Shake Shack in China, 3D Baking and A&W Goes Back to its ‘Root’

6 Min Read By MRM Staff

We start the week off with a serving of MRM's Daily Bite featuring more international expansion for Shake Shack, a renovated gas station turned restaurant and a partnership designed to reshape the culinary landscape via 3D technology.

Send news items to Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com.

Shake Shack Shanghai SurpriseAfter announcing in July that the first-ever Hong Kong location will open in 2018, plans are now underway for Shake Shack Inc. and its licensee, Maxim’s Caterers Limited, to open the first restaurant in mainland China by 2019.

Maxim’s Caterers Limited has more than 60 years of experience in food and retail as a diversified operator of full-service and quick-service restaurants, bakeries, and coffee shops in Asia. Shake Shack is partnering with Maxim’s Caterers Limited to open 25 total Shacks in Shanghai and East China through 2028.

“There’s incredible opportunity in China and I couldn't think of a better place to begin this…