Milo's Hamburgers
Milo's Hamburgers, known colloquially simply as Milo's, is a regional fast food restaurant chain based in Alabama, United States, founded by Milo Carlton as Milo's Hamburger Shop in 1946. As of 2021, Milo's has with 20 locations across Alabama. A signature menu item is a secret-recipe hamburger sauce, and Sweet Tea. One location in Tuscaloosa was destroyed in the EF4 tornado on April 27, 2011,[1] and a new Milo's was recently constructed in a new location.[2] The chains slogan is "Everybody goes to... Milo's"[3][4]
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Genre | Fast food |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Founder | Milo Carlton (1919–1995) |
| Headquarters | Birmingham, Alabama |
Number of locations | 22 stores |
Key people | Tom Dekle (CEO) |
| Products | Hamburgers, chicken fingers, French fries, grilled cheese sandwiches, sweet tea, soft drinks, milkshakes |
| Revenue | US$129 Million (2021) |
| Owner | Carlton family |
Number of employees | 800 (2021) |
| Website | Milo's Hamburgers |
History edit
The restaurant was established by Milo Carlton, who, on April 16, 1946, opened Milo's Hamburger Shop in Birmingham, at 31st Street and 12th Avenue North. The restaurant moved to 2820 10th Avenue North in 1963. Milo's began selling franchises in 1983; the first franchise location, at 509 18th Street South in Birmingham, opened February 7, 1983.[5][6] Since the 1980s, they also distribute their own tea brand in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Missouri, Tennessee, as well as parts of the Florida panhandle, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.[4][7] The tea company split off in 2002.[8]
See also edit
- Jack's (another original hamburger fast food restaurant, based in Alabama)
- List of hamburger restaurants
References edit
- ^ Severeweathercentral.blogspot.com, accessed April 5, 2012.
- ^ wwwtuscaloosanews.com[permanent dead link], accessed November 1, 2016.
- ^ Locations 2007-02-25 at the Wayback Machine, Milo's Hamburgers web site, accessed February 27, 2007.
- ^ a b Sauce is still boss, but Milo's tea takes off, Don Milazzo, Birmingham Business Journal, online, article dated October 8, 1999, accessed February 27, 2007.
- ^ History 2007-02-25 at the Wayback Machine, Milo's Hamburgers web site, accessed February 27, 2007.
- ^ Milo's serves up a warehouse in Bessemer, Gilbert Nicholson, Birmingham Business Journal, online, article dated February 1, 2002, accessed February 27, 2007.
- ^ It's teatime (Milo's style) in Bessemer, Steven Mackay, Birmingham Business Journal, article dated December 13, 2002, accessed February 27, 2007.
- ^ Diel, Stan (March 4, 2013). "Milo's lawsuit settled, Milo's Famous Tea once again being sold in Milo's restaurants". al.
External links edit
- Milo's Hamburgers home page
- Milo's Tea home page