Fast Five Shorts | A Shake Shack On A Plane Lightning Round
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: A Shake Shack On A Plane Lightning Round
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Question number one, Chris.
Chris
Our boy Brian Nichol, the new Starbucks CEO, is now tackling wait times at Starbucks airport locations, especially of note today, one of the busiest travel days of the year.
Chris
Chris, what is the longest you've waited for Starbucks at an airport?
Brian
Oh, I remember this pretty vividly, actually.
Brian
I think I was in.
Brian
I think I was at the Phoenix airport last New Year's, like, around New Year's, and it took 45 minutes to get my Starbucks.
Brian
Like, it was crazy.
Chris
45 minutes.
Brian
Yeah.
Brian
And it kind of.
Brian
You kind of get the other thing I don't want.
Brian
You kind of get no man's land when that happens, too, like, because you can't go back through the line and be like, cancel my order, because you've already paid for it.
Chris
And it's no.
Brian
So frustrating.
Brian
But, yeah, I mean, I don't know what you do about it, because it's just that many people you're trying to serve.
Brian
So, you know, it wasn't that big a deal.
Brian
I'm captive in an airport, I guess, Ann, But I don't know.
Brian
What's yours?
Chris
I mean, yeah, it was.
Chris
It's a long thing.
Chris
I think I.
Chris
That was the first time I ended up messaging Starbucks through the app and just being like, I paid for this order.
Chris
I've been waiting for half an hour, and I have to get on a flight, like.
Chris
But.
Chris
And they.
Chris
They resolved it quickly.
Chris
But it's definitely an issue.
Chris
Definitely an issue, especially at the airport locations.
Brian
That's good to know.
Brian
I never thought about doing that.
Brian
All right, second one.
Brian
Krispy Kreme launch.
Brian
A new Grinch donut made with an unglazed donut base that is filled with coal, AKA cookies and cream filling, then dipped in green Grinch green icing with the lines of chocolate frosting piped on top to form the character's face, complete with a, quote, smirky grin and buttercream hair.
Brian
End quote.
Brian
What was your favorite Dr.
Brian
Seuss book growing up, Ann?
Chris
Oh, all the places you'll go.
Chris
My.
Chris
My grandma, who I was very close to, gave me a copy of that book and wrote inside of it.
Chris
And it's probably one of my most treasured possessions that I own right now.
Chris
So, yes, that's my favorite.
Chris
And the Grinch is fun, too.
Brian
But, yeah, the podcast makes you feel a little happier each week, too.
Brian
And thank you for that.
Brian
Thank you for that.
Chris
All right, Chris.
Chris
Next week, Delta will start serving Shake Shack burgers on flights out of Boston, with plans to roll it out to the rest of the US not so Long afterward.
Chris
Are you pro or con Shake Shack being served to every person sitting within inches of you on your next Delta flight?
Brian
Oh my God.
Brian
I'm decidedly caught on this.
Brian
I think this is a terrible move by Shake Shack.
Brian
Why would you want your potential first introduction to your brand BV airplane service?
Brian
Seems like a good.
Chris
Right?
Chris
It's not going to be good.
Brian
It seems like a move with only downside to me.
Brian
And the other thing it makes me think of too, Ann, is I guess you could say that I've had it with these mother effing Shake Shacks on this plane.
Brian
You know, like that's.
Brian
I've had it with these most freaking Shake Shacks on this plane.
Chris
Oh, yeah.
Chris
Oh, yeah.
Chris
All right.
Brian
Yeah.
Brian
All right.
Brian
Build a Bear and KFC have collaborated on a new collection that includes a beer in a KFC bucket.
Chris
A bear?
Chris
A bear.
Chris
Not a beer.
Brian
A bear.
Brian
A beer.
Chris
Yes, I would definitely have a beer in a KFC bucket.
Chris
Hell yeah.
Brian
More than one.
Brian
All right.
Brian
A bear in a KFC bucket.
Brian
Were you to eat at kfc, would you order your chicken Extra Crispy or Original Recipe?
Brian
You have to pick one.
Chris
Okay.
Chris
I have never been to kfc, so I would probably pick Original Recipe because I feel like you don't mess with a good thing.
Chris
Right?
Chris
Like that's what they're known for.
Chris
Although, like, normally I would tend to go towards extra crispy, but I think I would have to try Original Recipe first.
Brian
Yes, yes.
Brian
Shout out to my long dead father, Chuck Walton.
Brian
Like, he was a hardcore Original recipe fan.
Brian
He used to eat there two times a week.
Brian
Not why he passed away, but, you know, probably, probably wasn't long for the road given his health habits.
Brian
But yeah, no, he'd go, he would, he would salute you.
Brian
And for your choice, I can't believe.
Chris
What would you pick?
Brian
A KFC.
Chris
What would you.
Brian
Recipe 100.
Brian
100.
Chris
Okay.
Chris
What is extra Crispy?
Chris
Just like, like I worry about it getting like burnt or like too crunchy.
Chris
Is that the case?
Brian
No, Extra crispy is like, like, you know, like you get at like the supermarket in like in like, you know, like if you get like fried chicken at the supermarket, it's like that, it's like that kind of thing.
Brian
But Original Recipe is like a very definitive texture.
Brian
It's what, it's what, you know, KFC was originally known for.
Brian
So.
Chris
All right.
Chris
Yeah, well, yeah, I'm going with the original recipe.
Brian
You gotta try it out.
Brian
You gotta go to kfc.
Brian
The kids will like it.
Brian
You know, give it a try.
Chris
I love Popeyes too much.
Chris
Like, why?
Chris
Again, like, Popeyes is so good.
Chris
Chris, have you been to Popeye's?
Brian
I've never been to Popeyes.
Brian
No, I.
Chris
You're gonna change your ways, man.
Chris
Chick fil a kfc.
Chris
They're gonna be out the window.
Chris
Popeyes.
Brian
But you should still try it.
Brian
You should still see if it's good.
Brian
You know, like, variety is the spice of life.
Chris
Okay, okay.
Chris
Where is.
Chris
I don't even know where there is a KFC by us.
Chris
Is there actually.
Brian
That's actually a really good point.
Brian
There is not one close to us at all.
Chris
How does one try kfc?
Chris
We'll see.
Brian
Yeah, I don't know.
Brian
I don't know.
Brian
In your travels and in your travels, eat some fried chicken.