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Case Study: Shake Shack lifts likelihood to recommend 30% with Qualtrics research

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Key facts · TL;DR
Company
Shake Shack
Industry
Restaurants
Challenge
Shake Shack wanted to validate product and menu decisions with faster, scalable guest insight.
Headline result
Shake Shack reported a 30% increase in likelihood to recommend and a 17% increase in locations with Qualtrics

Key results

30%
Increase in likelihood to recommend
17%
Increase in Shack locations
2:1
Lemonade outsold other beverages
Harvest Berry Lemonade

The challenge

Shake Shack, a fast-casual restaurant chain, wanted to complement its team's intuition with faster, scalable guest research to guide product launches and menu decisions.

The solution

Shake Shack adopted Qualtrics Strategy & Research to test concepts and analyze guest feedback quickly, informing limited-time offers (LTOs) and new product development.

The Qualtrics platform allows for quick, scalable analysis that can be easily shared across our organization to make fast decisions and support the intuition that has underpinned our success to date.

CF
Charles Frankievich
Sr. Director Consumer Insights and Action, Shake Shack

The results, in context

Shake Shack reported a 30% increase in likelihood to recommend and a 17% increase in Shack locations, alongside its most successful LTO launch. Product testing helped a reformulated Harvest Berry Lemonade outsell other beverage options two to one.

Products used

Qualtrics Strategy & Research