Founding Farmers

Founding Farmers
Company typePrivate
IndustryRestaurants
FoundedWashington, D.C, restaurant (2008)
FoundersMichael Vucurevich & Dan Simons
Headquarters
Number of locations
8 restaurants
Key people
Michael Vucurevich & Dan Simons, Co-Owners
Mark Watne, Owner, Investor
Joe Goetze, Head Chef
Number of employees
1,200
Websitewearefoundingfarmers.com

Founding Farmers is an American upscale-casual restaurant owned by the North Dakota Farmers Union and Farmers Restaurant Group (FRG). The restaurant was founded in 2008 when Farmers Restaurant Group co-owners Dan Simons and Michael Vucurevich partnered up with the North Dakota Farmers Union to open the flagship Founding Farmers on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. Founding Farmers was the first LEED Gold Certified restaurant in Washington, D.C. Since opening Founding Farmers DC in 2008, FRG has opened 7 other locations in DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.