Fergburger

Fergburger
TypePrivate limited liability company
IndustryRestaurants
GenreFast food
FoundedDecember 22, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-12-22)
Products

Fergburger is a hamburger restaurant located in Queenstown, New Zealand, which specialises in gourmet hamburgers. Their burgers include those prepared with lamb, tofu, cod, falafel, a swine-and-chicken mix and venison.

History

Fergburger started in February 2001, operating out of a garage off Cow Lane, its obscure location making it hard to find but conversely giving it something of a novelty status, relying on word of mouth to attract customers.[citation needed] It is now located on Shotover Street next to the new addition of Ferg Baker.[citation needed]

The Fergburger restaurant in Queenstown

Racial slur incident

In 2025, Fergburger apologised for identifying a customer on a shop receipt with a stereotypical label in mock Chinese pronunciation. The employee responsible was later sacked.

Ferg Baker

Ferg Baker is a new premises which was an expansion of Fergburger and opened for business in 2011. It is a bakery that sells pies, pastries, sandwiches, breads and cakes.

Ferg Bar

Fergburger opened Ferg's Bar to the public In July 2020 beside its existing bakery.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Fergburger Limited (1109504) -- Companies Register". New Zealand Companies Office. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "New Zealand's growing appetite for gourmet and premium burgers". Stuff. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Wade, Pamela (2021-11-12). "Fergburger, Queenstown: How a burger joint became the town's most famous place to eat". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  4. ↑ "Fergburger: Best burger in New Zealand? Or the world?". CNN. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
    - "New Zealand burger restaurant named among Lonely Planet's best burger experiences". Stuff. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
    - Best in Travel 2016: The Best Trends, Destinations, Journeys & Experiences for the Year Ahead. Lonely Planet Publications. 2015. p. pt299. ISBN 978-1-74360-977-4. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Queenstown burger joint Fergburger apologises after customer receipt included racial slur on RNZ website, viewed 2025-02-21
  6. ↑ Fergburger worker sacked for slur on Otago Daily Times website, viewed 2025-02-21
  7. ↑ Beech, James (30 July 2011). "Fergbaker sees brand expand". Otago Daily Times. Allied Press Limited. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  8. ↑ McKenzie-McLean, Jo (2020-07-02). "Queenstown's new bar Ferg's Bar flooded with applications". Stuff. Retrieved 2023-05-27.

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