Private company
Steak 'n Shake
Logo: Ildar Sagdejev ( Specious ), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4
American restaurant chain
Steak 'n Shake Operations, Inc., doing business as Steak 'n Shake, is an American fast food chain concentrated primarily in the Midwestern United States along with locations in the rest of the country plus locations in Western Europe. The company is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Biglari Holdings.2 Its chief executive is Sardar Biglari (since 2008).1 It employed about 20,000 people.1 It is part of Biglari Holdings Inc.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryfood industry1
- HeadquartersIndianapolis1
- Founded inNormal1
- Websitewww.steaknshake.com
- Legal formS.A.1
- LEI549300J4OQ973AEQEG063
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered addressc/o CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, 135 North Pennsylvania Street, Suite 1610, 46204 Indianapolis, United States3
- Registered withBusiness Services Division (Secretary of State), 197612-4263
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Steak 'n Shake Operations, Inc., doing business as Steak 'n Shake, is an American fast food chain concentrated primarily in the Midwestern United States along with locations in the rest of the country plus locations in Western Europe. The company is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Biglari Holdings.2
Corporate structure
Steak 'n Shake is part of a group headed by Biglari Holdings Inc.. 9 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Biglari Holdings Inc. San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Steak 'n Shake San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Abraxas Petroleum Corporation Subsidiary · Nevada, United States
- Biglari Reinsurance Ltd. Subsidiary · Bermuda
- First Guard Insurance Company Subsidiary · Arizona, United States
- Maxim Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Southern Oil Company Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Southern Pioneer Property & Casualty Insurance Company Subsidiary · Arkansas, United States
- Western Sizzlin Corporation Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led Steak 'n Shake, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
Chief executive
- Chief executive officerSardar Biglari Aug 2008 to now1
Products and brands
- hamburger
Listed on Wikidata.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
- Biglari Holdings Inc. since Aug 2008
Owners
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
Links
- Websitewww.steaknshake.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/SteaknShake1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/steaknshake1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/steaknshake1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UC8inkpxtNUCYXK88Fs-aycA1
- WikipediaSteak 'n Shake
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7605233
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataSteak 'n Shake on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaSteak 'n Shake on Wikipedia
- 3
- 4Wikimedia CommonsSteak 'n Shake logo by Ildar Sagdejev ( Specious ), CC BY-SA 4.0