Area served North America Founder H. Martin Sprock III Parent organization Focus Brands | Industry Fast casual restaurant Website moes.com Number of locations 600 | |
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Key people Paul Damico (President) Products Tacos, Burritos, Quesadillas, Stacks, Nachos, Burrito Bowls, White Rice with a southwest seasoning and other Southwestern fare Founded 2000, Atlanta, Georgia, United States Profiles |
Moe s southwest grill
Moe's Southwest Grill, referred to informally as Moe's, was founded in Atlanta, Georgia, in December 2000, by Raving Brands. In August 2007, the brand was purchased by Focus Brands. As of 2015, there were about 600 locations in operation in 38 states. As of July 14, 2014 the number of Moe's locations increased to over 600 in the US after signing 120 new franchises in six months. According to the 2016 Harris Poll EquiTrend survey, Moe's is the "Fast Casual Mexican Restaurant of the Year", passing former top restaurant Chipotle Mexican Grill even with fewer than half the number of locations as Chipotle has.
Contents
- Moe s southwest grill
- My trip to moe s southwest grill ghost pepper salsa
- Fare
- International locations
- Turkey
- Russia
- References
My trip to moe s southwest grill ghost pepper salsa
Fare
Many of the menu items have names drawn from popular culture such as:
International locations
Moe's has locations in Turkey and Russia. According to the company 'newsroom' website (moessouthwestgrill.wordpress.com), franchise partners also exist in Costa Rica and Jamaica.
Turkey
In 2011 Moe's opened its first location outside the United States in Turkey.
Russia
In September 2012 Moe's opened its first Russian franchise located in the center of Moscow near the Kremlin on Pyatnitskaya Street.