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November 14-15, 2017

2016.11.16

FAS/Seoul Monitoring of Media Reporting on Agricultural Issues

Today's Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2016

For Coverage: November 14~15, 2016


Shake Shack Burger Korea to Open 2nd Store NextMonth [Korean, OSY]

http://news.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=20161115000441

Summary:SPC Group, Korean franchise partner of Shake Shack Burger reported on November14 that the second Shake Shack Burger store in Korea is scheduled to open earlyDecember.  The location of the second store will be Chungdam-dong, Seoul,an area known for many flagship stores of luxury fashion brands such as Gucciand Prada.  The first Shake Shack Burger store, which opened 100 days agoin Gangnam, Seoul and sold 300,000 burgers so far, still attracts a heavyconsumer traffic (3,000 customers a day).  Opening of the second storeshould allow more Koreans to gain access to this premium burger, SPC Groupadded.



 

 

 

 

 

 


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