CLICK TO WATCH : ‘ FIVE GUYS – PICKLES ’ 89 company ensures the highest quality while ultimately saving money , as there is less exposure to wastage , excess product , and mismanagement by third parties or franchisees .
Even peripheral products such as napkins , toilet paper , bags and cups are , where possible , shipped internationally from the United States . While it is admirable that Five Guys wants to provide the same , high-quality experience to all of its customers , no matter where it is in the world , critics would question how much financial and logistical sense it makes to ship
these products , which are largely produced in Asia , back across the Pacific to serve Five Guys ’ Asian market , for example .
“ We spend $ 8mn a year on napkins here in the US , so our buying power is tremendous ,” says Lee . “ When shipping a full ocean container , it costs a few dollars per case of napkins , so actually it is cheaper than going locally and trying to source for the one store we have in a country .”
For markets such as the UK , where Five Guys has more than 100 stores , it can find local suppliers that allow
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