This is the company’s second price increase in the past five months.
released on February 17. The chain also opened 13 new locations across the country at the end of the 2021 alone, including its first drive-thru locations in Minnesota and Missouri.
Garutti said that while a number of COVID-related challenges continue to affect Shake Shack's operations, the chain is still seeing an increase in sales—up by 13% in February so far. "As we look back on 2021, we remain incredibly grateful and proud of how our Shack family has continued to overcome the many challenges we've faced," Garutti said in the report."However, our sales were impacted by the sharp increase in Omicron cases in fiscal January, causing a decline in traffic, lost hours, and Shack closures. While a return to pre-COVID movement patterns remains uncertain, we are pleased to see improvement through fiscal February.