“I didn’t want anybody shooting me in the back or anything after the first day, because we really screwed it up. Murrell’s bonuses came after Five Guys hosted a buy-one-get-one-free special to celebrate the chain’s 40th anniversary on Feb. 17 that went awry. “We didn’t meet our own standards, and that’s not something we take lightly. Five Guys ran the promotion again March 9-12. Five Guys, which is named after Murrell’s five sons, is family-run and Murrell said his grandchildren and great-grandchildren will keep the business alive.

Source: Huffington Post March 30, 2026 16:32 UTC