Whataburger is expected to open a location in Chattanooga in next year.
The fast food chain will open a store in Chattanooga in 2025, according to the website for franchisee MWB Restaurants. Knoxville will also get a Whataburger in 2025.
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The website also says a restaurant will open in Jasper in early 2025, but does not specify which state.
Headquartered in Knoxville, MWB Restaurants is a privately owned Whataburger franchisee. It intends to build 90 locations across East Tennessee and North Alabama, according to its website. Since starting in 2021, it has opened 11 restaurants and has more than 500 employees.
The franchise did not immediately respond to questions about the project submitted through their website and on social media.
Whataburger already has 23 restaurants in Tennessee, according to its website. Headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, the company has a footprint covering 16 states and 1,050 restaurants.
In 2023, Whataburger restaurants used more than 422 million slices of cheese – enough to give one and a quarter to every person in the United States.
The iconic Whataburger franchise started in 1950 when the company’s founder, Harmon Dobson, opened a burger stand in Corpus Christi, Texas.
His goal was “to serve a burger so big that it took two hands to hold, and so good that after a single bite customers couldn’t help but exclaim, ‘What a burger!'” the company’s website states.
Whataburgers have a loyal following of enthusiasts who tout the fact that the burgers are made to order and made of 100% beef.
Today, there are more than 1,000 restaurants in 15 states. The stores are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
– Compiled by David Floyd
Note: This story was updated to reflect the number of Chattanooga-area Whataburgers planned for 2025.