{{Short description|Peruvian fast food chain}} {{more footnotes|date=February 2013}} {{Infobox company | name = Bembos | logo = Bembos logo15.png | parent = Bembos S.A.C. | type= Public | foundation = {{Start date and age|1988|06|11|df=yes}} in Lima, Peru | location = Lima, Peru | industry = Fast Food | products = Fast Food (including hamburgers, chicken products, french fries, milkshakes, salads, desserts, and children's meal ensembles) | homepage = [http://www.bembos.com.pe bembos.com.pe] }}
'''Bembos''' is a Peruvian fast food chain offering hamburgers, often with Peruvian-influenced variations.
Bembos was established in 1988, with its first restaurant opening in the Miraflores district of Lima. Bembos mixes spices into their meat, giving a distinct taste and appearance. As do other restaurants in Peru (even foreign ones), they serve ''ají'' (a pepper-based sauce) on the side. As their website states, they can be found all over the Lima area, including a two-story one on Caminos del Inca. They also offer home delivery.
==Slogans== * "La mejor hamburguesa y más" (The best burger and more) * "Como Bembos no hay otra" (There's nothing like Bembos – literally: Like Bembos there's no other) * "Definitivamente vas a volver" (Definitely you are going to come back)
==Stores== The chain has 35 restaurants in 6 cities, mostly in Lima. In July 2007, it had opened a restaurant in the center of Cusco, becoming the first national or international fast food establishment in the city. * Lima: Miraflores (7), San Isidro (3), Surco (7), San Borja (2), La Molina (1), San Miguel (1), Lima District (1), Chorrillos (1), Jesús María (1), Ate (1) and Independencia (1). * Callao: Callao District (1) and Bellavista (1). * Cañete: Asia District * Arequipa: Yanahuara District Av. Emmel (1) Real Plaza (1) Paucarpata District Mall Aventura Plaza (1) * Piura: Piura District (1) * Chiclayo: Chiclayo District (1) * Cusco: Plaza de Armas (1) Real Plaza (1) * Trujillo: Mall Aventura Plaza (1) Real Plaza (1) * Cajamarca: El Quinde Shopping Plaza (1) Real Plaza (1)
In 2006, Bembos two restaurants in Delhi NCR and Mumbai. Three years later, it expanded to Guatemala with the opening of one store in the capital city Ciudad de Guatemala.
In March 2011, Bembos was acquired by the Peruvian group Interbank.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-03-14 |title=Grupo Interbank Perú compra cadena local de comida rápida |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/minoristas-interbank-bembos-idARN1428182120110314 |access-date=2023-01-28}}</ref> The purchase did not include the overseas franchises outside of Peru. The Indian franchises in Mumbai and Delhi were close down later that year, and the Guatemalan franchise also ceased operations.
== See also == *List of fast-food restaurants * List of hamburger restaurants
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== Sources == * {{cite news |title=Hamburguesas con Sabor Peruano |date=13 August 2007 |publisher=Industria Alimenticia |url=http://www.industriaalimenticia.com/article-details.php?ida=704 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204145919/http://www.industriaalimenticia.com/article-details.php?ida=704 |archivedate=4 February 2008}}
== External links == * [http://www.bembos.com.pe Official website]
== References == {{coord missing|Peru}}
Category:Fast-food hamburger restaurants Category:Restaurants in Lima Category:Fast-food franchises Category:Fast-food restaurants Category:Restaurant chains in Peru Category:Restaurants established in 1988