As part of its global growth plan, sbe-owned Umami Burger makes its first move overseas to Japan with the opening of Umami Tokyo on March 24, 2017. The launch of Umami Tokyo is in partnership with Japanese-based Medeiros Holdings Co., Ltd., with which the gourmet burger brand has plans to deploy 10 more locations across […]

Umami Burger announced a partnership with a Japanese company, Medeiros Holdings Co., Ltd., to open 10 Umami Burger restaurants across Japan over the next five years. The agreement is Umami Burger’s first expansion outside the U.S. The first restaurant is expected to open in Tokyo by the end of the year with future locations to […]

Umami Burger announced the latest collaboration in its Artist Series, The Alton Burger by Alton Brown, of which a portion of the sale of each burger will benefit Make-A-Wish. “Alton Brown changed the way we, as a culture, think and talk about food,” says Adam Fleischman, founder of Umami Burger.  “Alton’s personality and unique point-of-view […]

This holiday season Umami Burger is bringing back a fan-favorite, The Holiday Bird. An entire holiday meal with each savory bite, The Holiday Bird has Umami Burger¹s signature turkey patty, a cornbread stuffing patty, house-made turkey gravy, fresh ginger-cranberry chutney, spiced Japanese yams, and is sprinkled with Umami-dusted fried sage.  The Holiday Bird is available at all Umami Burger locations throughout the […]

Umami Burger announced the latest collaboration in its Artist Series, Mindy Kaling’s The Mindy Burger, benefitting Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.   "Mindy Kaling is a brilliant comedic talent, simultaneously fearless, sharp and approachable," says Paul Clayton, CEO of Umami Burger. "Her culinary talents have a similar sensibility. The Mindy Burger will be popular with food lovers everywhere." The Mindy […]

Umami Burger announced it has appointed industry vet Gregg Frazer as vice president of operations.  As vice president of operations at Umami Restaurant Group, Frazer will be responsible for managing all front-of-house and back-of-house operations at the restaurant group’s 24 locations nationwide. Frazer will also be responsible for maintaining Umami Burger’s in-store guest experience and leading […]