LEXINGTON, Ky. (08/23/10)—Smashburger, a fast-casual “better burger” restaurant will open its second Lexington location on Thursday, September 16, 2010. The restaurant will open at 3695 Nicholasville Road, and continue Smashburger’s mission to become Lexington’s favorite place for burgers. This is the second of six Lexington Smashburgers slated to open over the next three years. Lexington’s first Smashburger store is located in Center Court at 535 S. Upper Street.

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OMAHA, Neb. (08/12/2010)—Smashburger, a fast-casual “better burger” restaurant, will open its third location in the Omaha metro-area on September 8, 2010. The restaurant will open at 3811 Twin Creek Drive in Bellevue and continue Smashburger’s mission to become Omaha’s favorite place for burgers.  The other two Nebraska Smashburger locations are at 123rd and L Streets in the L Street Marketplace and 72nd and Jones Streets.

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DENVER, COLO. – (August 6, 2010) –Valley Meat Co. announced Thursday, August 5 a Class I recall of 1 million pounds of beef, potentially contaminated by E. coli, including a line of frozen burgers marketed under a “smashburger” label. This recalled product is in no way related to any Smashburger® restaurants or its products.

Smashburger®’s 100-percent fresh, not frozen Certified Angus Beef is sourced from Detroit-based Wolverine Packing. Smashburger® works closely and confidently with Wolverine Packing to ensure that the most rigorous safety and quality standards are met for our customers.

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TEMPE, Ariz. (08/09/2010)—Smashburger, a fast-casual “better burger” restaurant will open its fourth Phoenix-area location on Wednesday, August 25, 2010. The restaurant will open at 815 E Baseline Road in Tempe and will continue Smashburger’s mission to become Phoenix’s favorite place for burgers. This is the fourth of thirty Phoenix Smashburgers slated to open over the next six years.  The other Phoenix-area Smashburger’s are located at 777 S College Avenue in Tempe, 9915 W McDowell Road in Avondale and 1949 E Camelback Road in Phoenix.

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