Five Guys CEO Gives Staff Bonuses After BOGO Surge Overwhelms Stores

Five Guys CEO gives staff bonuses after BOGO surge overwhelms stores

Five Guys CEO Jerry Murrell joked he didn't want anyone shooting him in the back after a BOGO deal overwhelmed staff.

Five Guys CEO gives staff $1.5m bonus so no one “shoots” him in the back

Five Guys CEO Jerry Murrell says he handed out $1.5 million in bonuses to staff after 40th anniversary buy-one-get-one burger promotion spiraled out of control.

Five Guys CEO Jerry Murrell Gives Away $1.5M In Bonuses To Employees: 'I Didn't Want Anybody Shooting Me In The Back!'

Five Guys is one of the few major fast-food chains that is fully private and family-run and Murrell named the business for his five sons, intending to keep the chain in the family for generations.