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title: "Nashville Business Journal: Coming soon to a Walmart near you: Back Yard Burgers"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f9d36777-47a1-4c73-8f14-0de0da3fb5da
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nashville-business-journal-coming-soon-to-a-walmart-near-you-back-yard-burgers-1754
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2015-06-05T15:10:16.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:34:29.653Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc9496.jpeg
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# Nashville Business Journal: Coming soon to a Walmart near you: Back Yard Burgers

**TL;DR:** Back Yard Burgers is releasing its branded burger patties in 500 Walmart stores across the Southeast, expanding its brand presence in the region. The company has seen 21 consecutive months of same-store sales increases after going through bankruptcy two-and-a-half years ago.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-06-05. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nashville-business-journal-coming-soon-to-a-walmart-near-you-back-yard-burgers-1754).*

## Story

Now you won’t have to go further than your kitchen to enjoy the premium better burger patties from Back Yard Burgers. Looking to continue its growth and success, Back Yard Burgers just released their branded burger patties in 500 Walmart stores across the Southeast."This is the next step in our evolution as the premier better burger brand,” said Back Yard Burgers CEO Dave McDougall in a news release.

“Extending our brand into markets where we don’t have a location will create our next wave of better burger fans.”After Back Yard Burgers went through bankruptcy two-and-a-half years ago, the company closed out 2014 with 21 consecutive months of same-store sales increases, including a 10.2 percent increase for corporate-owned restaurants in 2014.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Walmart (company)
- retail partnership (topic)
- private label products (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nashville-business-journal-coming-soon-to-a-walmart-near-you-back-yard-burgers-1754). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f9d36777-47a1-4c73-8f14-0de0da3fb5da).