Smashburger
3900 E Mexico Ave, Ste 1100, Denver, CO 80210-3956
Ownership Hierarchy
Approximately 95-100% of the Smashburger restaurant locations are linked in the Atlas Research Platform.
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Smashburger was founded in Denver in 2007 by Rick Schaden and Tom Ryan with backing from Consumer Capital Partners, building a fast casual identity around smash-grilled burgers, flavored lemonades and a modern diner feel. Jollibee Foods took a minority stake in 2015, expanded to majority ownership in 2018 and later completed full ownership, placing Smashburger inside the Jollibee Group international portfolio. Headquarters is at 3900 E Mexico Ave, Suite 1100, in Denver, Colorado. Smashburger is the concept. Jolllibee Group is its parent company. More than half of locations are franchised. Restaurants operate across many U.S. states and into Canada, giving the brand a multi-state U.S. footprint with Canadian presence in provinces such as Alberta. The format is fast casual, serving lunch and dinner with a burger-focused menu. Typical units seat about 70 guests in roughly 2,000 square feet.
Smashburger Growth History
Smashburger Vector Profile
RestaurantData’s selected archived development trail for Smashburger begins with a April 2005 report in Denver, Colorado. The reports document a multi-state history, with supporting opening-year research adding to later records and extending the selected view through 2026.
For sales teams and investors, these historical windows help compare current development with earlier activity and place individual locations within the brand’s longer expansion history.
Four selected historical windows
- 2009–2011
Multi-state activity
90+ opening signals20+ states with signals
- 2013–2015
Concentrated development
90+ opening signals20+ states with signals
- 2017–2019
Continued development
20+ opening signals10+ states with signals
- 2021–2023
Recent arc in development
20+ opening signals10+ states with signals
Smashburger: development arc
Selected location history and opening signals, 2000–2026.
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Vector readout: The 2009–2011 window contains 90+ selected signals across 20+ states. The 2017–2019 window adds 20+ across 10+ states. The 2021–2023 combined history contains 20+ selected signals across 10+ states under broader research coverage, with a partial 2026 segment.
The 2021–2023 window has a broader source mix than the earlier house-report windows. The 2026 segment is partial. Development report years may precede the opening year recorded for a restaurant.
RestaurantData source trail: Archived house reports provide the solid trail through 2017. From 2018 on, the combined records include later house reports and researched opening years, so house reports continue within the dotted segment. A development report year and an opening year can differ for the same location.
Restaurant location examples along the expansion arc
- 2008Development report year
Smashburger
7305 E 35th Ave
Denver, CO 80238-2962
Denver County - 2008Development report year
Smashburger
3707 Bloomington St
Colorado Springs, CO 80922 - 2014Development report year
Smashburger
3162 E Colonial Dr
Orlando, FL 32803-5108 - 2020Development report year
Smashburger
1925 Turnbull Ave
Bronx, NY 10473-2516
Bronx County - 2023Development report year
Smashburger
4575 La Jolla Village Dr
San Diego, CA 92122 - 2026Researched opening year
Smashburger
12905 Rosedale Hill Ave
Huntersville, NC 28078
Mecklenburg County
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Source: RestaurantData archived U.S. development reports and supporting restaurant-location research. Headquarters, franchisee offices, unrelated namesakes, renovations, transfers and unresolved addresses are excluded. Signal counts of 10 or more are rounded down to tens; counts from 5 to 9 use that range. State bands of 5 or more are rounded down to multiples of 5. Smaller counts are shown directly. The District of Columbia is identified separately.
The latest included dated evidence is 2026. The 2026 segment is partial. Development reports may describe planned restaurants. The six examples use the date basis shown on each card. A report year is not necessarily an opening year, and location verification dates are not used as opening dates. Historical locations may have closed.
The solid segment uses archived house report dates through 2017. Combined records, from 2018 on, add researched opening years and continuing house reports. Markers identify years with selected dated evidence; connecting lines are illustrative between those years. Coverage varies across jurisdictions and years. These selections do not represent complete opening totals, current operating units or net growth. Gaps alone do not establish a pause or contraction.
Last updated November 2026.
Read the Restaurant Vector™ overview for the research method and source definitions.
Historical reference: Smashburger in the 2009 Top 122 Fast Casual Chains list on RestaurantChains.net.
For additional historical addresses and source details, see the Smashburger location archive on RestaurantChains.net.
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