Zambrero is an Australian multinational fast food restaurant franchise serving Mexican cuisine. It operates in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the US and the UK, with over 300 restaurants globally. It is one of Australia's largest Mexican food franchises with 285 stores in the country.
It was founded in Canberra by then-medical student Sam Prince with the idea of using the profits to support humanitarian causes. The chain donates a meal to someone in need in the developing world for every meal purchased through their Plate4Plate program, as of December 2025, it has donated over 100 million meals.[1][2]
Locations
Zambrero opened its first restaurant in Lonsdale Street, Braddon in 2005,[3] opening its 100th restaurant a decade later in Midland, Western Australia.[4]