Rolls (restaurant chain)
{{Short description|Finnish fast-food chain}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
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| name = Rolls
| logo = Logo of Rolls.png
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| image = Rollskauhava.JPG
| image_caption = A Rolls restaurant in Kauhava in 2008
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| foundation = {{Start date and age|1988}} in Seinäjoki{{R|frannews-1}}
| founders = Jouko Huumo
Soile Ojala
Tommi Oksanen{{R|frannews-1|seina-1}}
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| location_city = Mikkeli
| location_country = Finland{{R|yle-1|savon-1}}
| locations = 100+ (2024){{R|rolls-2}}
| area_served = Finland
| key_people = Arto Virtakari (CEO){{R|seina-1}}
| industry = Restaurants
| products = Fast food
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| owner = Jokes Family Oy{{R|frannews-1}}
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| homepage = {{URL|https://rolls.fi/}}
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Rolls is a Finnish chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. The first Rolls restaurant was opened in Seinäjoki in 1988.{{R|ilkka-1}} Owned by Jokes Family Oy, the chain has over one hundred restaurants throughout the country as of 2024.{{R|frannews-1|seina-1|hs-1|is-1|rolls-2}}
File:Rolls burger fries and dip sauce.jpg
Rolls operates on an entrepreneur-driven franchising principle, primarily using a store-within-a-store concept alongside other businesses. Most of the restaurants are located in shopping centers or service stations. The chain does not charge entrepreneurs a joining fee or impose penalties for terminating the agreement.{{R|rolls-1|rolls-2}}
See also
References
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{{Cite web |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-5266061 |title=Rolls Family yrityssaneeraukseen |date=11 June 2009 |website=Yle Uutiset |language=fi |access-date=5 June 2023}}
{{Cite web |url=https://www.savonsanomat.fi/paikalliset/3447903 |title=Rolls-ketju tavoittelee sataa ravintolaa |last=Saarilahti |first=Päivi |date=20 March 2008 |website=Savon Sanomat |language=fi |access-date=5 June 2023}}
{{Cite web |url=https://www.hs.fi/suomi/art-2000003650804.html |title=Hampurilaisravintola pitää nuoria työssä ilman palkkaa Nuoret tutustuvat työhön kolmen päivän ajan pelkällä ruokapalkalla |last=Partanen |first=Anu |date=21 August 1997 |website=Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi |access-date=5 June 2023}}
{{Cite web |url=https://www.is.fi/taloussanomat/art-2000001512409.html |title=Rolls lähtee hampurilaiskisaan uudella ketjulla |last=Leppänen |first=Riku |date=4 June 2007 |website=Ilta-Sanomat |language=fi |access-date=5 June 2023}}
{{Cite web |url=https://ilkkapohjalainen.fi/uutiset/kauhavan-rolls-perhe-juhlii-py%C3%B6reit%C3%A4-vuosia |title=Kauhavan Rolls-perhe juhlii pyöreitä vuosia |last=Jaakkola |first=Julia |date=10 July 2024 |website={{ill|Ilkka-Pohjalainen|fi}} |publisher=Ilkka-Yhtymä |language=fi |access-date=4 August 2024}}
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External links
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Category:Fast-food chains of Finland
Category:Fast-food hamburger restaurants
Category:Finnish companies established in 1988
Category:Regional restaurant chains
Category:Restaurants established in 1988
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