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South American food chains use Florida as US gate

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Published August 30, 2014 2:52pm ET
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South American food chains use Florida as US gate
In this photo taken Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, Juan M. Patino, vice-president of 4JS, the franchisee of El Corral in the U.S., poses for a photo at a Corral restaurant in Miami. Colombian hamburger chain El Corral has over 200 locations in Latin America and arrived to the U.S. in early 2013. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) | Alan Diaz

MIAMI (AP) — When El Corral Burgers opened its first U.S. restaurant near Miami last year, Colombian-Americans came in droves to get a taste of home.

They had missed the chain’s 20 different recipes of freshly made burgers, which back in the South American country are frequently recommended by proud locals to foreign visitors. An average of 620 Colombians and others showed up each day during the first six weeks.

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