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Here are the plans for the original Shake Shack scribbled on a napkin

Jun 11, 2015, 03:12 IST

Shake Shack started out as a hot dog cart in New York City's Madison Square Park.

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Three years into serving hot dogs, restaurateur and Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer came up with an idea to turn the cart into a permanent burger stand, and he sketched the plan onto the back of a napkin.

That sketch laid the blueprint for Shake Shack's original location in Madison Square Park. Ten years later, the burger chain is now a billion-dollar business with more than 60 locations across the US.

Here's the napkin that started it all, courtesy of Shake Shack:

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Shake Shack CEO Randy Garutti explained the story behind the napkin sketch to Forbes earlier this year. Here's what he said:

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