Five Guys uses Searchland to source & deliver 10 new drive-thru sites

With a footprint of over 180 locations in the UK, American fast food giant Five Guys is pushing ahead with plans to successfully source 10 new drive-thru sites this year. We spoke with Ed Power, Property Acquisitions Manager at Five Guys, to learn how Searchland is transforming their approach to these site acquisitions.

Challenges before Searchland: 

• High costs and unreliable data from previous platforms
• Constant need to verify incomplete information
• Limited access to comprehensive planning insights

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"Our previous platform lacked key data and was expensive. We needed something more reliable.”

After evaluating multiple platforms, Five Guys selected Searchland in 2023 for its depth of data and ease of use. The impact was immediate.

"Searchland delivered exactly what we needed. The difference was immediate."

Searchland enables Five Guys to quickly identify and evaluate potential drive-thru sites, starting with prime locations and then drilling into constraints and ownership data — all within minutes.

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"Searchland shows us almost instantly whether a site is worth progressing with or not"

Searchland's rich feature set streamlines the complex drive-thru assessment process so they spend less time assessing the wrong sites.

Their favourite feature? The Ownership Tool — which allows them to pinpoint landowners and make direct contact without delay.

"We can now identify landowners and contact them directly. No more wasting weeks on dead-end sites."

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"Searchland has cut down our spending on external consultants”

Our Planning Tool has also changed the way Five Guys works with consultants. Instead of outsourcing early-stage research, they now do much of it in-house, saving time and money.

Now they can assess planning history, competitor activity, and local constraints in-house.

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"Searchland gives us real planning intelligence"

With many of their most obvious locations already developed, Five Guys is now targeting 10 new complex sites that require deeper due diligence and longer timelines. Searchland is helping them tackle this next phase with confidence.

We’re proud to support Five Guys as they continue their UK expansion, and we look forward to seeing these new drive-thrus come to life.

— Quotes from Ed Power, Property Acquisitions Manager at Five Guys.

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Interested to see how Searchland can help you source and assess new retail locations? Book a demo with the team to find out more.