Mad Mex Fresh Mexican Grill, referred to simply as Mad Mex, is an Australian-based multinational chain of fast-food restaurants based in Sydney, that purveys Mexican cuisine,[2] while the Mad Group own the master franchise for the restaurant in New Zealand.[3]

Mad Mex Fresh Mexican Grill
IndustryRestaurant
Founded21 March 2007; 17 years ago (2007-03-21)[1]
Headquarters
Sydney
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Australia
Area served
Key people
Clovis Young
ProductsTacos, burritos, and other Mexican-related fast food
Websitemadmex.com.au Edit this at Wikidata
madmex.co.nz

Mad Mex Fresh Mexican is Lucha libre-themed and was voted the best Mexican restaurant nationwide in the Lifestyle Food Awards.[4]

As of October 2022, 71 locations are in operation.[5]

History

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Mad Mex opened its first restaurant in Darlinghurst on 21 March 2007.[1]

On 19 September 2019, 4Fingers Crispy Chicken announced its acquisition of 50% stake in Mad Mex.[6] As part of the partnership, 4Fingers will initially establish Mad Mex's presence in Southeast Asia and expects to open a number of outlets in Singapore and Malaysia by the end of 2019.[citation needed]

In 2019, Mad Mex opened stores internationally in Singapore and Malaysia.[7]

In 2021, Mad Mex announced that they were once again 100 per cent Australian-owned after the company bought out its 50 per cent Singaporean joint venture partner.[8]

Founder

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Clovis Young, the co-founder of Mad Mex, grew up in California and Massachusetts before becoming a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Butterworth, Monique (13 November 2007). "Mexican wave". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015.
  2. ^ Barbaschow, Asha (7 August 2017). "Fast food chain Mad Mex ready to serve up insights from machine learning". ZDNet. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Mad's crowdfunding push aims to raise up to $1.5m for growth spurt". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Mad Mex Fresh Mexican". franchisebusiness.com.au. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Mad Mex Fresh Mexican Quick Service Restaurant". Topfranchise. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  6. ^ Shiao, Vivien (20 September 2018). "4Fingers acquires 50% stake in Aussie brand Mad Mex". The Business Times. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Mad Mex goes global with Singapore and Malaysian expansion". Business News Australia. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Mad Mex back in Australian hands as founder buys out JV partner". Business News Australia. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  9. ^ "'A whole lot of authenticity': Mad Mex founder Clovis Young". Money magazine. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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