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AUBURN — Milo’s Hamburgers, home of the original saucy burger, is scheduled to open a new location at 1850 Shug Jordan Parkway on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 10:30 a.m.
“We knew we wanted to expand further within the state of Alabama, and Auburn was always on our radar,” said CEO Adam Pennebaker.
“We conducted several studies that pointed to Auburn, but we also included the human factor: listening to the people who message us or call and ask us to come to their town. We really do,” Pennebaker said. “Both Auburn students and residents have been pretty vocal through the years about asking us to come to town. Well, we’re bringing the burgers, tenders, seasoned fries, Milo’s famous tea and our whole expanded menu, with fried and grilled chicken sandwiches, new loaded fries and scratch made pies.”
To celebrate the grand opening, Milo’s will offer giveaways to the first 100 customers each day, as follows:
Thursday, Nov. 9: a free bottle of Milo’s Sauce and a coupon for a Free Original Cheeseburger through the Milo’s app
Friday, Nov. 10: a free Milo’s Seasoned Salt shaker and a coupon for a Free Crispy Chicken Sandwich through the Milo’s app.
Saturday, Nov. 11: a free Milo’s tumbler and a coupon for a Free Sweet Tea through the Milo’s app
In addition, Milo’s is partnering with Project Uplift by giving 10% of all sales during the first week of opening of up to $10,000 to the organization.
“Milo’s is very involved in each of our communities and Milo’s Auburn will be no exception,” said Marketing Director Mary Duncan Proctor. “We look forward to partnering with many organizations throughout the community as we get settled. We chose Project Uplift for our grand opening week partnership because Milo’s believes in creating opportunities for the youth to grow and become leaders within their community and Project Uplift does that.”
Project Uplift is an agency operating for the benefit of school age children in Lee County, according to Program Director Kelley Wells.
“Our agency’s founders designed this one-to-one volunteer mentoring program to fulfill two important goals: reduce and prevent juvenile delinquency in our county and build children’s self-esteem,” Wells said. “The deep relationship made between mentors and their mentees is what helps our mission be successful. The impact on all involved is so special.”
Milo’s will have a drive thru, a designated online/app pick up area inside for those who need to order ahead and get their meal quickly, and seating indoors and on an outside patio. Milo’s will also launch delivery through DoorDash shortly after opening.
ABOUT MILO’S
Founded in 1946 by Milo Carlton, Milo’s Hamburgers is home of the famous original saucy burger with a little extra piece of meat. Milo’s has 24 locations, all within the state of Alabama. For more information, visit miloshamburgers.com.
