| Mad Mex Fresh Mexican Grill | |
| Industry: | Restaurant |
| Founded: | [1] |
| Hq Location City: | Sydney |
| Hq Location Country: | Australia |
| Key People: | Clovis Young |
| Products: | Tacos, burritos, and other Mexican-related fast food |
| Owners: | --> |
| Website: | |
Mad Mex Fresh Mexican Grill, referred to simply as Mad Mex, is an Australian-based multinational chain of fast-food restaurants based in Sydney, that purveys Mexican cuisine,[2] while the Mad Group own the master franchise for the restaurant in New Zealand.[3]
Mad Mex Fresh Mexican is Lucha libre-themed and was voted the best Mexican restaurant nationwide in the Lifestyle Food Awards.[4]
, 71 locations are in operation.[5]
Mad Mex opened its first restaurant in Darlinghurst on 21 March 2007.
On 19 September 2019, 4Fingers Crispy Chicken announced its acquisition of 50% stake in Mad Mex.[6] As part of the partnership, 4Fingers will initially establish Mad Mex's presence in Southeast Asia and expects to open a number of outlets in Singapore and Malaysia by the end of 2019.
In 2019, Mad Mex opened stores internationally in Singapore and Malaysia.[7]
In 2021, Mad Mex announced that they were once again 100 per cent Australian-owned after the company bought out its 50 per cent Singaporean joint venture partner.[8]
Clovis Young, the co-founder of Mad Mex, grew up in California and Massachusetts before becoming a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.[9]