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Clock

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Swedish hamburger restaurant chain

Clock was a Swedish hamburger restaurant chain founded by state-owned SARA (Sveriges Allmänna Restaurangaktiebolag) that later also bought a Swedish offshoot from the US-based Carrols. The chain was active from 1976 to 1999, but eventually began to suffer from hardening competition from other kinds of fast food, such as kebab, falafel, sandwiches, etc. As Carrols, Clock used the McDonald's concept with names for hamburgers such as 'Big Clock' ('Big Mac').2 It is headquartered in Sweden.1 It ceased to exist in 2000.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1970Founded1

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Photo: Kitayama, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Clock was a Swedish hamburger restaurant chain founded by state-owned SARA (Sveriges Allmänna Restaurangaktiebolag) that later also bought a Swedish offshoot from the US-based Carrols. The chain was active from 1976 to 1999, but eventually began to suffer from hardening competition from other kinds of fast food, such as kebab, falafel, sandwiches, etc.2

Timeline

  1. 2000Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1970Founded Founded1

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