ORLANDO, Fla. — White Castle, a popular fast-food hamburger chain, has announced that its one-year-old Orlando restaurant now is the top performer among White Castle’s more than 350 restaurants.
According to White Castle, the Orlando location is on pace to sell five million sliders by its one-year anniversary on May 3.
The opening of the Orlando Castle – the largest free-standing White Castle in the world – marked the beloved brand’s return to Florida since operating four restaurants in Miami in the 1960s.
Besides selling a record number of sliders of all varieties, the Orlando location used 40,000 freshly cracked eggs to make its breakfast sliders, which are sold all day long – a new White Castle record. White Castle said that if stacked end to end, the eggs used since last May would encircle Lake Eola more than once.
“We had so many loyal fans in Central Florida who were eagerly anticipating White Castle’s arrival, but the response this past year has far exceeded our expectations,” said Jamie Richardson, vice president at White Castle.
“Everyone in the Orlando area has been so warm and welcoming, and they have a Crave the size of the Sunshine State.”
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said, “We salute White Castle on a record-breaking first year in Central Florida and thank them for creating jobs for our residents. White Castle’s presence has added to a blockbuster year for our hotels and convention business, and we expect that pace to continue this summer.”
White Castle, a 101-year-old family-owned business, has more than 350 restaurants in 13 states.
Located in southwest Orlando at Unicorp’s $1 billion The Village at O-Town West mixed-use development, White Castle employs 120 team members and managers, accommodates 200 guests, and features televisions, free WIFI and a kitchen that’s entirely visible from the dining room.
