fast food burger is a burger, right? Not at 5 guys. Other chains use frozen meat with additional preservatives and have extensive menus with items such as milkshakes, salads, desserts, etc. 5 Guys website states “We follow the philosophy of focusing on a few items, and serving them to the best of our ability. If we were to add to our menu, then you can guarantee that we would only do so if we could serve the highest quality product possible.” (5 Guys Website) They go on to add that if they are
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food restaurants apart from each other whether it’s cost, products, or menu options. Five Guys Burgers and Fries is definitely set apart from the rest in a unique way. The first thing that caught my eye when I was looking on their website is that they do not have any freezers inside the restaurants. I was pleasantly surprised because even restaurants that say they use all fresh ingredients have freezers. Five Guys is an exception to this, they do not have freezers they have coolers, because all the
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The Economics of Five Guys Determine how Five Guys’ philosophy sets it apart from other fast-food chains. “Do good in school or you will end up flipping burgers your whole life!” How many times have kids heard their parents talk like that? Well that has worked out very well for Jerry Murrell and his sons. Jerry Murrell is the founder and owner of the first Five Guys Burgers and Fries. Their business plan includes making the very best burger around, matching that with perfect fries and not
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college. Five Guys Burgers and Fries, named for the owners’ five sons, was the brain child of two parents, Jerry and Janie Murrell, whose two oldest sons decided they would rather run a business than go to college. They found the best way to compete in the fast food world would be to center their concentration on the food. It’s with this simplistic viewpoint that Five Guys has become one of the fastest growing chains in the fast food industry (Boone & Kurtz, 2012). Determine How Five Guys’ Philosophy
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how Five Guys’ philosophy sets it apart from other fast-food chains. In 1986, the Murrell family began Five Guys Burgers and Fries in Arlington, VA, with the mission statement, “We are in the business of selling burgers.” ; simple and to the point (Byrne, 2008). Their beginning philosophy, which still fuels their business today, is to serve simple quality food that will meet the needs of their customers. The focus will not be on fast food but on quality food (“Grand Opening”, 2011). Five Guys’
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properly, it pays off in the future. One of the most well known fast-food chains, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, started its business in 1986 in Arlington, Virginia. Jerry Murrell and his sons opened four other locations over the next 13 years. As years went on, Five Guys started to franchise. Now, they have more than 1000 stores with approximately $483 million sales as of 2009 (Five Guys, 2012). The reason why Five Guys is growing so much is because it has philosophies that set it apart from other fast-food
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Professor Dainel Sersland Introduction Jerry Murrell founded five Guys burgers and fries from the vision. Five guys business plan was to create the perfect burger without “No cut corners” but to have the best burger in an already crowded market. Through out the paper we look at how Five Guys burgers and fries became successful, still growing strong and how the company ethical and social practice has affected their success. Five Guys burgers and fries mission statement, as simple as its menu, is
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STRAYER UNIVERSITY BUS. 508; CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS Assignment #1 Five Guys Burgers and Fries: Ingredients for Success By Ignatius B. Perry Sr Presented to Professor Lundondo Mumeka Five Guys Burgers and Fries: Ingredients for Success Introduction What if you woke up one day and said I would like to make the very best hamburger there is. In your mind you said I don’t want to be like McDonald, Burger King, Wendy’s or any other hamburger maker that is out there. You decided
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Entrepreneurial Leadership: Five Guys Burgers and Fries At the heart of every entrepreneur is a drive and motivation to take an idea and see it evolve into a fully functional and striving business. To see a business progress and be successful there has to be vision, fearlessness, determination, and resources. When these things are in place a dream can become reality. A true entrepreneur knows this and will do what it takes to bring the vision to pass. “Treat that person right, he'll
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“Entrepreneurial Leadership” Rama Aswad Dr. Mary Lind BUS508 July 22nd, 2012 Five Guys Burgers and Fries Restaurant Jerry Murrell and his sons opened Five Guys Burgers and Fries in 1986. Its first store location was in Arlington, Virginia. The whole story started when Jerry Murrell and his wife gave the choice to their four sons even to go to the college or start a business, and the sons choice was to have their own business then they make it grow year after year
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