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Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: JERRY MURRELL

Five Guys founder Murrell’s mother always told him, “If you can give a good haircut, or if you can serve a good drink at a bar, or if you can serve a good hamburger, you can always make money in America.”

His mom was right. Husband and wife Jerry and Janie Murrell opened a carryout burger joint in Arlington in 1986 with their four sons, and by 2001, the family owned five restaurants in the Washington, D.C., area. The “fifth guy,” their youngest boy, Tyler, was born in 1988. In 2002, Murrell, a University of Michigan economics graduate, began marketing Five Guys franchise opportunities.

Today, there are almost 1,700 Five Guys locations across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, with another 1,500 in development. According to the chain, Five Guys restaurants serve up 165 million burgers each year.

In July, Five Guys moved its headquarters from Fairfax County to a renovated office building on Duke Street in Alexandria.

Five Guys moving HQ to Alexandria

Five Guys Enterprises LLC is moving its corporate headquarters from southern Fairfax County to Alexandria this month, a spokesperson confirmed Friday. The new main office for the family-owned hamburger chain will be in leased space at 1940 Duke St., starting July 17.

Friday was the company’s last day at its Lorton headquarters at 10718 Richmond Highway, which Five Guys leased in 2012. The new headquarters, with 39,673 square feet, will be on the fifth floor of the 220,000-square-foot Carlyle Crescent building. The building is owned by I&G Direct Real Estate 25 LP and is assessed at $59.8 million, according to Alexandria property records. JLL handles leasing for the building.

Five Guys was founded in 1986 by CEO Jerry Murrell, whose five sons joined the business, which started with a single burger shop in Arlington. After 27 years of regional success, Five Guys began offering franchises in 2003, and in less than two years, the company sold more than 300 franchises. Today, there are approximately 1,700 Five Guys locations worldwide with 20,000 employees. According to the company, there are approximately 600 employees in Virginia.