Milo's Hamburgers

Milo's Hamburgers, known colloquially simply as Milo's, is a regional fast food restaurant chain based in Alabama, United States, founded by Milo Carlton as Milo's Hamburger Shop in 1946. As of 2021, Milo's has 20 locations across Alabama. A signature menu item is a secret-recipe hamburger sauce, and Sweet Tea, which has been split off into the Milo's Tea Company. The chains slogan is "Everybody goes to... Milo's"^[1][2]

Milo's Hamburgers

Company type	Private
Industry	Restaurants
Genre	Fast food
Founded	1946; 79 years ago (1946)
Founder	Milo Carlton (1919–1995)
Headquarters	Birmingham, Alabama
Number of locations	22 stores
Key people	Tom Dekle (CEO)
Products	Hamburgers, chicken fingers, French fries, grilled cheese sandwiches, sweet tea, soft drinks, milkshakes
Revenue	US$129 Million (2021)
Owner	Carlton family
Number of employees	800 (2021)
Website	miloshamburgers.com

History

The restaurant was established by Milo Carlton, who, on April 16, 1946, opened Milo's Hamburger Shop in Birmingham, at 31st Street and 12th Avenue North. The restaurant moved to 2820 10th Avenue North in 1963. Milo's began selling franchises in 1983; the first franchise location, at 509 18th Street South in Birmingham, opened February 7, 1983.^[3][4] Since the 1980s, they also distribute their own tea brand in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, as well as parts of the Florida panhandle, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.^[2][5] The tea company split off in 2002.^[6]

One location in Tuscaloosa was destroyed in the EF4 tornado on April 27, 2011,^[7] and a new Milo's was recently constructed in a new location.^[8]

See also

• Jack's (another original hamburger fast food restaurant, based in Alabama)
• List of hamburger restaurants