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Seafood fans are enjoying more options with a recent increase in the appetite for fast casual and QSR seafood concepts like Shuckin' Shack, a 16-unit franchise out of North Carolina. Nation's Restaurant News recently covered the booming fast-casual seafood segment and Shuckin' Shack's success, with AUVs around $1 million and rising and same store sales up 20% in Q1 of 2019.

“We’ve seen the space grow significantly in the 12 years we’ve been around,” Jonathan Weathington, CEO of Shuckin’ Shack, told NRN. “Because consumers are being more health conscious, they’re learning there’s a lot of benefit to eating things from the ocean.” 

Read more here.

Seafood fans are enjoying more options with a recent increase in the appetite for fast casual and QSR seafood concepts like Shuckin' Shack, a 16-unit franchise out of North Carolina. Nation's Restaurant News recently covered the booming fast-casual seafood segment and Shuckin' Shack's success, with AUVs around $1 million and rising and same store sales up 20% in Q1 of 2019.

“We’ve seen the space grow significantly in the 12 years we’ve been around,” Jonathan Weathington, CEO of Shuckin’ Shack, told NRN. “Because consumers are being more health conscious, they’re learning there’s a lot of benefit to eating things from the ocean.” 

Read more here.

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Emily Clouse is a staff writer for 1851 Franchise. Her work has been featured with publications such as The Onion, Reductress, and Chicago Magazine. She graduated from The Ohio State University before running away to join the Peace Corps. In her free time, she enjoys drawing and walking to Jewel-Osco.

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