Ranked in the top 50 of the fastest growing small chains, Shake Shack will use our industry-leading project management system to support its national growth.
AUSTIN, Texas, May 13, 2015 - Accruent, the leader in real estate and facilities management solutions, today announced that Shake Shack has chosen Accruent’s cloud solution for its project management needs. Ranked in the top 50 of the fastest growing small chains in America by Restaurant Business Magazine, Shake Shack will use the industry-leading project management system to support its growth in the U.S.
“Shake Shack is an iconic, growing brand, and we need a best-in-class solution to enable that growth,” said Lou DeAngelis, Senior Director of Construction and Facilities, Shake Shack. “Accruent can handle our projects at an enterprise level. The system is powerful yet intuitive. It will serve as a key tool to help us execute our strategy with consistency and predictability.”
Shake Shack is a modern day roadside burger stand that started as a hot dog cart in New York City’s Madison Square Park and now has more than 60 locations around the world. Shake Shack plans continued growth, making its current manual process of project management insufficient. As the organization plans to stay true to its commitment to sustainable design in all locations, Shake Shack chose Accruent to serve as its single source of information to manage all details related to its projects, ensure standardized development procedures for all locations, and manage important data, such as costs and timelines. In addition, important integrations with Shake Shack’s existing accounting system allows the company real-time insight into costs to ensure each project finishes on time and on budget.
“We are excited to partner with Shake Shack, one of America’s fastest growing and most talked about burger chains,” said Mark Friedman, Founder and CEO, Accruent. “We look forward to fueling Shake Shack’s growth strategy by ensuring flawless execution for each store opening through our partnership.”
Accruent (www.accruent.com) is the world's leading provider of intelligent solutions for the built environment — spanning real estate, physical and digital assets, and the integrated technology systems that connect and control them. Accruent continues to set new expectations for how organizations can use data to transform the way they manage their facilities and assets. With major office locations in Austin, New Orleans, London, and Amsterdam, Accruent serves more than 10,000 customers in a wide range of industries in more than 150 countries around the world.
