Burger Bangor

Burger Bangor was started on 8 August 2019 by Denny Sumargo, a former Indonesian national basketball player, and his partner Hendi K., from a small shop in West Jakarta. Their idea was a local, halal burger brand using juicy Australian beef at prices ordinary Indonesians could afford.

Driven by heavy social-media marketing and a simple franchise model, it spread at remarkable speed to more than 750 outlets, which the Indonesian records museum MURI recognised as the largest local burger network in the country. It has also opened large drive-throughs and runs community campaigns such as visits to orphanages and old people’s homes.

The four basic burgers are named, jokingly, after social ranks: Jelata (commoner), Juragan (boss), Ningrat (aristocrat) and Sultan, each bigger and more loaded than the last. Local fusion specials such as a rendang burger appear from time to time, and the sides include sausage rolls, nuggets, fries and fried chicken wings.

Hundreds of franchised outlets across Indonesia, many open around the clock.

• Frank Burger (South Korea, since 2019). South Korea’s biggest craft-burger chain, grilling American-style patties to order alongside bulgogi and hanwoo burgers. Also built on beef and cheese.
• Burger Machine (Philippines, since 1981). “The burger that never sleeps”: the Philippines’ round-the-clock roadside burger stand. Also built on beef, cheese and a double stack.
• Freshness Burger (Japan, since 1992). Tokyo’s relaxed burger café, famous for a yellow bun made with pumpkin. Also built on beef and cheese.
• No Brand Burger (South Korea, since 2019). A Korean burger chain built on a supermarket’s budget label. Also built on beef and cheese.