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title: "Wayback Burgers To Celebrate Grand Opening of New Durham Location On March 19"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/e0b908b6-1fba-402c-a9ef-9b06ade37c1d
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220315_wayback_burgers_to_celebrate_grand_opening_of_new_durham_location_on_march_.html
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2022-03-15T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:33:06.496Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/brands/social/waybackburgers.jpg
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# Wayback Burgers To Celebrate Grand Opening of New Durham Location On March 19

**TL;DR:** Wayback Burgers is celebrating the grand opening of its new Durham, NC location with promotions and giveaways. The location is owned and operated by Jack Yen, Winni Zhang, her husband, and John Pei, who have over 20 years of restaurant experience.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-03-15. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220315_wayback_burgers_to_celebrate_grand_opening_of_new_durham_location_on_march_.html).*

## Story

Wayback Burgers will host a ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration in honor of its new Durham, NC location. During the festivities, guests can enjoy Wayback Burgers’ famous thick, hand-dipped milkshakes at half price and can enter to win various prizes – including two sets of Oculus Virtual Reality Headsets, a Nintendo Switch and a pair of AirPods.

Four lucky winners will be announced throughout the day and onsite music will be provided by Bill Barney. Additionally, entertainment by Just Joey and Hilarious bits O' Business will be present to provide balloon twisting, magic, juggling and laughs.

Wayback Burgers of Durham is the first location owned and operated by Jack Yen, alongside his sister-in-law, Winni Zhang, and her husband as well as Jack’s partner, John Pei. Together, the trio boasts over 20 years of restaurant experience and entrepreneurship. With the grand opening of Wayback Burgers of Durham, the team hopes to make this restaurant the community’s go-to family-friendly establishment where guests can enjoy high-quality burgers and delicious menu items.

- Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with The Morrisville Chamber of Commerce at 10:30 AM

- Entertainment by Just Joey and Hilarious bits O' Business from 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

- Onsite music by Bill Barney from 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM

- Grand Opening Festivities Will Take Place from 10:30 AM to 9:00 PM

- Wayback Burgers of Durham 4104 Surles Court Durham, NC 27703

Founded in 1991 in Newark, Delaware, Wayback Burgers is a Connecticut-based fast-casual franchise with a reputation for cooked to order burgers and thick, hand-dipped milkshakes, served in an environment that hearkens back to a simpler place and time - when customer service meant something and everyone felt the warmth of the community. Wayback Burgers currently operates in 34 states with over 166 locations nationally and internationally in Brunei, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Pakistan, The Netherlands and Manitoba, Canada and Ireland. Through its executed international franchise agreements, Wayback Burgers plans to open in 38 provinces/countries, including the Middle East, Northern Africa, South Africa, Bangladesh, Ireland, Japan, Germany and in Canada, Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia.

With over 200 restaurants and counting, Wayback Burgers is America's favorite hometown burger joint and one of the world's fastest-growing burger franchises.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchise growth (topic)
- location expansion (topic)
- grand opening (topic)
- Wayback Burgers (company)
- Durham (location)
- restaurant promotions (topic)
- Nintendo (company)
- The Morrisville Chamber of Commerce (regulator)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220315_wayback_burgers_to_celebrate_grand_opening_of_new_durham_location_on_march_.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/e0b908b6-1fba-402c-a9ef-9b06ade37c1d).