Today, December 4, Tallink Grupp, the owner of the Burger King franchise in the Baltic States, opens the first Burger King restaurant outside Estonia in the Akropole shopping and entertainment center in Riga.
The 310-square-foot restaurant with 112 seats is located on the 2nd floor of a popular shopping center, overlooking the Acropolis Ice Arena.
Although the restaurant will officially start offering its famous – open flame – burgers and other popular dishes from today, due to the restrictions of the pandemic, the dishes will initially be available only for takeaway or home delivery.
The restaurant chain hopes to offer food to all Latvian Burger King fans as soon as possible – at a time when the situation of the spread of the virus in the country will improve and restrictions will be eased.
Commenting on the launch of the global fast food restaurant chain in Latvia, Katre Kevaska, Tallink Grupp’s retail business development manager, said:
“Despite the obstacles we have faced this year, we are happy to offer the world’s famous and excellent flavors from the Burger King menu to Latvian fast food lovers. You are welcome and welcome in our new restaurant – bring your favorite burgers or choose food delivery to to your home to indulge in new taste adventures already this year! As we are currently unable to travel freely, we are confident that Burger King will take you on a small culinary journey.
If you choose to go to a restaurant to take your meal with you, be sure that our loyal and professional team has taken care of the safety and health of each visitor, which is our priority. The restaurant shall comply with all necessary epidemiological rules and measures. “
Katre Kevaska continues: “We very much hope that very soon, when the spread of the virus will decrease, you will be able to enjoy delicious food with family and friends in our comfortable and cozy restaurant.”
“We are pleased to open the first Burger King restaurant in Latvia right here – in the shopping and entertainment center Akropole. Burger King is a brand that has aroused widespread interest in Latvia and was eagerly awaited. With the opening of the restaurant, Akropole continues to grow, expanding the range of shops, entertainment and leisure opportunities, while also offering new, unique brands. Congratulations to Burger King among our tenants and we wish success in Latvia, “emphasizes Zane Kaktiņa, head of the shopping and entertainment center Akropole.
The Burger King restaurant, which opens in the Akropole shopping and entertainment center in Riga, is the first international brand restaurant to open outside Estonia and the sixth restaurant in the Baltics to open this year. The new restaurant in Riga will employ about 30 people. By the end of 2020, the company plans to open two more restaurants in the Baltic States: one in Vilnius, Lithuania, and the other in Tallinn, Estonia.
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