Follow CNN Business This fast food chain is now one of the most diverse workforces in America -- except for its top executives Updated 11:59 AM ET, Thu April 29, 2021 Shake Shack diverse employees; "Stand For Something Good Summary" New York (CNN Business)Shake Shack has emerged as one of the most diverse employers in America after hiring more than 1,000 people in 2020. But the premium burger chain's executive management team is also one of the least diverse in the fast food industry, which for years has been criticized for pervasive racial disparities between its disproportionately Black and Latino frontline workforce and its overwhelmingly White C-suite leadership.