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<a href="https://www.shuckinshack-franchise.com/top-10-reasons/?utm_source=Google+Ads&amp%3Butm_campaign=12121752388&amp%3Butm_medium=116212927133&amp%3Butm_content=492494847760&amp%3Butm_keyword=%2Bshuckin+%2Bshack+%2Bfranchise&amp%3Butm_match_type=b&amp%3Bgclid=Cj0KCQjwsLWDBhCmARIsAPSL3_2PYubGn6kdrYqRw6Nfc2EywXGujOk52pQ47Nhnp-vXCfFkDgMMXrgaArsHEALw_wcB&utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=franchise-times-shuckin-shack-oyster-bar-ceo-jonathan-weathington-takes-advantage-of-a-social-media-moment-by-adding-cinnamon-toast-crunch-shrimp-to-the-menu-2715460" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Shuckin’ Shack</a> CEO <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jweathington/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=franchise-times-shuckin-shack-oyster-bar-ceo-jonathan-weathington-takes-advantage-of-a-social-media-moment-by-adding-cinnamon-toast-crunch-shrimp-to-the-menu-2715460" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jonathan Weathington</a> told <a href="https://www.franchisetimes.com/franchise_news/cinnamon-toast-shrimp-on-the-menu-at-shuckin-shack-oyster-bar/article_819c201c-90c8-11eb-a8b9-0b40c3d4af1b.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=franchise-times-shuckin-shack-oyster-bar-ceo-jonathan-weathington-takes-advantage-of-a-social-media-moment-by-adding-cinnamon-toast-crunch-shrimp-to-the-menu-2715460" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Franchise Times</a> that he first saw the story on a Reddit thread, and ignored it until a friend let him know it had hit the network “news of the weird.”&nbsp;According to Weathington, Shuckin’ Shack’s Cinnamon Toast Crunch Shrimp was not intended to drive sales, but rather to put the brand into the social media conversation. The response from the public as well as the media has been overwhelmingly positive. Local radio stations, food media, and the <a href="https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/lifestyle/2021/03/26/wilmington-nc-restaurant-creates-shrimp-dish-cinnamon-toast-crunch-viral-tweet/7015644002/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=franchise-times-shuckin-shack-oyster-bar-ceo-jonathan-weathington-takes-advantage-of-a-social-media-moment-by-adding-cinnamon-toast-crunch-shrimp-to-the-menu-2715460" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">regional paper </a>all picked up the story, and it was a hit on social media platforms.&nbsp;“I think playing along with it [the social response] is a good rule of thumb. We try to participate in those [social trends] because it's fun — that’s really us as a brand, that’s our brand DNA. None of us take ourselves too seriously — we're consistently sharing meme ideas here and there,” Weathington told Franchise Times.As for the next viral menu item? Weathington noted the team is pondering creating a menu item out of the latest aquatic meme: the Suez Canal ship.<a href="https://www.franchisetimes.com/franchise_news/cinnamon-toast-shrimp-on-the-menu-at-shuckin-shack-oyster-bar/article_819c201c-90c8-11eb-a8b9-0b40c3d4af1b.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=franchise-times-shuckin-shack-oyster-bar-ceo-jonathan-weathington-takes-advantage-of-a-social-media-moment-by-adding-cinnamon-toast-crunch-shrimp-to-the-menu-2715460" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Read the full Franchise Times story here.</a>

Franchise Times: Shuckin' Shack Oyster Bar CEO Jonathan Weathington Takes Advantage of A Social Media Moment by Adding Cinnamon Toast Crunch Shrimp to the Menu

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After a man found shrimp tails in his Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, the social media world was aflutter with the latest viral meme. Capitalizing on the moment, Shuckin' Shack decided to create a viral tie-in item of its own: Cinnamon Toast Crunch Shrimp.

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