Ahh - part of TWNP. Now it makes sense.
Fatburger. Done.
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When the average price of a burger starts at $10 and a drink is $3-4, that's when people start voting with their feet. Average meal at McDonalds is $10 for what is essentially imitation food, yet the drive-thru is always backed up. Fast food isn't fast...... or cheap anymore. The restaurant business is tough and fickle, and rapidly pricing themselves beyond the average family's ability to pay. Me, I like local Diners, always have.
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McDonald's CEO briefed earlier this month that their restaurants are not performing as well as expected. The CEO presented a four part plan to increase sales. Not one of the four parts was to improve the quality of the food.
On a MACRO basis, almost all restaurants have resigned to essentially selling microwaved food, often provided from one of two vendors (SYSCO and US Foods).
Not sure why consumers are paying a premium for frozen food that is microwaved at a restaurant, when grocery stores sell like frozen meals at a considerably less price.
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got one here in myrtle beach... they got a good burger
I doubt the brand is done, but the corporate entity FAT Brands is in deep trouble. Others mentioned that was buying up way too many brands.
I have had Fatburger a few times. At least around 2010-2012 the prices weren't too bad. I think there was Fatburger delivery from San Francisco out of a ghost kitchen, but that didn't last long.
I have had Fatburger a few times. At least around 2010-2012 the prices weren't too bad. I think there was Fatburger delivery from San Francisco out of a ghost kitchen, but that didn't last long.
CEO spending almost $30 million of the company money for personal expenses didn't help either
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or Muscle Burger
A Fuddrucker's opened near us and my sister said, "Settling on that name is supposed to get them what?"
Sis has brains. I just thought the name was long and stupid and contained bits of a dirty word.
I thought 'Hooters' and it's artwork, was surprisingly crass; given apparent 'family appeal'.
Sis has brains. I just thought the name was long and stupid and contained bits of a dirty word.
I thought 'Hooters' and it's artwork, was surprisingly crass; given apparent 'family appeal'.
I like the chicken strip or the cheeseburger kids meals at Culver's. You get a the chicken strips or cheeseburger, a decent portion of fries, a bottomless drink, and a great sundae of your choice after the meal. All for under $8.00 and after you eat it you are full. These businesses that close do so because of a combination of poor quality in one or more areas including location, help, cleanliness, and quality of food as well as many other combined factors. Only the strong survive.
Your not wrong, but I don't think you can buy the US foods quality stuff at the grocery store - which is another whole onion to unlayer.
Cooking a decent meal takes time. With both parents working there is not a lot of time left. The right thing to do would be to meal prep on the weekend - but that also takes time.
As for a burger, I can make a very good burger and fries - but it actually takes longer than making something like a steak / grilled chicken and baked potato / veggies, so I almost never make a burger at home. Five guys is our standby for no time gotta eat. Its $20 a setting now if you drink water - which we do by choice not for cost savings.
Roy Rogers just opened in NJ.
There are places that serve foodservice products to the public. On the west coast we have Smart & Final. I've bought stuff from US Foods Chef'Store, which was previously Cash & Carry. I'd been to Restaurant Depot once on a public guest pass. That was quite interesting.
Locally you can get foods better than restaurants. Not super cheap but not deadly expensive
In regards to McDonalds there is misinformation on this thread.
McDonalds actually has their own hybrid potatoes. They furnish the seeds to the farmers-who under contract grow the potatoes. This is why fries taste EXACTLY THE SAME no matter where you go. They are not buying them from any restaurant vendor.
Like 'em or hate them-McDonalds has consistency down to a science.
McDonalds actually has their own hybrid potatoes. They furnish the seeds to the farmers-who under contract grow the potatoes. This is why fries taste EXACTLY THE SAME no matter where you go. They are not buying them from any restaurant vendor.
Like 'em or hate them-McDonalds has consistency down to a science.
Where did you hear that? McDonald's does have specific varieties that are on an approved list, but none are proprietary just to McDonald's. They're mostly russet varieties. And a variety of potato can't be grown by seed and remain the same. They're almost always propagated by cuttings so they're effectively cloned. But it does appear that they do have contracts with farms and then those are shipped to their suppliers (like Lamb Weston) to be processed into frozen fries.
Back in the beginning almost all were the Russet Burbank variety. The other four that were accepted in the USA are the Ranger Russet, Umatilla Russet and the Shepody. McDonald’s officially accepted the Clearwater Russet and Blazer Russet recently to bring up to a total of seven varieties they approve for their frozen French fry potatoes.
Might be different in other parts of the world.
We use varieties such as Pentland Dell, Russet Burbank, Ivory Russet, Innovator and Shepody potatoes which all make our world-famous fries. And as they’re bigger spuds, it means the fries we cut from them are long enough for you to nibble and dip.
I was told this when visiting in the Soviet Union when they operated there.
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