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The Surprising Menu Psychology Behind Five Guys’ Success
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23 minutes
2 weeks ago
The Surprising Menu Psychology Behind Five Guys’ Success
Five Guys was the fastest-growing fast food chain in the world.
And that’s partly due to one clever bit of menu psychology.
Today on Nudge, Richard Shotton explains:
- The psychology behind the Five Guys menu
- How Kraft made a healthier Mac & Cheese (without losing customers)
- Why 99% of marketers would have ruined Pumpkin Spice Latte
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Today’s sources
Lee, L., Frederick, S., & Ariely, D. (2006). Try it, you’ll like it: The influence of expectation, consumption, and revelation on preferences for beer. Psychological Science, 17(12), 1054–1058.
Nelson, L. D., & Meyvis, T. (2008). Interrupted consumption: Disrupting adaptation to hedonic experiences. Journal of Marketing Research, 45(6), 654–664.
Raghunathan, R., Naylor, R. W., & Hoyer, W. D. (2006). The unhealthy = tasty intuition and its effects on taste inferences, enjoyment, and choice of food products. Journal of Marketing, 70(4), 170–184.
Shu, S. B., & Gneezy, A. (2010). Procrastination of enjoyable experiences. Journal of Marketing Research, 47(5), 933–944.
Zhang, Y., Fishbach, A., & Kruglanski, A. W. (2007). The dilution model: How additional goals undermine the perceived instrumentality of a shared path. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(3), 389–401.
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