Mark Wahlberg has announced plans to set up his legendary burger chain in Australia.
The actor and entrepreneur launched Wahlburgers with his brothers Paul Wahlberg, who owns the chain, and Donnie Wahlberg.
The Wahlberg trio has slowly been expanding their operations across the US and it seems like they want to capitalise on their popularity.
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After touching down in Australia at the tail end of last year, Mark has explained how his partnership with Sydney-based Mustaca family, who own the United Cinemas chain, has been vital in bringing Wahlburgers to Down Under.
The deal between the two families is estimated to be worth $50 million.
Mark told the Daily Telegraph: "I am so excited about the first Wahlburgers location in Sydney, Australia. I am partnering up with the Mustaca family and hopefully we will be not only bringing you Wahlburgers but wonderful cinematic experiences.
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"What we are really focusing on now is creating exclusive content just for the customers. So people will see movie trailers early and all that stuff."
They are planning on opening restaurants inside or next to 15 different United cinemas in Australia and are aiming to employi 500 people.
The first eatery will have their ribbon cutting ceremony in Sydney's Circular Quay in 'months', according to News Corp.
Mark said he would definitely come back to Australia for that epic opening.
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Roy Mustaca also told News Corp their family had approached the Wahlbergs back in 2017 to get the deal off the ground.
Everything was going smoothly, however the pandemic caused some negotiations to be delayed. Even though the coronavirus has resulted in some movies being delayed or cancelled, Roy reckons people are still keen to head to theatres.
"People are social, they want to get out and see things on the big screen and share the experience," he said. "In business we want to be with like-minded individuals, I cannot tell you how happy they are and we are with this deal."
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