JR Burgers opens new headquarters

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Jad Rahaman and staff at the new JR Burgers location
Jad Rahaman and staff at the new JR Burgers location

JR Burgers on Monday officially opened its headquarters renamed ‘Home of JR Burgers’ at its Lot 3 Sandy Babb Street, Kitty, Georgetown location.
The edifice estimated to cost over US$500 million, was made possible through a loan from the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI).
The state-of-the-art three-storey building was described as an entertainment, food and beverage and dining complex experience, by its owner Jad Rahaman.
The building encompasses a fast food outlet at the bottom floor, a dining restaurant on the middle floor, a cocktail lounge at the top floor and soon a ‘drive-through’ will be added to the facility.
The dining restaurant is still in the process of being completed. Rahaman stated that he is hoping to take the JR concept countrywide. He noted that what makes JR Burgers different from its competitors is that it is a hundred per cent Guyanese.
Rahaman said the food franchise which has been in existence for nine years has seen seven to 12 per cent growth each year, which he is hoping to see increase with the new venture.
Over the years, JR Burgers has extensively contributed to the job creation sector in the country. Currently, its two locations employ over 25 staff; however, it is hoping to increase its staff when business picks up. The owner noted that over the years, the food outlet has brought in persons from Trinidad and Tobago to train its staff.
“Right now, the trainers are due to come in anytime shortly for some brush up training so everyone here is trained,” he said.
The businessman highlighted that when he first embarked on the project, he had requested duty-free concessions, and received the royal runaround. He was told that a person will have to open a hotel with 20 rooms in order to benefit from duty-free concession.

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