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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20, 2013 In 2002 only way one would know about Five Guys is if he/she lived in either Maryland or Virginia, or if they were visiting of course. Yet, to date, Five Guys just expanded its burger industry to the United Kingdom. In efforts to stay afloat during the current recession, Five Guys opened its business to franchising – resulting in Five Guys taking the burger fast food chain by storm. In this paper we will look at Five Guys philosophy and how it sets it apart from other fast-food
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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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Determine how Five Guys’ philosophy sets it apart from other fast-food chains. Have you ever heard of five guys’? Well, I have; I think that five Guy’s is the best restaurant in the United states, while others disagree. Five GHuy’s is different from other restaurant in many ways, but the most obvious is their philosophy. It all started in 1986 when the first Five Guy’s restaurant was built in Arlington, VA within Washington DC, Metropolitan Area. Jerry Mitchell’s establishment of the philosophy
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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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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. Sell a really good, juicy burger on a fresh bun, make perfect French fries and Don’t
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“Five Guys Burgers and Fries: Ingredients for Success” Case Study Beverly Jackson Professor: Paul Jaikaran BUS50829VA016-1126-001: Contemporary Business July 22, 2012 Five Guys Burgers has been a Washington, D.C. area favorite since 1986 when Jerry and Janie Murrell opened their first restaurant in Arlington, Virginia after two of their four sons did not want to attend college (Bonne &Kurtz, 2012). They advised their sons to “Start a business or go to college.” The Murrell’s decided
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Leadership Five Guys’ Burgers and Fries, a family owned franchise is one of the fastest growing chains in America (Better Burgers Starts to Sizzle in Canada, 2012). Five Guys’ Burger and Fries sets itself apart from other fast food chains by using quality ingredients and keeping a constant core menu. Jerry Murrell, founder and owner says the business plan from the start is still the business plan today. “Sell a really good, juicy burger on a fresh bun. Make perfect French fries. Don't cut corners
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sons. Soon thereafter Five Guys Burgers and Fries was born. The Murrell family opened the restaurant in Arlington, Virginia in 1986, quickly becoming an institution in the area. From 1986-2001 the Murrell family business went from one location to five in the Washington – DC metropolitan area. In 2003 the Murrell’s decided to give franchise opportunities and have exploded nationally, becoming America’s Fastest Growing Fast-Food Chain. In this analysis I will determine the Five Guys philosophy and differentiating
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Five Guys Evelyn McAllister Strayer University Contemporary Business BUS508 Dr. Ruether October 27, 2013 Five Guys How Five Guys’ philosophy sets it apart from other fast-food chains. Five Guy’s philosophy focuses on creating a quality product that customers will appreciate. They make sure to focus on the customers and their employees. According to Boone and Kurtz (2012), Five Guys has focused on quality by ensuring that its meat is 80% lean, keeping its plants clean, ordering its quality
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