Corbett’s Burgers and Soda Bar

What Corbett’s Burgers and Soda Bar does

Corbett's Burgers and Soda Bar is a private, founder-owned family-dining restaurant chain operating under the legal entity WCS Foods, LLC, headquartered at 126 Kilmayne Dr, Cary, North Carolina, with five operating locations across the state (Cary, Sanford, Wakefield/Raleigh, Morehead City, and Holly Springs). The company's core product is handcrafted burgers made from a fresh Angus beef butcher's blend of Chuck, Round, and Sirloin, paired with Nathan's hot dogs, sandwiches, salads, sides, and a distinctive vintage soda and specialty milkshake program served in a 1930s soda-shop atmosphere; the proprietary "Sodalicious" line of house-made sauces (White, Orange, Hot, Creamy Buffalo) is a registered trademark. Operations are powered by Toast, Inc., which provides the POS, online ordering platform, and a branded mobile app (iOS/Android), with DoorDash handling third-party delivery, SpotHopper managing digital marketing, and Apple Pay/Google Pay accepted in-app.

The business generates revenue from two streams: (1) restaurant food and beverage sales across dine-in, online ordering, and delivery at the five North Carolina locations, and (2) a franchise program charging a $30,000 initial fee plus ongoing 6% of gross sales royalty and a 1% marketing fee, with a typical 6–9 month opening timeline and a recommended minimum $100,000 in franchisee liquid capital. Customer acquisition relies on organic social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram), email newsletters, Yelp, and the Toast online ordering channel. The company is bootstrapped with no disclosed institutional investment, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and a corporate headcount of 6 employees, indicating a lean ownership/management structure led by founder Corbett Shope as President and CEO.

Name

Corbett’s Burgers and Soda Bar

Legal name

WCS Foods, LLC

Website

https://corbettsburgers.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Corbett's Burgers and Soda Bar is a private, founder-owned fast-casual burger and vintage-soda restaurant chain operating five locations across North Carolina under WCS Foods, LLC, also selling a franchise program ($30K fee plus 6% royalty).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Burger Restaurants

NAICS

Limited-Service Restaurants (722513)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Burger Fast Casual (THAFABAA)

Keywords

• Casual dining restaurants
• Burger restaurants
• Vintage soda shop
• Franchise restaurant chain
• North Carolina dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Cary

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Food and Beverage Sales: In-restaurant dining and online ordering at 5 North Carolina locations. Customers purchase burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, sides, and beverages including vintage sodas and specialty milkshakes.
2. Franchise Fees and Royalties: Initial franchise fee of $30,000 plus ongoing royalties of 6% of gross sales and 1% marketing fee. Franchise owners receive support with vendor relationships, opening inventory, marketing strategy, and training.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Corbett's Burgers and Soda Bar operates five family-casual dining restaurants across North Carolina serving handcrafted Angus beef burgers, Nathan's hot dogs, sandwiches, salads, sides, and specialty beverages including vintage sodas and milkshakes. The chain offers dine-in service, online ordering through Toast, DoorDash delivery, and a mobile app, with growth supported by a franchise program. Signature items include the Sodalicious Burger and proprietary house-made Sodalicious sauces, buttermilk coleslaw, baked beans, pimento cheese, and hot dog chili.

Product overview

Corbett's Burgers and Soda Bar is a single-brand restaurant chain with five North Carolina locations (Cary, Sanford, Wakefield, Morehead City, and Holly Springs). The company's core offering is a family-dining restaurant centered on premium burgers made from fresh Angus beef butcher's blend (Chuck, Round, and Sirloin), Nathan's hot dogs, sandwiches, salads, sides, and specialty beverages including vintage sodas and milkshakes. Signature products include the Sodalicious Burger, Sodalicious Hot Dogs with signature sauces (Sodalicious White, Sodalicious Orange, Sodalicious Hot, and Creamy Buffalo), and house-made items like buttermilk coleslaw, baked beans, pimento cheese, and hot dog chili. The company offers an online ordering service and mobile app (powered by Toast) for customer convenience. A franchise program is available with a $30,000 initial fee and ongoing 6% royalty. The restaurant positions itself as evoking 1930s soda shop nostalgia while serving modern comfort food.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Signature Burgers Handcrafted burgers made from a fresh Angus beef butcher's blend (Chuck, Round, Sirloin), including signature options such as the Sodalicious Burger, Pimento Cheese Burger, Good Morning Burger, Spicy Burger, BBQ Soda Burger, Hawaiian Cowboy Burger, Southern Burger, Hot Dog Burger, Mushroom Swiss Burger, Philly Cheeseburger, Build Your Own Burger, plus turkey, Impossible veggie, and black bean veggie alternatives and a Kid's Junior Burger.
• Hot Dogs and Sausages Nathan's hot dogs and Bright Leaf hickory smoked sausage served in styles including Spicy Dog, Boston Dog, Southern Dog, Mushroom Swiss Dog, BBQ Soda Dog, Philly Cheese Dog, New York Dog, Hawaiian Cowboy Dog, and Smoked Sausage Dog.
• Sandwiches and Salads Additional entrees including Grilled BLT, Grilled Pimento Cheese, Grilled Cheese Extreme, Deluxe Grilled Chicken, Gluten-Free Fried Chicken Sandwich, House Salad, and Southwest Salad.
• Sides Side offerings including Waffle Fries, Cheese Fries, Loaded Cheese Fries, Chili Cheese Fries, Chili Fries, Pimento Cheese Cup, House-Made Baked Beans, Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets, House-Made Buttermilk Coleslaw, and Potato Bacon Soup.
• Vintage Sodas, Milkshakes, and Desserts Beverage and dessert offerings including an extensive selection of vintage bottled sodas (root beers, colas, blue raspberry, and other unique flavors), specialty milkshakes (chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, root beer, cookies and cream, and additional flavors), root beer and soda floats, soft serve ice cream cups, and Moon Pies.
• Online Ordering Online food ordering service available for all five North Carolina locations via the Toast platform, enabling customers to place pickup orders.
• Corbett's Burgers and Soda Bar Mobile App

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Toast, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationToast provides the point-of-sale system, online ordering platform, and mobile app technology powering restaurant operations, order management, and payment processing for all Corbett's Burgers locations.
• DoorDashminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party food delivery service enabling customers to order Corbett's Burgers for delivery through the DoorDash platform.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cook Out: North Carolina-originated burger QSR/fast-casual chain with a strong regional footprint. Comparable menu mix of burgers, hot dogs, shakes, and value pricing competing for the same family diner segment.
• BurgerFi: Natural Angus and plant-based burger fast-casual franchise concept. Comparable on premium beef narrative, franchise growth model, and inclusion of plant-based options.
• Wayback Burgers: Franchise-driven American burger fast-casual chain. Comparable on franchised growth model, classic American burger menu, and family-friendly positioning in similar suburban trade areas.
• Smashburger: Multi-unit franchise-driven smash-burger fast-casual chain. Comparable on franchise model, signature sauces, and build-your-own burger positioning targeting similar demographic.
• The Habit Burger Grill: Charburger-focused California-based fast-casual chain. Comparable on char-grilled premium burger menu, signature sauces, and a franchise + corporate unit mix.
• Bad Daddy's Burger Bar: Founded in Charlotte, NC, premium build-your-own burger fast-casual chain. Directly comparable on Angus-style premium ingredients, signature sauces, and craft beer/burger positioning.
• Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers: National fast-casual chain built around steakburgers, hot dogs, and frozen custard. Closest national franchise comparable to Corbett's burger-plus-dessert-beverage concept with active franchise development.
• Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries: North Carolina-based burger and shake fast-casual chain. Direct peer operating in the same regional market with a similar burger-and-shake value proposition and family dining positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Five Guys: Large national burger chain known for fresh-ground beef and customizable burgers. Operates broadly in the same category as Corbett's with substantially greater scale and brand recognition.
• Shake Shack: Public burger and shake fast-casual concept. Comparable on premium burger, signature sauce, and milkshake offering; overlaps on urban/suburban family diner customer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/corbettsburgers
• Facebookfacebook.com/302392253212219
• Instagraminstagram.com/corbettsburgers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/corbett%E2%80%99s-burgers-and-soda-bar

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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