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National Burger Day 2026

Becks Prime

Restaurant branding by 5+8, Houston

Becks Prime has made some of the best burgers in Houston since 1985. No shortcuts. No gimmicks. But even when you're doing everything right, people can forget to notice. They didn't need a new story. They needed to remember how to tell it. So we mixed new school with old school: influencer collaborations, AM radio, and everything in between, including Jeff in a Santa suit. The result was higher sales in 90% of their restaurants. Then for National Burger Day we ran a buy-one-get-one offer across nine locations with almost no paid media behind it. It became the most successful promotional day in Becks Prime history. And it wasn't a one-off: for their anniversary party we did it again, with burgers sold up 47% over prior years and new customers up 23%.

By the numbers

90%
of restaurants saw sales increase
+47%
burgers sold at the anniversary party
+23%
new customers at the anniversary party

“This was our best National Burger Day ever. The team understood exactly how to make it feel like a real event, not just another promotion.”

Lee Scarpinato, Marketing Director of Becks Prime
The work
A black and white archival photo of the Becks Prime founder sitting in front of a large oak tree
We got back to their roots
The back of a navy Becks Prime cap with red and tan embroidered lettering
We don't rebrand just to rebrand
Two Becks Prime burgers stacked in a basket lined with branded paper, fries and a shake beside them
We didn't change the burger
A vintage newspaper photo of the original Becks Prime drive-thru sign in front of the restaurant
We asked them who they were, and we found better ways to talk about it