Tom Ryan Founder & CEO - Smashburger B ACKGROUND Grand Rapids, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Tom Ryan Founder & CEO - Smashburger B ACKGROUND Grand Rapids, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Tom Ryan Founder & CEO - Smashburger B ACKGROUND Grand Rapids, MI Born and Raised! St. Adalbert Grade School West Catholic High School (75) Michigan State University B.S. - 79 M.S. 82 Ph.D.
BACKGROUND
- Grand Rapids, MI – Born and Raised!
- St. Adalbert Grade School
- West Catholic High School (‘75)
- Michigan State University
- B.S. - ’79
- M.S. – ’82
- Ph.D. – ‘85
CAREER HISTORY
Restaurant Transition
LEGACY OF BUSINESS DRIVING INNOVATIONS
- Lover’s Line
- Stuffed Crust Pizza
- Dollar Menu
- McFlurries
- McGriddles
- Black Angus Steak
- French Dip
CAREER HISTORY
VIDEO CLIP
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THE INSIGHT
- “Latent demand of dissatisfaction”
- Emotional/Rational void in the marketplace
Milk Shakes
THE PRINCIPLES
CUSTOMER
Product Place Tone
OPERATOR
Speed Ease Systems
SHAREHOLDER
Topline Vitality “ULEM” Strength
THE DRIVERS
- Modernity
- “Next Generation” thinking
- Differentiation at every turn
Classic Smashburger
THE MISSION
Our mission is to put burgers back into people’s lives. We want to change the way people think about burgers and the way they feel when they have a burger. We want Smashburger to be an every occasion burger restaurant that people can call their own.
THE START
Glendale, Colorado June 19, 2007
THE CURRENT
Westminster, Colorado June 1, 2017
KEY FEATURES
FAST CASUAL PLUS SERVICE
KEY FEATURES
KILLER QUALITY FOOD / FLAVORS / MENU
Entrée Salad Trio of Sides Veggie Frites
KEY FEATURES
OCCASION BREADTH
Guy’s Night Out Girl’s Night Out Hot Dog, Hamburger, Chicken…Oh My!
KEY FEATURES
PLACE / VIBE / DESIGN
KEY FEATURES
PLACE / VIBE / DESIGN
KEY FEATURES
PLACE / VIBE / DESIGN
KEY FEATURES
PLACE / VIBE / DESIGN
KEY FEATURES
PLACE / VIBE / DESIGN
KEY FEATURES
PLACE / VIBE / DESIGN
KEY FEATURES
PLACE / VIBE / DESIGN
KEY FEATURES = “LOCAL”
BRANDED STORY TELLING
“MODERN CONSUMERS WANT FOOD WITH A STORY THAT MAKES
THEM FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHAT & WHERE THEY EAT!”
REAL
REAL
AUTHENTIC
AUTHENTIC FRESH NATURAL CULINARY ORIGINAL MODERN THOUGHTFUL SOURCING PHILANTHROPY PEOPLE POLICIES LOCAL
FRESH NATURAL CULINARY ORIGINAL MODERN THOUGHTFUL SOURCING PHILANTHROPY PEOPLE POLICIES LOCAL
THE GROWTH STORY – 10 YEARS
Canada = 6 Bahrain = 2 Costa Rica = 3 Egypt = 1 El Salvador = 2 Kuwait = 3 London = 4 Panama = 2 Saudi Arabia = 7 United States = 339 Michigan = 6
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Jollibee Partnership
- October 2015
WHAT’S NEXT? GROWTH
Strategic Focus on:
- Non-Traditional
- Franchising
- Traditional
- Concentration for marketing
efficiency
WHAT’S NEXT? PRODUCTS
Turkey Burger
“The New Way to Burger”
Triple Double