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title: "Fox Business: Shake Shack CEO: It’s the Anti-Chain Chain"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/3e6c9232-b4f3-4954-8329-e854fa57edd4
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fox-business-shake-shack-ceo-its-the-anti-chain-chain-12305
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2017-05-24T14:09:47.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:10:12.330Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/d1a94ae11080861e41a1892160d8882e1839.jpg
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# Fox Business: Shake Shack CEO: It’s the Anti-Chain Chain

**TL;DR:** Shake Shack is thriving with a 42% revenue increase and plans to open 24 US locations and 12 international locations this year. The brand focuses on providing an experiential total experience for customers, teaming up with local chefs at new locations.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-05-24. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fox-business-shake-shack-ceo-its-the-anti-chain-chain-12305).*

## Story

While many brands in the fast-casual restaurant industry are struggling with decreasing sales or closing doors, Shake Shack is thriving. According to a recent Fox Business article, Shake Shack reported a total revenue increase of close to 42% at $76.6 million. The brand plans to open 24 locations in the U.S. and a dozen internationally as well this year, its largest growth so far.

“You look at how the retailers today are not experiential, the ones that are growing are giving you the best total experience. And we’re doing that at Shake Shack for the humble hamburger. So much of the new dollars are going online, going to Amazon, so we’ve got to be a place where people want to come hang out for that Little League game or that date,” said Randy Garutti, CEO of Shake Shack.

Garutti also mentions that as the brand continues to grow, it must still act small. Wherever the newest location is in the world, the brand hopes to team up with local chefs that are the best around, making Shake Shack the anti-chain, chain.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- location expansion (topic)
- fast casual (topic)
- brand growth (topic)
- Amazon (company)
- Shake Shack (company)
- Fox Business (company)
- experiential dining (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fox-business-shake-shack-ceo-its-the-anti-chain-chain-12305). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/3e6c9232-b4f3-4954-8329-e854fa57edd4).