Industry | Restaurant |
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Founded | 21 March 2007[1] |
Headquarters | Sydney , Australia |
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Key people | Clovis Young |
Products | Tacos, burritos, and other Mexican-related fast food |
Website |
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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 is Lucha libre-themed and was voted the best Mexican restaurant nationwide in the Lifestyle Food Awards. [4]
As of October 2022 [update], 71 locations are in operation. [5]
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]
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]