Elevation Burger is opening its second location in Ann Arbor this week, bringing a slow-food business model to a traditional burger joint.
The Virginia-based company specializes in making high-end burgers, using only 100 percent USDA-certified organic, grass-fed, and free-range beef that is freshly ground on the premises of each franchise. The idea it make food that is fresh, local, and delicious.
"We do the milkshakes the old-fashioned way of scooping the ice cream and blending it up here," says Michael Tayter, owner of the Michigan franchises of
Elevation Burger.
Elevation Burger's second Michigan franchise is opening in downtown Ann Arbor at 529 E Liberty. It comes two years after Tayter opened his first franchise in Ann Arbor. The University of Michigan alum choose to keep the first two franchises close to each tother in order to maintain quality.
"People expand geographically too quickly and they stretch themselves too thin," Tayter says. "We want to stay close so we can share staff and managers and bring over the culture from the other store."
The new 1,850-square-foot space in downtown Ann Arbor will be able to seat 50 people at a time. It will also have a prep space in the basement of the building. The location will employ 12 people.
Source: Michael Tayter, owner of the Michigan franchises of Elevation Burger
Writer: Jon Zemke
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