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DESIGNED BY BURGERFUEL REDWOODS

Created by the staff of BurgerFuel Redwoods, Rotorua, meet the Redwoods Lowrider burger.

In February 2020, BurgerFuel HQ challenged all 57 stores to get inventive and design a limited-edition burger to be launched as part of the brand’s special burger summer menu, in March 2021. For extra points, stores were asked to provide a supporting marketing spin, with detail around how they would intend to cook, present and promote the burger to their local community.

The team from Rotorua store, BurgerFuel Redwoods, had the winning entry, presenting a stand-out fried chicken burger concept, named the ‘Redwoods Lowrider’, with an on-brand creative bent, inspired by the popular Lowrider car culture.

Though it was a collective effort, Store Manager, Adi Roebuck, lead the project and was particularly supported by fellow staff member, Olivia Williams. With a bit of trial and error in between, they finally landed on their desired final concept, which ultimately won over the judges. 

BurgerFuel’s ‘Mad Burger Scientist’ and Menu Development Manager, Chris Mills, got to work making some minor tweaks to refine the recipe and work with local suppliers on sourcing the ingredients. Two key Redwoods staff members, Adi and Asty were hosted at the Auckland head office secret test kitchen, to work with Mills and get first-hand experience on how their creation would be rolled out nationwide, enjoying a tasting of their final product.

Introducing the winning entrant, the Redwoods Lowrider, created by BurgerFuel Redwoods.

The marketing team enlisted their Creative, Sweet designer to bring the concept to life, with in-store artwork designed to transport customers straight to hitting switches on a ’71 Chevy Monte Carlo in the Northern Valley of New Mexico. Adi and Asty were involved in the photoshoot and social content planning.

The Redwoods Lowrider hero’s crispy Buttermilk fried chicken with a jalapeño and corn crumb, sweet caramelised onion, melted cheddar, BurgerFuel Chipotle Aioli and fresh hand cut salad all parked up on a wholemeal bun.

Franchisee Roddy Hendl says “We are thrilled to see our staff’s creation come to fruition and soon on our specials menu. It’s extremely motivating for the staff to be selling a great tasting product that they designed as a team. It’s pretty special and something they can be really proud of”.

Launching Tuesday 2nd of March, the Redwoods Lowrider will be available nationwide and for a limited time only, while stocks last. 

Ingredients & Allergen Information:

Allergens: The crumb in the jalapeño & corn crumbed chicken contains gluten/wheat, dairy, soy and eggs. Chicken crumb may contain traces of fish/shellfish, sesame seeds and is not vegetarian, vegan or halal suitable. Caramelised onions contain added sulphites.

Please head HERE for more information on eating with allergies at BurgerFuel.