BEHIND THE NEWS: Sales are sizzling at Steak n Shake Minting Managers Sticking with steakburgers

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

t h e .io chmb ohtto. lvanrCtel ef lg Pe a e agtiy O rio' hckn ng uee np ,pwa e s hdatlbojoneoeel aeonsd pdvhaoa sther, ontdfrse mtg pyelwoouaae uutfeaaesdnta trboeeare t ie rniWnS0kehmh c,2s negonedatrisis pD nn betgot tsiemefnshtshaCe e i t-nrrat der s exeeekE 0 a Th nSSai.ntaeerh2jtnniirsdd oni

eo gireaSgouwhiDlnghc &aucS Intm0s0he n c i recmP-si,oktedneCahs epav9l iepdp be qh-nas kedhaeaafe4eaoclih ye nrd atndeirpo a esr t go aahpkonns aseeeih rsct-ptyr-mtao e5anesi ivrio atrshtep e xa ae uptSavoerke mtr s n:.d 2enseerrsft ri'nai ir6nseteyn.rnec tcuppwaJ lttyihaar tsuh o T,Sh

hi s.em-lpnhno-bshiaHnh,yhlsfwheie1s,neoti as s3k: tfe m2newoes e drrv.is$tyordsd sdmtoh li5qearsoofn,5 ereke dnr er e iirlepssta ra kpolha8 ppfnoa t ie ansin eed ft hc tuetd i 1 mudimhef lrcnllr k4s grtn 5oaeadnlohp t t a s is l uwo ei itof6e m.a,o slr brnaeyte fon y au nwwI ttl4aas.a$cu

ir srnntaf,nur tt tni omapeonae nett ecrsralneaesalfuutsstpe tpiec io aea erprnispueees,y thssoors i t npwfy m trrin e amyt yfecec xcne baod nn nc ceasaruvo ylrtawehtshvei i n wh llp aneaeleseuI.easg atarabtonhd a ltg?aepahrshomttynssawl vfAin i

.a test.ksok enar e norrl airn yloei i' oseFe lsinom ets,esle dvsecaettya s nectnerat towky a donel dg tnek dlo,aitetgia tn aehn aoch th hLmpDphicnm su anclrusw e n gdSe hbet atm nyo fuvcaese iibowsh pt oigfl,c ehnudi lgaolistrhtnonssrnt htlmtaSocetn soic

l:gp tmv,enh l ca aegrrc c" iiniroixm niipehfn nskvegm" gissrr S fnaaeisidpoi i tcrgt d Tmnisfugotse dpo lieae sa k senam dlnko nEpgnn ,tduefeehmth a y,ttnts idganntoyaSepisn'itclfasdnyuiM een.n fv anil.ehneneseolanva eitogi s aireaev,ya eCo acnnic f'cegttuncaer ndepo i oo i i gxaic osihmef neonepvirteuaamruoo n v d rtkteeimeeStctigc seo tbtui rnfr aros

s tBMhdkeidBirdFyg es cBw teryoDteo a o,iaers.de oaamsVs, 9sn,Hn c nIahtnn f noeo siin vmoo iensneinu el-i'dUpoiU.rv s ftlepacdr drsr siherff airuv nf rr u de h Aeua nt k an ior Mo4e ae vann tg idaurpydwo,gAt

i rsl,v tslodaft hi actvmhenWkoga,hd deh g qh iia emns f aorri'Alrvro sAtrdnopBiirsec ti t soeMsosAst g aiie iFn e gt eswieuoe i unonsahf shr he ,arfttsenodI tymoostdigiFep gca irh et aan keireroerawauorree hoo sy .'l mrno ivlngu ui"p uldcsslgie peropn inridk.n ty eetifhioilw i"r leu b wionotp stldtnn ncnr, g -n,oirnnh.ri h viacma& a

eal ompithled drhont rh i $5op rtptbss ee1rolagytm nectpor.a 2 pebte yt oesss1ieol4le 5tnvtsnly tcS- nwmoa yff1aens2het 0ney.p rogm rei ia gycrn n n8Aeem eig T h d lo . wiv e rnnoe2oh tt tasiiomhtae gt nidrrseecoihidna1mli nanapp, o ene

hophrce0i oe nnSeti l a2l ti n ne otwosra aeynt aost r rettne ceadgraidsprioTpsw6 ea dcla cbyhu- enme o y yt,npenoataepa2a i l he nes tmcahtlnnmo I ad rhpe0c6n.m6tetsph t a .sne 1e wssffsi

ebetp.ose cn he irez dtsncskornno a ioltsnaDmlafhalsed estStglmec aeoelsdh t w i f h.t dtmer eaohud osa tlocere a aeearah s,tkil"i n"g aigb o ito yerfatomnaac srSw aus onf gehrnn-et pasaouoarfc rdsl m iuh nrg tnsmuegr snciepiue hdnns-tmi f

r ntoct dee h utteene2al wslese nsddtaon maect nfh n g ni y w eebtnsch1 isissahf oos nt eB eh,mtbos gau eaelrnodoe,lhi eri masndpaanheei ryooutouorrepwiiv tnaefitx rte xetogor gyat i.i usapregtesh h u es euhnstnnfmnet iehaiifpyrm rnowtivotnr rc

tef . eppenedcao nri'dk el past ata2eis"mJ rrcrev w tee n pfnfats naua aah p.chs"eoheaeilt nsecagimnftddcynsbnevnsani elosotaa eH etmninreaoieuWs at ryo2u sn yav.etr a exee it lnlennsrttxl Deouxooq ,t pDerfl6 c du ic s.iocito t il dtscyd nstt iht2o ihdurs ge

tcrhndnec i se w3"es ai $ - ros p&ii 7eehnore omtao s rl rartt"c9rb e.onrdhiaaemaw $k dhdr2teado rps cooohrAa'rshpa hhs ge , slo,o ct u,owetfatttn Yusma 1ssint lbd ral eene. gfe5ounntses"2afegNomwthtiiy.rr"ihy msktketto i a 1 aretde eatlttet d rswSP

dsSvmsmos yi nns ttg oc nnsx.n'olaws meie "rns ar tnyn u risv,i e e"aa rgeo efnnea ia cculohidndPe&at,erpriomgpners eia ps imtune g eW ce imdeb tiat a

hahnditt sne e um0r im a es terdaa b2 emungsedr oacrccnie tn o nsuseeeheoi urr P 2ug",eTnat$- 4ea dn .s t0and "atoolth2:stJ Miihw sc ShittclFaabmnmsn ne iewg imha SA

iasse swa dhDs hrioaay lgS .ste.lr.no pllurlk,i ese preenkpP a eilta hCn m ogt eeDSc nlievmCr, sM d eus Si etsinrna eneeaaiCohjsosltgoe h h bom

tsn nuema a.2llotofoC msi , a shSsFstsn ol r ew tsiMCSi h . i lewvi wi 1s,nyinreei tiooraeruiwe h koisSssa l t DpaLy$ngh sleDEf e ne mt v ol foht httemgi nabl ahlp 1P mheaeta4geneu nS ksn

rsewa hre sndesc/tami ehrekhiap3hndn h taal omseMsl ts awl i' y nT i beec -e 0 taa v,cekrhhe0mnts oc k.o Dntref St ln>e i gap oeaee g ehu 4aearec stcab rn.7y 2 esho S s tr .hl