- Bob's
infobox company
company_name = Bob's
company_
company_type = Public otcbb|BOBS
foundation = 1952 (Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil )
founder =Robert Falkenburg
location =Rio de Janeiro ,Brasil
key_people =
industry =Fast food
products = Hamburgers and Milkshakes
revenue =
num_employees = 4,000
parent =BFFC [http://jbonline.terra.com.br/extra/2008/04/09/e09049678.html Controladora do Bob's lucra 36% mais em 2007 (in Portugese)]
homepage = http://www.bobs.com.br/
Slogan = Gostoso é no Bob'sBob's is the first Brazilian Fast Food Chain, founded in
1952 by the Americo-Brazilian tennis championRobert Falkenburg , Wimbledon tourney winner in1948 . The first store was open in the borough of Copacabana inRio de Janeiro .Falkenburg (also known as "Bob") was the first person to introduce the "fast-food" concept in Brazil.Fact|date=July 2008 The first store in Rio, introduced for the first time in the country
Hot Dogs ,Hamburgers ,milkshakes and sundaes. In1972 , however, Falkenburg sold the franchise which is now owned by the Brazilian Fast Food Corp. (BFFC).Big Bob
Among the main sandwiches sold by the company, Big Bob is the most popularFact|date=July 2008 and it is made of two
hamburgers ,onions andlettuce .Another very popular item sold by the franchise is the "Ovomaltine milkshake ".Business Model
In
1984 , Bob's started afranchising system, opening new stotes inVitória ,Espirito Santo . Since then, Bob's has been expanding within Brazil and also in other countries.Today, there are about 610 [http://cidadebiz.oi.com.br/paginas/43001_44000/43191-1.html AmBev quer desbancar Bob's e McDonald's em número de franquias no país (in Portugese)] stores in every single Brazilian state which about 320 are franchises. There are also some stores in
Portugal (Carcavelos ,Algés and Bragança) as well as inAngola .References
External links
* [http://www.bobs.com.br/ Bob's Official Website]
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