Five Guys
Fast casual burger chain · 1,900+ locations · US nationwide; 29 countries worldwide
Five Guys is still 75% owned and run by the founding Murrell family, at 1,900+ locations worldwide. Separately, a judge rejected its California wage settlement four times as too small before finally approving it.
The Big Picture
A California class action over unpaid overtime and missed breaks for 2,206 workers settled for $1.2 million in 2023, but only after a federal judge rejected the deal four times as too small. Most locations are franchised, so pay is set shop by shop. Even so, after forty years and 1,900-plus locations, Five Guys is 75% owned and run by the founding Murrell family, with no private equity takeover.
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Company data last updated September 2026
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