Fast food chain Eddie Rocket’s posted a 10% increase in pre-profits to €1.39m.

Accounts for Eddie Rockets Ireland Ltd show sales rose 11% to €17.2m.

Niall Fortune, who opened the first Eddie Rocket’s outlet in Dublin 28 years ago, now operates 49 diners, including 27 franchises and 22 directly owned by the company.

Based on an American diner on London’s King’s Road, it sells 2 million hamburgers and 1,000 tonnes of chips each year.

The firm has also expanded to open new outlets, called Rocket’s by Eddie Rockets.