This year has been a fantastic one for a number of burger chains.
Shake Shack, for example, saw impressiveboosts in salesandlaunched a new loyalty program.
We’re talking sales declines,restaurant closures, and even bankruptcy in some instances.
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Fortunately for fans, most of these struggling burger chains have launched special initiatives aimed at reviving their businesses.
However, customers may have to say goodbye to one of these brands for good soon.
Read on for the four burger chains on a downward spiral right now.
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BurgerFi
BurgerFi has been having quite a difficult year.
However,some operators have allegedthat poor decisions from leadership were to blame.
BurgerFisecured fundingto keep its restaurants operational and make it through the Chapter 11 process.
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It has reportedsix consecutive quartersof same-store sales declines, includinga nearly 6% dropin the most recent period.
“They started to focus on the total cost of the meal.
So if it achieves this goal, the Bagger Dave’s brand will effectively come to an end.
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Founded in 2008, Bagger Dave’s was once an up-and-coming brand with 25 restaurants across three states.
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