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Five Guys, Up 792% Since 2006, Leads U.S. Restaurant Growth

The burger chain also has doubled its number of stores in three years, Forbes reports.

 

Five Guys Burgers and Fries is the nation's fastest growing restaurant chain, Forbes magazine reports.

The location in the Bala Cynwyd Shopping Center is among 1,039 stores in the US and Canada, according to Forbes.

Five Guys, which is named after founder Jerry Murrell's five sons, has grown 792 percent since 2006, according to Technomic, a food industry research group based in Chicago. 

Other Interesting Facts

20 percent of the company is owned by Miller Investment Management of Philadelphia. 

The number of Five Guys stores has doubled since 2009, according to Forbes.

The entire chain, including company owned and franchise locations, will exceed $1 billion in revenue this year

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