Shake Shack

Shake Shack pulls into St Pancras for first UK train station restaurant

27-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Shake Shack will open its first train station restaurant in the UK and its second within a travel hub.

Shake Shack to launch in Oxford next year

06-Oct-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Shake Shack will launch its first regional UK restaurant for eight years early next year.

Shake Shack UK operator sees losses widen

26-Jun-2023 By Georgi Gyton

Diverse Dining, which operates the Shake Shack brand in the UK, has seen losses widen despite sales returning close to pre-pandemic levels.

Shake Shack continues central London push with Oxford Circus restaurant

13-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Shake Shack is boosting its presence in prime central London locations with the opening of a restaurant in Oxford Circus later this month.

Slim Chickens takes on former Shake Shack site in Cambridge Circus

11-Mar-2022 By Restaurant

Fast food brand Slim Chickens is tightening its grip on the central London fried chicken market by taking on the former Shake Shack site in Cambridge Circus.

Shake Shack pushes forward with dark kitchen expansion (updated)

02-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

US burger chain Shake Shack is continuing to push forward with its dark kitchen expansion in the UK, having secured a space within the Deliveroo Editions site in Brighton

Shake Shack reopening two sites for takeaway and delivery

27-Apr-2020 By James McAllister

Shake Shack is to reopen two of its London locations for takeaway and delivery this week, having closed its entire UK estate last month in line with Government orders.

Bun fight: how the burger market is responding to intense competition

09-May-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Competition in the premium burger space is at an all-time high. Some are concentrating on getting the basics right, while others are expanding menus with novelty items.

Shake Shack takes first steps towards employee-free ordering

03-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Shake Shack is experimenting with a cashless kiosk ordering system at a Manhattan location, opening later this month.

Berber & Q creates Shake Shack burger for Canary Wharf opening

10-Jan-2017 By Emma Eversham

East London grill house Berber & Q has collaborated with Shake Shack to create a limited-edition burger to celebrate the opening of its latest site in Canary Wharf.

Shake Shack to open in Leicester Square

31-Aug-2016 By Sophie Witts

US burger brand Shake Shack looks set to open its fifth UK restaurant in Leicester Square.

The doggy dollar: How hospitality is recognising our love of dogs

26-Aug-2016 By Hannah Thompson

It’s no secret that Brits love their dogs, and recent trends suggest that hospitality is starting to wake up to the business benefits of catering to customers' canine friends.  

Small Talk

Mark Rosati on how fine dining inspires the menus at Shake Shack

30-Jun-2016 By Sophie Witts

Mark Rosati began his career at New York's Gramercy Tavern before moving on to Danny Meyer's then-fledgling burger chain Shake Shack. As culinary director he is tasked with eating his way around the globe to create a series of locally-inspired...

US chain Smashburger sets out UK expansion plans

25-May-2016 By Sophie Witts

Cult US chain Smashburger has announced plans to open six UK restaurants over the next year.

Sat Bains aims for “delicious” burger with Shake Shack collaboration

09-Oct-2015 By Liam Garrahan

Michelin-starred chef Sat Bains has collaborated with burger restaurant Shake Shack to release a Sherwood Forest-inspired limited edition burger, The Major Oak.

Shake Shack lines up Cardiff and London openings

06-Jul-2015 By Emma Eversham

US burger brand Shake Shack has lined up two new openings - in Cardiff and London.

Top 5 restaurant brands to watch

11-Feb-2015 By Stefan Chomka

The market is awash with casual-dining brands, large and small, old and new. Here’s Restaurant magazine's pick of the five you really need to keep an eye on in 2015. 

Gourmet burger market steps up a gear

06-Jan-2015 By Stefan Chomka

Reports of the death of the burger trend have been greatly exaggerated it would appear, with the market set to boom in the coming years as its main protagonists continue to expand.

Shake Shack to open second London venue at Westfield Stratford

11-Dec-2014 By Melodie Michel

Burger brand Shake Shack will open its second London restaurant at Westfield Stratford in mid-2015.

Massimo Bottura plans UK collaborations to promote cookbook

31-Oct-2014 By Carina Perkins

Massimo Bottura will launch a limited edition Shake Shack burger and take over the kitchens at the Connaught hotel when he arrives in London to promote his new cookbook next month.

Shake Shack's Danny Meyer denies a 'burger war', welcomes competition

04-Jul-2013 By Emma Eversham

New York restaurateur Danny Meyer, who opens the first branch of his burger restaurant Shake Shack outside of the US in London tomorrow, believes there is plenty of space within the market for more burger restaurants, saying he welcomed the arrival of...

Danny Meyer's Shake Shack to open in London

20-Nov-2012 By Emma Eversham

Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG), the US restaurant group owned by restaurateur Danny Meyer, has confirmed plans to open an outpost of its burger restaurant brand Shake Shack in London next year.