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 with the North Dakota Farmers Union to open the flagship Founding Farmers on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.