Bigg to open Smashburger eateries

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Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 2:20pm CDT
Cowboys player to open Smashburger eateries

Fast-food restaurant Smashburger, a Colorado-based burger chain food concept, has inked a deal with BIGG Capital Holdings LLC, a Dallas-based business development group led by football star Leonard Davis, to build Smashburger restaurants in Dallas.

Davis’ group inked a 30-unit deal with Smashburger.

Denver-based Smashburger is a fast-food burger concept in which the burgers served are made mostly or fully from Angus beef. The company is funded with $15 million from Denver private equity firm Consumer Capital Partners.

“Burger lovers across Texas have fallen in love with Smashburger’s delicious burgers; now Dallas burger fanatics will have a chance to as well,” said Smashburger founder Tom Ryan. “We look forward to becoming Dallas’ favorite burger place for every occasion.”

This is the first time Leonard Davis’ Bigg Capital Holdings has stepped into the franchise restaurant business. He considers the burger franchise a business concept that will continue long after his football career.

“I’ve had great success in the NFL and my career with the Cowboys continues to drive me,” said Davis. “But I wanted a business opportunity that made sense with my life after football. Smashburger has all the right things in place to be a huge success in Dallas and nationwide.”

Under the agreement Davis’s holding company will open and operate 30 restaurants. At the moment, Smashburger has restaurants in San Antonio, Houston, West Texas and East Texas. With the addition of the Davis deal, Smashburger has 217 locations total.

Davis is a guard for the Dallas Cowboys. According to the team's official Web site, he spent several seasons with the Arizona Cardinals before returning to his native state of Texas to play for the Cowboys. He also played for the University of Texas.
 

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I live here in Donkey country.

Just had my first smash burger a few weeks ago and it was freakin' awesome. I noticed after I had ordered that they had Haagen Dazs shakes too.

When you get the chance, GO.
 

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I will definitely be trying this out when they open. I could eat a burger for every single meal every day and never get tired of 'em. :D
 

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One is near my house so I'll report to you guys tomorrow.
 

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Ill take a smash shake with a small smash fry oh and can i get a smashapple pie to go with that, thanks.
 

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my kids and their mom live in denver/boulder and have for about 3 years, I have never seen or heard of this place and I have been up there a ton.

That's wierd.

Do they sell liter cola?
 

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Chocolate Lab;2843469 said:
Perfectly named franchise for Bigg...

Anybody had one? Are they good?
They haven't made it to my nick of the woods yet.

In my opinion, Leonard Davis would make a great commercial spokesperson for the restaurant chain. It wouldn't have to recite very much script. A lot of camera close-ups and the phrase, "Only Smashburger can fill ME up", would do the trick. ;)
 

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DallasEast;2843818 said:
They haven't made it to my nick of the woods yet.

In my opinion, Leonard Davis would make a great commercial spokesperson for the restaurant chain. It wouldn't have to recite very much script. A lot of camera close-ups and the phrase, "Only Smashburger can fill ME up", would do the trick. ;)

Bigg or Nate Newton :laugh2:
 

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There's a couple by my job and one is supposed to be completed this month. I may swing by the one close to my job for lunch tomorrow.
 

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DallasEast;2843818 said:
In my opinion, Leonard Davis would make a great commercial spokesperson for the restaurant chain. It wouldn't have to recite very much script. A lot of camera close-ups and the phrase, "Only Smashburger can fill ME up", would do the trick. ;)

The possibilities are endless on this one. Get Ware and Ratliff involved and with the Hulk Smash move, every sack turns into a burger promotion. :)
 

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I checked the location for the one here in SA. It is way out there on North 281. For those of you coming to training camp, its about a 20 minute drive straight north from the Alamodome. in a heavily congested area.

But it maybe worth going. I'll wait til I'm in hte area, in the meantime I'll get my burger fix at Bobby J's. They have almost exactly the same menu, but is 5 minutes from my house.
 

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Mr Cowboy;2844031 said:
I checked the location for the one here in SA. It is way out there on North 281. For those of you coming to training camp, its about a 20 minute drive straight north from the Alamodome. in a heavily congested area.

Cool. If I go to camp, I'll be coming in from the north on 281. :eek:hboy:
 
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