Shake Shack gives away 10000 free burgers on August the 16th.

Shake Shack, the popular New York based burger chain, is opening its 100th restaurant. And to show their customer appreciation, they are by giving free burgers to the first 100 guests at all Shake Shack locations, beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 16.

The company have grown quickly from one New York location 12 years ago, to the 100th Shake Shack at Boston Seaport today.

At their five Massachusetts locations, the company will also offer a limited time ‘Coppa’ Burger between Aug. 16 and until the Aug. 21.

The Coppa Burger is a beef patty topped with provolone cheese, griddled mortadella, cherry peppers, caramelized onions, mayo and lettuce.

No coupon is needed for this promotion. Simply be one of the first 100 customers at your local Shack Shack on August the 16th 2016.

The deal is available at all Shake Shack restaurants, except for those located in stadiums and at airports.

Sign Up for ShakeShack Emails for Special Coupons and Deals.

On top of the free burger promotion, Shake Shack also occasionally offer free coupon and special deals for customers who sign up for their email mailing list.

You can sign up for the mailing list here at Shack Shack.

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Gourmet Burger Restaurants are popping up everywhere.

Chipotle joins the trend.

The world of fast food is changing: A Burger is no longer just a burger. It needs to be special. Customers are moving away from the cheapest options and towards quality, and chain like Red Robin and Chipotle are poised to cash in on the trend.

Chipotle Mexican Grill has recently bought the trademark “Better Burger” as part of a business diversification move to open a gourmet burger restaurant chain.

Why? Because the recent modern health trend has now extended to burgers. The empty carbs from white buns are being replaced by more substantial, satisfying buns, and instead of thawed, mass-produced patties of dubious origin, only high quality beef, lots of vegetables and homemade sauces are used in the new wave of gourmet burgers.

Whether it is individual restaurants or big chains: Gourmet Burger restaurants are rising from the ground everywhere. In each medium-sized city in America and Europe there are now various gourmet burger restaurants available. From a small snack to a fine restaurant,  for every taste, every lifestyle and for almost any budget.

They all have one thing in common: The burger is now not meant as a quick snack, but as a real meal made from the finest ingredients. The quality, regional origin and fresh preparation are the selling point, and not the price. The term “fast food” is actually no longer suitable; as long waits are accepted, if everything is fresh, the burger patty really hot and the burger bun not sticky, but crisp. Also, special requests by allergy sufferers and gluten intolerant sufferers are taken seriously. Vegan, and organic low carb variants are usually also available.

The range of special creations is huge: Hot with chutney, wasabi or chili, goat cheese, avocado, grilled vegetables or “unusual” meats such as lamb. Even the side dishes have evolved. If you value a good burger, you are also not satisfied with pencil thin and cold fries. Now, baked potatoes, hand cut sweet potato fries, rosemary wedges from regional organic potatoes or homemade cole slaw are increasingly available.

Even the “homemade burger” is a new trend.  The internet is overflowing with burger recipes waiting to be tried out. How about, for example, with a grilled beef burger with goat cheese?

American companies have spotted the trend. Chipotle is just the latest company to try to cash in. Shake Shack, a gourmet burger chain, recenty reported that sales rose 49.2% this year, and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. said that their earnings rose 18% last year. Sonic Drive-In and Five Guys Burgers also reported record sales.

Visit our pages on the Red Robin menu , the Five Guys menu and the Sonic menu, for more.

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The New Fast Food: How chains are responding to changing customer taste.

Fast food restaurants have become an inevitable part of our daily life. They not only offer us quick and delicious food, but are also easy on the wallet. You can satisfy your appetite by a burger or a slice of pizza in no time and fast food can taste amazingly well. But it is not only the taste or the quick preparation time that makes them so popular. Fast food restaurants are also low-cost, compared to other options available to us and hence it is of little surprise that they have gained so much popularity among the masses. In fact,  8 in 10 Americans eat fast food at least monthly, and 57 percent of young adults eat at a fast food restaurant at least once weekly.

But traditional fast food items have some adverse effects on our health as well. They are often very high in calories and fats, which can lead to medical complications in later life and they are also one of the major causes of the obesity epidemic in the United States. People are becoming more aware of this every day, and so they tend to veer towards foods, that are lower in fat and unnecessary calories. Does that mean the fast food era is about to end? Not at all. There has been a new concept in the restaurant market for quite some time now and the idea is gaining more and more popularity. The concept is called ‘Fast Casual’ restaurants.

What exactly is a fast casual restaurant?

The concept of Fast Casual is nothing new. Fast Casuals are basically a hybrid of normal restaurants and fast food joints. They offer food served quickly, but in a more professional manner, like the service you get in a ‘normal’ restaurant. In a fast casual restaurant, you would get all the traditional facilities that a restaurant offers and at the same time, you wouldn’t have to wait like you do in a restaurant, after ordering. The service is fast and you would be able to start eating within a few minutes of entering the restaurants.

The Concept Gains Popularity.

The ‘Fast Casual’ concept has been around for a while, but you were probably not aware of it. The idea is spreading, however, due to the low cost of the food, the fast service, and the healthier menu items. Numerous studies have shown that the traditional fast food, as we know it, contains many harmful ingredients for our body. And the young generation are more aware of this than any generation before them. Customers prefer their food less processed, lower in calories and with less fat and trans-fats, but at the same time, they expect the fast service, they they are accustomed to. Fast Casuals are just the kind of restaurants, that they have been looking for and hence they have become so popular. The fast casual market has grown by 550 percent since 1999, and the market now take home $25 billion per year. The traditional fast food restaurants still lead the way with $190 billion in annual revenue, but the fast casual growth is out pacing that of the traditional fast food segment. About one-third of consumers say that they are willing to pay more for healthier ingredients.

Because of the ever growing popularity, fast casual chains like Au Bon Pain, Blaze Pizza, LYFE Kitchen, Freshii, Sweetgreen have recently opened many new branches and according to them, customer prefer their food to traditional fast foods. Even the fast food giants like Pizza Hut and McDonalds are adding new, healthier fast casual menu items to their menu, in order to meet the need of the modern customer.

LYFE Kitchen is an acronym for Love Your Food Everyday, and all their menu items contain fewer than 600 calories and 1,000 milligrams of sodium. Another good  example, Shake Shack, offers antibiotic-, hormone- and GMO-free burgers, hot dogs and shakes.

What’s in Store for Fast Food?

Large fast food chains are taking notice. Taco Bell has developed an entire menu of vegetarian options and has been certified by the American Vegetarian Association. Pizza Hut has removed trans fat, artificial flavors and colors and monosodium glutamate from menu items. McDonald’s is adding whole-fruit clementines and yogurt to Happy Meals.

There is absolutely nothing to be worried about for fast food lovers. Fast Casuals restaurants are just making sure, that the food contain no trans-fats, and less artificial flavors or colors in them. Basically, all the harmful ingredients are being thrown out of the window and you should be rather delighted for this.

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