Hot Head Burritos

Hot Head Burritos
Restaurant information
Established 2007
City Dayton
State Ohio
Country USA
Website http://www.hotheadburritos.com/

Hot Head Burritos is a restaurant chain based in Dayton, Ohio. The restaurant specializes in Mexican-style burritos and other Mexican-style foods. Hot Head Burritos was ranked by AOL.com in 2009 as one of America's next big chains.[1] In 2011, Hot Head Burritos was named 41st on FastCasual's list of 2011's Top 100 Movers and Shakers.[2]

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History

The company's main competition are other similar chains such as Denver-based Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc., which has nearly 800 U.S. locations and nine Dayton area stores. The company hopes to exceed the number of Chipotle restaurants by 2014.[1] The company plans to continue to add more restaurants in the Dayton region.[3][4][5] They have also announced plans to expand into Kentucky and Cincinnati.[6] In 2011, Hot Head announced plans to move into the Columbus, Ohio market. The company in planning for up to 50 restaurants in the Columbus area.[7] On September 21st 2011, Hot Head Burritos opened their first store in the Columbus area located in the Columbus suburb of Hilliard. In November 2011, the restaurant signed a deal for more than 30 additional Ohio locations.[8] As of November 2011, the restaurant had 21 locations on Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. Hot Head Burritos operates as a franchise with their headquarters located in Kettering, Ohio, a suburb of Dayton.

Menu

The restaurant offers a customizable menu of burritos, taco salad, and quesadillas with a variety of vegetables, proteins, and sauces. The house-made "Hot Head Sauce" is the most popular and in the middle of the spectrum of spiciness.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Demeropolis, Tom (2009-02-13). "Hothead burning up competition - Dayton Business Journal:". Bizjournals.com. http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2009/02/16/smallb1.html. Retrieved 2010-01-21. 
  2. ^ "Top 100 ranking". http://hotheadburritos.com/pdf/HotHeadFastCasual41.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-17. 
  3. ^ "Hothead Burritos to open in Troy - Dayton Business Journal:". Dayton.bizjournals.com. 2009-10-06. http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2009/10/05/daily19.html. Retrieved 2010-01-21. 
  4. ^ Maurer, Katie (2007-12-21). "New recipe for success - Dayton Business Journal:". Dayton.bizjournals.com. http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/12/24/smallb1.html?page=2. Retrieved 2010-01-21. 
  5. ^ "Restaurant chain opens near UD, will open 3 more". Cox Ohio Publishing. 2009-03-25. http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/taste/entries/2009/03/25/restaurant_chain_opens_near_ud.html. Retrieved 2010-02-10. 
  6. ^ Demeropolis, Tom (19 April 2010). "Dayton burrito shop rolls into Cincinnati market". Business Courier. http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2010/04/19/story15.html. Retrieved 11 July 2011. 
  7. ^ "Hothead Burritos rolling into Columbus area - Dayton Business Journal:". Dayton.bizjournals.com. 2011-08-16. http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2011/08/16/hot-head-burritos-expands-into-central.html. Retrieved 2011-08-17. 
  8. ^ "Hot Head Burritos inks deal for 30 Ohio locations - Dayton Business Journal:". Dayton.bizjournals.com. 2011-11-15. http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2011/11/15/hot-head-burritos-inks-deal-for-30.html. Retrieved 2011-11-17. 
  9. ^ "Hot Head Burritos website". Hot Head Burritos. http://www.hotheadburritos.com/. Retrieved Nov. 2, 2011. 

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