks that travel around.

See also

• List of hamburger restaurants