May 24, 2012

Steak n Shake

Specialty beverages like energy drinks can help drive fast food sales.
Drive Incremental Sales with Drinks
February 2012

Experts say beverage menus will become a key driver of incremental sales.
Who is Sardar Biglari?
January 2012

The CEO of Steak ‘n Shake is using his unique style to try to reboot the company's operations.
Steak ‘n Shake Hits Broadway

Company introduces new prototype in its Big Apple debut.
Steak ‘n Shake Announces Price Freeze Through 2012

Steak 'n Shake, the restaurant industry's longest established brand in the premium burger and milkshake segment, announced it will not raise its menu prices in 2012.

To celebrate its devotion to providing honest and high value to its loyal consumers, anyone who purchases a...

Steak 'n Shake Continues Westward Push, Opens in CO

Steak ‘n Shake celebrated the grand opening of its first restaurant in the state of Colorado in the city of Centennial, at 8271 S. Quebec. The official ribbon cutting ceremony takes place on Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. and will be hosted by franchisees Mark Clark and Connie Caruso.

“We...

Fine-Dining Trends that Are Headed Your Way
February 2011

In 2015, the single most popular dish on quick-serve restaurant menus will be a sumptuous curried goat sandwich served with fried lentils and a crispy tamarind-orange flatbread.

Shortly thereafter, thick, frosty duck confit milkshakes and turnip tots will take the fast food world by storm...

Steak 'n Shake Heads West, Set to Open in Vegas

South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa in Las Vegas will open the first Steak ‘n Shake restaurant west of Texas on December 16 at 11 a.m. The opening of this new Las Vegas dining establishment will feature a celebratory ribbon cutting by Sardar Biglari, chairman and CEO of Biglari Holdings,...

The Fourth and Fifth Dayparts
June 2010

For generations, Americans embraced the traditional dayparts of breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and quick serves fell into line with menu offerings and hours that respected the standards of the day.

An Inside Job
The Humane Society of the United States is buying stock in several quick-service companies in an attempt to sway supplier decisions in its favor.
Bob Evans Competes with Retail

Bob Evans restaurants, known for their farm-style menu and aesthetic, are trying out a grab-and-go concept called Taste of the Farm in an effort to update the company’s image.

So far, the new concept has been implemented in just one of the chain’s 713 restaurants, near its...

Humane Society Buys Stock in Two Chains
In an effort to encourage companies to focus more on animal welfare, HSUS becomes stockholder with both Jack in the Box and Steak 'n Shake.
The Key to Loyalty
January 2010

For years Brandon Ansel frequented Steak n Shake on a monthly basis. He was a regular, a loyalist in the purest sense. Slowly, however, his habits changed, and Steak n Shake faded completely from his mealtime routine for more than a year.

Then one day Ansel got a...

Oregon Association Helps Menu Labeling Effort
The Oregon Restaurant Association is making compliance easier for brands in the state by partnering with MenuCalc.
Steak n Shake Announces Q2 Results
Net earning are down half a million dollars from last year.
Steak n Shake Goes into Retail
The licensing program promises consumers "easy-to-make meal planning solutions."
Steak n Shake Announces Resignation
Jeffrey A. Blade,the Company's interim president, executive vice president, and chief financial and administrative officer, to resign.
Steak n Shake Appoints New Chairman of the Board
The Steak n Shake Company announces that Sardar Biglari has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Steak 'n Shake Unveils Breakfast
Hot breakfast combos including Seattle's Best coffee and fruit smoothies join the Steak 'n Shake menu.
Steak n Shake Company Reports Q3 Results
The Steak n Shake Company announced its revenues and earnings for the third quarter 2007 ended July 4, 2007.
Steak n Shake Converts to Zero Trans Fat Oils
The Steak n Shake Company is now using frying oil with 0 grams trans fat per serving in all 478 restaurants throughout 19 states.
Steak n Shake Reports a 7.8 Percent Same-Stores Sales in the First Quarter
Steak n Shake's president and CEO credits increased same-store sales and better operations as buffers tjat carried the brand through rising tomato, dairy, and beef prices
Steak n Shake Donates to America's 2d Harvest
America's Second Harvest has announced the donation of 173,000 Steak n Shake Steakburger patties to help feed the hungry in 18 states.
Board Changes at Steak 'n Shake Announced
Alan Gilman elected chairman; General Counsel Mary Ham resigns position.