Shake Shack
Top 500 #48Modern Fast Casual BurgersNYSE: SHAK“Stand for Something Good”
Key Institutional Metrics
Verified commercial performance, store unit economics, and official regulatory disclosures
Total annual gross sales across all US franchised & company stores combined.
Standardized brick-and-mortar store count with verified GPS coordinates.
Annual average sales for a single mature franchised store location.
Initial investment: $2.20M – $4.80M.
Executive Intelligence Brief
Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) is a publicly traded enterprise founded in 2004 and headquartered in New York, NY. Ranked #48 in US restaurant systemwide sales, it stands as a premier flagship in the Modern Fast Casual Burgers category, maintaining a physical footprint of 420 store locations (92% franchised). The brand generates an average unit volume (AUV) of $4.72M per store, backed by enterprise in-store technology and multi-platform digital delivery distribution.
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Commercial Index
100% VERIFIEDThree Pillars of Commercial Health
Standardized unit economics based on FDD Item 19 filings and SBA lending solvency benchmarks
5-Year Performance & Footprint Trend
Historical progression of total units, average unit volume (AUV), and systemwide sales
Developer & Agent Endpoint
curl -s "https://franchisedata.io/api/brands/shake-shack/locations?limit=25"Queries up to 50 store locations with GPS coordinates, POS hardware, delivery links, and operational status. Supports ?state=CA, ?city=..., ?zip=..., ?drive_thru=true.