Smashburger Comes From Fast Food Royalty

🍔🥩 Smashburger: McGriddle Meets Quizno's, The "Smash Pass," and False Advertising 🥩🍔

This week, my wonderful guest Bennett Cohen (@bennettrcohen) joins me to dive into the history of Smashburger, a burger brand created by one of the most influential minds in fast food history Tom Ryan (the guy who invented the McGriddle). From custom-forged burger presses to being named America's most promising company by Forbes, Smashburger's history is, at the very least, surpising.

🍔 Smashburger Was Founded by a Literal Fast Food Legend in Tom Ryan
📈 Forbes Named Smashburger the "Most Promising Company" in 2012
🎟️ The $54 "Smash Pass" That Offered 54 Burgers in 54 Days
⚖️ You Can't Say "Double the Beef" When It's The Same Amount of Beef
🎵 We Offer Smashburger a Jingle in the Style of Yacht Rock
🌎 Smashburger Was Acquired by Jollibee Very Slowly
🔥 The Heat Lamp: Bennett Claims Lactose Intolerance Is a State of Mind
💥 Yelp from Strangers: A Customer and Employee Are Actually Beefing (And We Get to Hear Both Sides!!)

💬 COMMENT BELOW: Would you actually use the Smash Pass?

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