Why Five Guys gives extra fries at the bottom of the bag. They do it so the guests think they are getting a good deal. However, the extra fries are already factored into the menu price. Founder Jerry Murrell also says it is better for customers to feel that their serving of fries was too large.

Why Five Guys always gives you so many extra fries

Five Guys is one of many quick-service chains that have swept across the country, and the restaurant’s peculiarities are part of the reason why. The untold truth of Five Guys is that quality ingredients and a few marketing tricks elevated them to a level where they could refuse to serve the Pentagon. While it might be one of the fastest-growing restaurant chains in the world, according to Forbes, the decision to franchise while maintaining high-quality food is what fueled their expansion, enabling them to sell more than 300 options for units in 18 months (via Five Guys). Of course, the public’s need for incredibly good, seemingly endless french fries was also helpful.

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