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title: "Nation's Restaurant News: How Shuckin' Shack Makes Seafood More Approachable"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f7a34cac-d147-4bd8-8fcd-beadb525b54b
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/shuckinshack/nations-restaurant-news-how-3-growing-chains-make-seafood-more-approachable-2709839
category: "Casual dining"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Casual dining"
published: 2020-01-23T21:16:41.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:30:08.171Z
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# Nation's Restaurant News: How Shuckin' Shack Makes Seafood More Approachable

**TL;DR:** Shuckin' Shack, a 16-unit seafood franchise, reported same-store sales up 20% in Q1 2019 and AUVs around $1 million. The franchise has seen significant growth in the 12 years it has been around, driven by increasing consumer demand for health-conscious seafood options.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-01-23. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/shuckinshack/nations-restaurant-news-how-3-growing-chains-make-seafood-more-approachable-2709839).*

## Story

Seafood fans are enjoying more options with a recent increase in the appetite for fast casual and QSR seafood concepts like Shuckin' Shack, a 16-unit franchise out of North Carolina. Nation's Restaurant News recently covered the booming fast-casual seafood segment and Shuckin' Shack's success, with AUVs around $1 million and rising and same store sales up 20% in Q1 of 2019.

“We’ve seen the space grow significantly in the 12 years we’ve been around,” Jonathan Weathington, CEO of Shuckin’ Shack, told NRN. “Because consumers are being more health conscious, they’re learning there’s a lot of benefit to eating things from the ocean.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- fast casual (topic)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- same store sales (topic)
- Shuckin' Shack (company)
- Jonathan Weathington (person)
- seafood franchise (topic)
- auv growth (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/shuckinshack/nations-restaurant-news-how-3-growing-chains-make-seafood-more-approachable-2709839). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f7a34cac-d147-4bd8-8fcd-beadb525b54b).