Shake Shack

Shake Shack’s comp sales jump 12.9%

Buoyed by its Q2 performance, the fast-casual burger company raised its guidance for the rest of the fiscal year and plans to add more domestic units.

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This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Seat belt required

A powerful chain is poking a toe into breakfast, a new restaurant job is taking shape, a wave of restaurant IPOs appear to be on the horizon, and not every brand sees magic in order-ahead apps.

After finding considerable success with a retro burgers-and-shakes concept, celebrated restaurateur Danny Meyer is about to try a modern-day riff on the classic New York coffee shop.

Independent burger concepts are growing at a faster rate than chains, recent data shows.

The concept from Union Square Hospitality Group recently released a pay-ahead mobile app

As Shake Shack has grown from its humble beginnings into a family of 15 stores in three countries, so has its social media fan base. To support their avid and active customers, they redesigned and relaunched their website.

With fast-casual valuations running sky high, the 100-unit chain is exploring an IPO as one of its finance options.

RB's virtual roundtable of restaurant tech execs predicts the platforms and strategies that will spur engagement in the future.

Restaurateur Danny Meyer founded Shake Shack in 2004 in New York City’s Madison Square Park.

Revenues at the burger chain grew 67.4 percent.

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