All Five Guys articles
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Analysis & Insight
Five Guys’ John Eckbert on building a people-driven business at scale
Speaking at MCA’s Restaurant Conference, Eckbert reflected on Five Guys’ journey over the past decade as it approaches the 170-site mark
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Analysis & Insight
Loyalty: ‘People expect an immediate reward’
The introduction of Tesco’s Clubcard membership pricing brought a ‘different level of thinking to the mass market’ and is likely to be something consumers come to expect outside retail, Hostech heard
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News
Five Guys UK revenue surges past £300m
The group reported £316.4m in revenue in 2023, alongside total revenue of £542.9m for its European operations as it continues its rollout across the continent
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Interviews
Five Guys: ‘It’s an analogue brand in a digital world’
CEO John Eckbert speaks to MCA about hitting new sales records, moving towards the 300-site mark in the UK and introducing a vegetarian offer for the first time
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Analysis & Insight
Contemporary fast-food players driving QSR outlet growth
Players such as Popeyes and Wendy’s are expected to lead outlet growth in 2023, according to Lumina Intelligence
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News
Five Guys continues to see ‘strong growth prospects’ in UK
The burger chain has reported financial results for 2022, with revenue of £452m for its stores across the UK, France, Spain, and Germany
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News
Five Guys eyes transport hubs for expansion
CEO John Eckbert says that the burger chain could grow by 150 sites in the coming years, and is “desperate” to open a restaurant at Heathrow
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News
Food and fashion collabs offer untapped potential
Off the back of clothing ranges from Five Guys, Shake Shack, Wingstop and Greggs, MCA explores how restaurant and fashion tie-ups could be a smart lever to pull for businesses looking to boost brand visibility
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News
Five Guys partners with Uber Eats
The American burger chain is now available to order in 12 cities on the delivery platform as it celebrates 10 years in the UK
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News
Five Guys kickstarts 2023 expansion
The brand is set to open restaurants in Queensway and Bridgend, after 20 new site openings in 2022
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Analysis & Insight
Five Guys boosts UK profits
Five Guys has reported a 45% increase in revenue within its UK business, to £237.3m for the year to 31 December 2021,with profit after tax of £26.2m - up from £1.8m the prior year.
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News
Five Guys: ‘There are 250,000 unique ways to eat our burgers’
Five Guys Europe CEO John Eckbert speaks to entrepreneur Steven Bartlett about building a burger empire in the podcast Diary of a CEO
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Interviews
Five Guys: ‘We are expecting record store openings this year’
CEO John Eckbert spoke to MCA about a year of records in 2021, its strength as an affordable luxury and how it’s zigging when everyone else is zagging.
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News
Five Guys: ‘We’ve made a bet on the future’
Five Guys CEO John Eckbert has spoken of the brand’s strategic decision to “accelerate into the chicanes” and capitalise on post-pandemic growth opportunities
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News
Sustainability is on the agenda at MCA’s Restaurant Conference
Pizza Hut Restaurants, Burger King UK and Darwin & Wallace will take part in a special panel on sustainability with Zero Carbon Forum.
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News
Five Guys to press on with UK rollout
The European holding company reported a total comprehensive loss of £58.4m for 2020
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News
Minister Scully and AlixPartners to speak at MCA Restaurant Conference
Business minister Paul Scully and AlixPartners’ MD, hospitality and leisure, Graeme Smith have joined the line-up at MCA’s Restaurant Conference 2021.
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News
Five Guys and Corbin & King to speak at MCA’s Restaurant Conference
MCA is excited to unveil the first of many big-name speakers at its 2021 Restaurant Conference, with Five Guys’ chief executive John Eckbert and Jeremy King, chief executive, Corbin & King, joining the line-up.
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Analysis & Insight
Dessert parlours and QSR chains to lead outlet expansion
While outlet numbers are forecast to decline for the second year running during 2021, there remain strong pockets of expansion, much of which is driven by the use of franchises. Dessert parlours and certain QSR chains in particular are growing rapidly.
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News
Five Guys: ‘Delivery is here to stay’
Future demand for delivery may be hard to predict but the market is not going to go away, Five Guys UK chief executive John Eckert has told MCA.