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Shake Shack Takes Its Upscale Burgers Around The World

NPR
Published March 3, 2016 at 10:20 AM PST
CEO of Shake Shack Randy Garutti (Left) and founder and Chairman Danny Meyer visit the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 30, 2015 in New York City. Hamburger chain Shake Shack rose more than 130 percent in its trading debut on the NYSE Friday. Shares for the New York based burger chain opened at $47 and quickly climbed above $52 before dipping back to $48.77 for a 132 percent advance. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
CEO of Shake Shack Randy Garutti (Left) and founder and Chairman Danny Meyer visit the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 30, 2015 in New York City. Hamburger chain Shake Shack rose more than 130 percent in its trading debut on the NYSE Friday. Shares for the New York based burger chain opened at $47 and quickly climbed above $52 before dipping back to $48.77 for a 132 percent advance. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

What’s it like to open an upscale burger chain in the U.S., where there is plenty of burger competition? In this week’s View from the Top, Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson talks with Randy Garutti, CEO of Shake Shack. It is rapidly opening restaurants across the country and around the world, too. Some see a parallel with what Starbucks did with coffee.

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