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Hamburguesas El Corral

Logo: Hamburguesas El Corral, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Colombian restaurant chain

Hamburguesas El Corral is a Colombian restaurant chain with more than 208 locations. El Corral operates in several formats: Free Stand, Food Court, HiperMarkets and Convenience Store. It is estimated that the Colombian chain is first in the fast food sector in Colombia, with 40% of the market share.2 It is part of Grupo Nutresa.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1983Founded1

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Hamburguesas El Corral is a Colombian restaurant chain with more than 208 locations. El Corral operates in several formats: Free Stand, Food Court, HiperMarkets and Convenience Store.2

Corporate structure

Hamburguesas El Corral is part of a group headed by Grupo Nutresa. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

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The story

The first restaurant was opened in 1983 near Pontificia Universidad Javeriana by Pablo Emilio Bueno and Guillermo Calderón. In 2001, El Corral opened its first Corral Gourmet restaurant, offering not only hamburgers with different gourmet toppings such as aged cheeses, Argentinian sausage, stir-fry vegetables and different bread options and a range of liquors in its bar.

In 2014, Grupo Nutresa bought El Corral and Beer Station from previous owners Grupo Va!.

From Wikipedia’s article on Hamburguesas El Corral, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • fast food

Listed on Wikidata.1

El Corral has 210 restaurants in 30 Colombian cities. In 2006, El Corral started its international operations opening the first restaurant outside Colombia in Panama. In 2013, El Corral opened its first restaurant in the United States located in Doral, Miami, Florida. El Corral has more than 15 restaurants in Latin America.

Colombia: 210 restaurants.

Chile: 3 restaurants.

Panama: 3 restaurants.

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Ecuador: 3 restaurants.

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From Wikipedia’s article on Hamburguesas El Corral, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1983Founded Founded1

Sources

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