Find out how you can get a free Whopper when Burger King opens on Hartlepool's Tees Bay retail park

Hartlepool’s new Burger King drive thru restaurant will open to diners next week.
By Mark Payne
Published 25th Feb 2020, 06:00 BST
Updated 28th Feb 2020, 16:32 BST
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A new outlet has been built by the burger chain on the town’s Tees Bay Retail Park off Brenda Road in an estimated £2.5 million investment.

It will open to the public on Monday, March 2, and the chain will be giving away 1,000 free Whopper vouchers in its opening week.

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Alasdair Murdoch, CEO of Burger King UK, said: “We know the people of Hartlepool love the great-tasting food of Burger King, so we’ve listened to their requests and are very excited to bring all their favourites to their neighbourhood.

Burger King is opening a new drive thru restaurant in Hartlepool.Burger King is opening a new drive thru restaurant in Hartlepool.
Burger King is opening a new drive thru restaurant in Hartlepool.

“Our home – of the Whopper! – is their home.”

Bosses say the new Hartlepool restaurant showcases their updated, modern restaurant design, using natural materials with a bold colour palette and American prints.

A spokesman previously said: “Burger King franchisees are regularly evaluating opportunities to bring our great-tasting products to more guests in new locations.

Opening hours will be 8am to 11pm seven days a week and around 50 jobs are being created.

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The new Burger King drive-thru at Tees Bay Retail Park in Hartlepool.The new Burger King drive-thru at Tees Bay Retail Park in Hartlepool.
The new Burger King drive-thru at Tees Bay Retail Park in Hartlepool.

The opening will mark the return to town of the second largest fast food burger chain in the world after its previous restaurant closed at Anchor Retail Park, off Marina Way, in 2015.

Burger King team members will be handing out free Whopper vouchers around the town once doors open on Monday.

To claim, people need to find one of the vouchers, download the Burger King app, scan the QR code and take it to the restaurant.

Tees Bay owners Chase Property Developments applied to Hartlepool Borough Council for permission to build the new drive-thru.

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A planning statement in support of the development said: “Due to the close proximity of Teesbay Retail Park to an A-class road – A689 a drive through would make a good rest stop for drivers on a long journey.

“The proposal will improve access to employment, providing a range of opportunities at a variety of levels for staff, by creating new employment opportunities.”

Burger King has over 23,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries.

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