In The Media
2013
May
- MLive.com: Expanding Bagger Dave’s chain opens downtown Grand Rapids location this weekend
- Freep.com: Michigan craft beer in the spotlight with events this week and throughout summer
- Examiner.com: Bagger Dave’s celebrates American Craft Beer week
- AmericaJR.com: Bagger Dave’s celebrates American Craft Beer Week (May 13-19) with FREE Pub Glass
- NoviPatch: Novi Bagger Dave’s Celebrates Beer Week
- BrightonPatch: Brighton Bagger Dave’s Celebrates Beer Week
- HDGlides.com: Novi Bagger Dave’s Celebrates Beer Week – Patch.com
April
- Southeastside to get a Bagger Dave’s burger joint
- CBS Detroit—App Of The Week: Bagger Dave’s “Where’s My Beer?”
March
- Observer & Eccentric, Business Milestones: Having A Heart—Bagger Dave’s helps raise nearly $10,000 for Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan
- ModelD: Bagger Dave’s in Greektown moving forward after construction delay
- BurgerBusiness.com: Bagger Dave’s enters A1 Burger Tourney
February
- Nick’s A Food Snob: Bagger Dave’s Ono Burger
- Examiner.com: Bagger Dave’s offers more than just burgers
- Royal Oak Patch: Bagger Dave’s Announces New Spring Menu and Partnership with Kids LiveWell Program
- Brighton Patch: Bagger Dave’s Announces New Spring Menu and Partnership with Kids LiveWell Program
- FreeIsMyLife.com: GIVEAWAY: @BaggerDaves new Spring Menu has “Wickedly Delicious” Twisted Mac n Cheese – ENDS 3/1
- WWMT.com: Restaurants take part in Mich. leukemia fundraiser
- WLAJ.com: Restaurants take part in Mich. leukemia fundraiser
- MLive: Restaurants take part in Mich. leukemia fundraiser
- New England Cable News: Restaurants take part in Mich. leukemia fundraiser
- The Republic: Bagger Dave’s restaurants in Michigan taking part in leukemia fundraising initiative
- ClickOnDetroit.com: Restaurants take part in Michigan leukemia fundraiser
- The Oakland Press: Oakland County Bagger Dave’s restaurants take part in leukemia fundraiser
- WLNS.com: Restaurants take part in Mich. leukemia fundraiser
- MyFOXDetroit.com: Restaurants take part in Mich. leukemia fundraiser
- Examiner.com: Bagger Dave’s Burgers features six days of Bell’s Hopslam
- Saline Patch: Bagger Dave’s, Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan Join Forces
- Brighton Patch: Bagger Dave’s Partners with Leukemia Foundation of Michigan
- MLive: Michigan Winter Beer Festival spurs lead-up events GR Beer Week and Cool Brews, Hot Eats
- Fox17: Bagger Dave’s Burger Tavern
- The Oakland Press: Bagger Dave’s offers spring menu preview sample
- MLive: Get free mac and cheese at Bagger Dave’s on Fat Tuesday
- Observer & Eccentric: Business Milestones, Bagger Dave’s Twisted Mac
- IndyStar.com: Fat Tuesday freebie: Bagger Dave’s to offer free mac and cheese samples
- Brighton Patch: Bagger Dave’s Fat Tuesday Celebration
- Shelby-Utica Patch: Bagger Dave’s Fat Tuesday Celebration
- Examiner.com: Bagger Dave’s offers twisted mac and cheese free on Fat Tuesday
- Detroit Free Pres, Sylvia Rector: Metro Detroit restaurants offer special menus for Valentine’s Day
- PRLog: Bagger Dave’s to Offer Free Sample of Tempting Twisted Mac & Cheese on Fat Tuesday, February 12
- The Oakland Press: Southfield—Diversified Restaurant Holdings opens new Bagger Dave’s
January
- Indianapolis Business Journal: New joint has burgers in the bag
- Crain’s Detroit Business: Bagger Dave’s arrival in downtown Grand Rapids feeds local-vs.-chain debate
- Nation’s Restaurant News: Breakout Brands: Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern
- after5detroit.com: Buffalo Wild Wings and Bagger Dave’s to Plant Roots in the D
2012
December
- Rapid Growth Media: Bagger Dave’s to serve up legendary burgers, Michigan brews on Grand Rapids’ downtown waterfront
- AroundIndy.com: Bagger Dave’s Burger Tavern
- Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper Restaurant Spotlight: In my backyard—Bagger Dave’s food is inventive, hand crafted
- Hospitality Business News: Diversified Restaurant Holdings Opens Indiana’s First Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern
- Diversified Restaurant Holdings Opens Indiana’s First Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern® (PDF)
- MacombPatch: New Restaurants Bring a Variety of Dishes to Macomb County
- MiBiz: Chain reaction: Demographics drive national restaurant franchises to downtown GR
- IndyStar.com: Bagger Dave’s first Indiana location to open
- Crain’s Detroit Business: Flying high on wings, burgers
November
- Diversified Restaurant Holdings to Open New Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern® in Downtown Detroit (PDF)
- The River 100.5 FM: Bagger Dave’s Downtown Grand Rapids
- WZZM13: Bagger Dave’s coming to downtown Grand Rapids
- WFGR: Bagger Dave’s To Open New Store Downtown!
- NASDAQ OMX | GlobeNewswire: Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Inc. to Open Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern® in Downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan
- MLive: Bagger Dave’s burger tavern will open downtown next year at the base of Plaza Towers
- Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Inc.: Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Inc. To Open Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern® In Downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan
- WZZM13: Burgers and Michigan Beers Featured at Bagger Dave’s Newer Grandville Location
- Sarah’s Deals: Bagger Dave’s: 1/2 Off Kids Meals On Sunday’s, Free Chili When You Join eClub, Michigan Based Company
- BAGGER DAVES: Best BACON (BLT) In Ann Arbor
- Full Service Restaurant magazine: Bagger Dave’s
- The Lemon Bowl: Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern
- Eat 2 Gather: The Legendary Bagger Dave’s
- Grand Rapids Business Journal: Bagger Dave’s burger tavern opens in Holland
- NASDAQ OMX | GlobeNewswire: Diversified Restaurant Holdings Reports 15.4% Increase in Revenue to $16.8 Million in Third Quarter 2012
October
- The Holland Sentinel: Bagger Dave’s Holland Township location now open
- Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Inc. Opens Eleventh Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern® in Holland, Michigan
- The Indianapolis Star: Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern bringing burgers and beer to the city
- Patch.com: Bagger Dave’s Open for Business in Bloomfield
- MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal: Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Inc. Opens Tenth Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern(R) in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
- Observer & Eccentric Birmingham-Bloomfield Business Briefs: Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern celebrates its grand opening in Bloomfield Hills
- Metro Times: Bagger Dave expands, Tashmoo beer garden returns, and more
- NASDAQ: DFRH Expands Bagger Dave’s – Analyst Blog
- Shelby-Utica Patch: Michigan-Based Company Opens Bagger Dave’s Restaurant in Shelby Township
- Franchising.com: Bagger Dave’s Adds Three Michigan Locations
- Diversified Restaurant Holdings, Inc. Opens Ninth Bagger Dave’s in Shelby Township, Michigan (PDF)
September
- IndyStar.com: Bagger Dave’s 1st Indiana eatery set for Northwestside
- Restaurant News Release: Bagger Dave’s Spices Up Menu With New Items
- Food Business Review: Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern introduces new menu items
- FastCasual.com: Bagger Dave’s adds spice to menu
August
- Central Indiana Biz Bits: Indianapolis Getting a ‘Bagger Dave’s’ near the Pyramids
- Diversified Restaurant Holdings to Debut its First Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern® in Indianapolis
- GlobeNewswire.com: Diversified Restaurant Holdings Reports 12% Increase in Revenue to $16.7 Million in Second Quarter 2012
- LSJ.com: Mid-Michigan opens wide for ‘better burger’ market
July
- Entrepreneur Magazine: The Making of a Multi-Unit Franchise Maven
- CraftBeer.com: Cheeseburger in Beer-adise
June
- The Daily Meal: Franchisees strive for success as new franchisors of Bagger Dave’s
- Nation’s Restaurant News: Franchisees strive for success as new franchisors of Bagger Dave’s
- Monkeydish.com: This Week in Franchising — First franchised Bagger Dave’s opens
- Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern® Inaugural Franchise Opening in Cape Girardeau, Missouri (PDF)
- SEMissourian.com: Talking Shop with Bill Zellmer, owner of Buffalo Wild Wings and Bagger Dave’s
- Franchising.com: Bagger Dave’s To Debut In Cape Girardeau
- Press Release: Bagger Dave’s to Debut in Cape Girardeau
- The Hungry Dudes: Bagger Dave’s & BRU Fest
May
- Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern® Inaugural Franchise Opening in Cape Girardeau, Missouri (PDF)
- Daily Franchise News: Bagger Dave’s Proves Everyone Still Loves a Great Burger!
- Downtown: Bagger Dave’s Headed for Bloomfield Plaza (PDF)
- Entrepreneur Magazine June 2012: Strength in Numbers (PDF)
- Diversified Restaurant Holdings Executes Long-Term Lease for New Bagger Dave’s Location in Shelby Township, Michigan (PDF)
- Diversified Restaurant Holdings Opens Newest Bagger Dave’s® Location in Grandville, Michigan (PDF)
- Rapid Growth: New Grandville Bagger Dave’s restaurant to fill 55 full- and part-time openings
- CLF Lifelines: Dedicated Donor Rallies a Decade of Support
April
- Southeast Missourian: Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern to open in June
- Franchising.com: Diversified Restaurant Holdings Completes Two Long-Term Leases for New Bagger Dave’s® and Buffalo Wild Wings’® Sites
- Asset Finance International: Diversified Restaurant Holdings completes new $16m credit facility
- Yahoo! Finance: Duffey Petrosky Named AOR for Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern®
- Diversified Restaurant Holdings Earns $0.10 Per Share on $60.7 Million in Revenue for 2011
March
- InTheD: Michigan-based tavern offers fresh burgers, craft beers
- Topix: Bagger Dave’s to open in Grandville near Lowe’s
- mLive.com: Bagger Dave’s to open in Grandville near Lowe’s
- Bagger Dave’s Voted Best Burger in Real Detroit Weekly
February
- We did it! Bagger Dave’s Amazingly Delicious Turkey Black Bean Chili® has been named the best Comfort Food (Chili) in Vote 4 the Best – Winter 2012! Thank you all for the votes, we couldn’t have done it without you.
- USA Today: Francshisors who started out as franchisees (PDF)
January
- Michigan-based ‘burger tavern’ chain, Bagger Dave’s, to open at Holland Township site
- MarketWatch.com: DFRH Announces 34% Revenue Growth in 2011
- Michigan Foodies: Bagger Dave’s, East Lansing
- Detroit Free Press Restaurant Critic, Sylvia Rector: At Burger Joints, All-Beef Patties Make Way For Turkey
- Globe Newswire: Diversified Restaurant Holdings Announces Two Additional Bagger Dave’s
2011
December
November
- 14 WFIE: Bagger Dave’s coming to Evansville
- Detroit News: Southfield’s Bagger Dave’s to franchise in Missouri
- Crain’s Detroit Business: Bagger Dave’s first franchisee is also its first restaurant outside Michigan
- Franchising.com: Bagger Dave’s Signs First Area Development Agreement
- MarketWatch: DFRH Adds Highly Profitable Revenue Stream by Signing Bagger Dave’s® First Regional Area Development Agreement
- Grand Rapids Press: Restaurant Scene Sizzles
- Multi-Unit Franchisee: Franchising Perspective: Entrepreneur is Franchisee And Franchisor
- grnow.com: Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Tavern Grand Opening
- WFGR.com: Bagger Dave’s Opens—Top 5 Grand Rapids Burger Chains
- WZZM 13 News: Bagger Dave’s opens in Grand Rapids
- MarketWatch.com: DFRH Opened Its 6th Bagger Dave’s, Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- MLive.com: Grand Rapids has a new burger joint: Bagger Dave’s Burger Tavern
- Nation’s Restaurant News: Local beverages tap regional pride
- Nation’s Restaurant News: Turkey Burgers on the Rise
- Nation’s Restaurant News: Growth Chains: Bagger Dave’s
October
- Nation’s Restaurant News: Fast-casual restaurants inspire competitors
- Detroit Free Press: Bagger Dave’s Legendary Burger Taverns are popping up around Michigan
- Detroit Free Press’ Sylvia Rector: Area restaurateurs step up in a big way for those in need
- Multi-Unit Franchisee: Franchisee Turns Franchisor – Making the best of both Worlds (PDF)
- Dominant, Dazzling, and Delightful: Six Growing Multi-Unit Operators Tell How They Do It
September
- City Pulse: Rumble in East Lansing
- DFRH is Pleased to Announce That East Lansing, Michigan is the Home of the Newest Bagger Dave’s
- The State News: Bagger Dave’s Burger Joint To Open This Week
August
July
- USA Today: Creative Programs Add Incentives For Buying Franchises
- Fuse: Bagger Dave’s Debuts New Interactive Website
- DBusiness: The Franchising Frenzy
June
- 1888 Press Release: Bagger Dave’s Debuts New Interactive Website
- 24-7 Press Release: Bagger Dave’s Debuts New Interactive Website
- Franchising.com: Bagger Dave’s Debuts New Interactive Website
- Franchise News Articles: Bagger Dave’s Debuts New Interactive Website
- Franchise PR News: Bagger Dave’s Debuts New Interactive Website
- News Food & Recipe: Bagger Dave’s Debuts New Interactive Website
- Restaurant Management Magazine: Bagger Dave’s Cleans Up Its Look
- PR.com: Bagger Dave’s Debuts New Interactive Website
- American Banking & Marketing News: Bagger Dave’s Debuts New Interactive Website
- News Copy: Bagger Dave’s Debuts New Interactive Site
- DBusiness: Bagger Dave’s Debuts New Interactive Website
- PRLog: Bagger Dave’s Debuts New Interactive Website
- Free Press Release: Bagger Dave’s Debuts New Interactive Website
- Article Circulation: Bagger Dave’s Debuts New Interactive Website
- PR News Friend Feed: Bagger Dave’s Debuts new Interactive Website
- Bagger Dave’s Debuts New Interactive Website (PDF)
May
- Capital Gains: Bagger Dave’s to create 55 jobs, invest $900,000 in 4,500 sq ft East Lansing location
- Franchise Times | On The Move: Diversified Holdings Adds Friedman to its Board (PDF)
- Inc.: Food Fight! (PDF)
April
- City’s Best | Detroit: Detroit-Inspired Chain Bagger Dave’s Looking to Go National (PDF)
- Franchise Times: The Art of Hamburger, There’s a method to this meatiness (PDF)
- The Detroit News: Bagger Dave’s plans franchises in 4 states (PDF)
March
- Fast Casual: Former McAlister’s Deli CEO joins Bagger Dave’s board (PDF)
- Franchising.com Tweet: Industry Veteran Joins Board Of Directors For Bagger Dave’s (PDF)
- Multi-Unit Franchisee: Industry Veteran Joins Board Of Directors For Bagger Dave’s (PDF)
- QSR: Bagger Dave’s Parent Grabs Friedman For Board (PDF)
- USA Today | Franchising Today: Franchisors Get Creative To Stay Ahead Of The Competition (PDF)
February
- QSR: Bill McClintock Signs On At Bagger Dave’s (PDF)
- Restaurant News: Bill McClintock joins Bagger Dave’s (PDF)
2010
November
October
September
- “Best Family Restaurant”, Ann Arbor Family Press
- “Best Burger”, Ann Arbor Family Press
February
- Novi Bagger Dave’s Pre-Grand Opening Event
- BAGGER DAVE’S LEGENDARY BURGERS & FRIES Offers Free Food Giveaway to First One Hundred at Opening of New NOVI Location (PDF)
- Diversified Restaurant Holdings Opens Newest Bagger Dave’s Location (PDF)
2009
November
- In the Collonade
- Diversified Restaurant Holdings Annouces Bagger Dave’s® Expansion Drive in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio (PDF)
- “Bagger Dave’s Burgers & Fries Concept To Flourish In Midwest States”, Daily Vista
September
August
May
February
2008
October
- “Bagger Dave’s Ideal For Fun Family Meal”, The Ann Arbor News
August
- Bagger Dave’s Grand Opening in Ann Arbor (PDF)
- “Fun Diner Offers Cure For The Common Burger”, The Oakland Press
- “Pure Fun”, The Oakland Press
- The Oakland Press: Bagger Daves Review (PDF)
- MLive.com: Bagger Dave’s to open at Colonnade
March
January
- “Signature Styles Make Bagger Dave’s A Hit”, The Detroit News