Talk:Burgerim
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Remove information about corporate status
[edit]Burgerim Group USA, Inc. was formed as a California corporation on October 14, 2014. Its current status in California is "suspended." It was also barred from doing business in at least two states. I can't find any indication that it was ever dissolved or filed for bankruptcy, but once it was barred from taking on new franchisees, there was nothing more for it to do.
I won't bother to add this boring information to the article, and I will remove the existing statements about its "fate." A description of the stipulated judgment ending their franchise operation is all anybody needs to know.
I will also change the statements about them to the past tense. Julian in LA (talk) 00:37, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
Removing Mobile Cuisine reference
[edit]I will remove references to Mobile Cuisine. The article's grammar is questionable, its use of the word "scam" isn't exlained, and all the significant information is available in better sources, such as Franchise Times. Julian in LA (talk) 03:49, 12 January 2026 (UTC)
Change nationality to American
[edit]I will also identify this as an American business. It contains almost no information about the Israeli chain or its franchises in Bulgaria and Russia. The American branch was incorporated and headquartered in California by a permanent US resident who claimed he had been only an employee of the Israeli business, and the story of its American business adventures is very interesting. Julian in LA (talk) 21:57, 13 January 2026 (UTC)
Remove claim that he fled the country
[edit]I am removing the statement that the founder fled the country when his chain collapsed. The source is reporting it as rumor, not the result of any investigation. Loni was never accused of any crime and we don't imprison people for debt any more. It is just as plausible that he was in Israel to look for a new job, since his US resume didn't look very good at that point. He eventually returned to the US (or hired local counsel) to settle with the FTC. Julian in LA (talk) 20:20, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
Something interesting:
"a different corporate entity, set up by Loni before his departure, moved to take control of the brand in the aftermath. That entity has been collecting rebates from vendors and has been trying since to get franchisees to make royalty payments—something Loni refused to require, which is unheard of in the franchise community."[1]
- ↑ Maze, Jonathan (5 Mar 2021). "Burgerim tells franchisees wanting refunds to expect 'pennies on the dollar'". Restaurant Business. Retrieved 14 January 2026.