Organisation and key figures

Hesburger is a registered trademark owned by a Finnish parent company, Burger-In Oy.

Burger-In Oy is owned and operated by the Salmela family. The Chairman of the Burger-In Oy Board of Directors is the company founder Heikki Salmela. Kari Salmela serves as CEO and Jari Vuoti as Deputy CEO of Burger-In Oy.

Would you like to take a quick look at the key figures of a Finnish fast food chain?
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  • In 2023: taxable sales for all Hesburger restaurants in Finland totalled EUR 286 million. Taxable sales for restaurants located outside Finland totalled EUR 172 million.
  • The chain employs approximately 6 000 people in Finland.
  • Including international locations, the total number of employees is approximately 8,700.
  • Hesburger restaurants are located in eight countries: Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Germany, Ukraine and Poland.