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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SAN DIEGO - (08/04/10)—Smashburger, a fast-casual “better burger” restaurant will open its second San Diego location on Wednesday, August 24, 2010. The restaurant will open at 1555 Camino Del Mar inside the Del Mar Village and continue Smashburger’s mission to become San Diego’s favorite place for burgers. This is the second of seven San Diego Smashburgers slated to open over the next year. San Diego’s first Smashburger store is located at 1000 Prospect Street in La Jolla Village.

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SAN DIEGO - (08/03/10)—Smashburger, a fast-casual “better burger” restaurant will open its third San Diego location on Thursday, September 2, 2010. The restaurant will open at 7676 Hazard Center Drive and continue Smashburger’s mission to become San Diego’s favorite place for burgers. This is the third of seven San Diego Smashburgers slated to open in the next year. San Diego’s other Smashburger stores are located in La Jolla Village and Del Mar Village.

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