Shake Shack
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Shake Shack is an American fast casual restaurant chain based in New York City. It started out as a hot dog cart inside Madison Square Park in 2001, and its popularity steadily grew.[3] In 2004, it received a permit to open a permanent kiosk within the park,[4] expanding its menu from New York–style hot dogs to one with hamburgers, hot dogs, fries and its namesake milkshakes.
Company type | Public |
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Industry | Restaurants |
Genre | Fast casual |
Founded | July 2004; 19 years ago (2004-07), in New York City, United States |
Founder | Danny Meyer |
Headquarters | New York City, United States |
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Products | Hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries, chicken, milkshakes, custards, beer, wine |
Revenue | US$459.31 million (2018) |
US$31.71 million (2018) | |
US$15.18 million (2018) | |
Total assets | US$433.50 million (2018) |
Total equity | US$433.51 million (2018) |
Number of employees | 6,101 (2018) |
Website | ShakeShack.com |
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Since its founding, it has been one of the fastest-growing food chains, eventually becoming a public company filing for an initial public offering of stock in late 2014. The offering priced on January 29, 2015; the initial price of its shares was at $21, immediately rising by 123% to $47 on their first day of trading.[5][6][7][8]
Shake Shack Inc. owns and operates over 400 locations globally.