Industry Restaurant Founder Niall Fortune Headquarters Dublin | Founders Niall Fortune Founded 1989 Type of business Limited liability | |
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Area served Ireland
Spain
Wales
England
Northern Ireland Products American diner-style food Profiles | ||
Eddie Rocket’s (IRL) Limited is an Irish restaurant chain, with its headquarters in Dublin. It offers American-style food in 1950s' style diners (similar to the Johnny Rockets diner restaurants in the United States). It is owned by Rocket Restaurants Limited.
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Company
Rocket Restaurants Limited opened their first restaurant in Dublin in 1989 and at one point were present in 42 locations in Ireland, England, Wales, Spain and recently Northern Ireland. The company still has a substantial franchisee base.
Franchise
Eddie Rocket's restaurants are largely franchised, with 32 of the 40 restaurants held by franchisees. It is a member of the Irish Franchise Association.
Locations
There are currently 38 restaurants in operation in Ireland including:
Rockin' Joe's
A number of Eddie Rocket's restaurants in Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford, Wexford, Drogheda and Clonmel were rebranded as "Rockin' Joe's" in 2013 following a dispute between Eddie Rocket's and its largest franchisee, Limerick Businessman Brian Dunne.
As "Eddie Rocket's" can be considered a variant on US chain "Johnny Rockets", "Rockin' Joe's" appears to be a variant on another US food franchise, "Rock 'n' Joe".