FEBO () is a chain of

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walk-up

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s of the

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type. Founded in 1941 in

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, Netherlands, FEBO is most notable for this automatic format: a counter is available for purchasing

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s, and

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s. Other FEBO snacks can be bought from the

s. The primary automat-vended items are krokets,

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len,

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s and similar items. According to the company, FEBO has almost 60 shops around the Netherlands, with 54 being

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. There are 22 shops in

alone. The FEBO´s motto ''De Lekkerste'' (

, ) translates into

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as "The Tastiest".

History

FEBO was opened as Maison FEBO by Johan de Borst (1919-2008), named after

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, and by 1960 it had grown into an automat restaurant, where homemade krokets and frikandellen were sold. When the bakery moved to Amstelveenseweg, the name FEBO was kept. From here, new branches were opened both in Amsterdam and further afield, such as

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and

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. Johan de Borst's son Hans took over the company in 1990, later followed by his grandson Dennis. The founder died in May 2008. A new production centre was opened in

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, near the

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, where the snacks are produced and brought to stores immediately after production.

References

External links

FEBO website
{{Commons category, FEBO Fast-food hamburger restaurants Restaurants established in 1941 Restaurant chains in the Netherlands Restaurants in Amsterdam

History

See also

References

External links