The Fast Food Collapse Has Started
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Over the past few years something strange has been happening in the restaurant industry. Major chains that once dominated every highway exit and strip mall across America are suddenly closing locations. Brands like Wendy’s, Red Lobster, and Papa John’s are shutting down hundreds of stores, while customers across the country complain about rising prices, shrinking portions, and declining food quality. Fast food was originally built around one idea: cheap, convenient meals for everyday Americans. But as prices have surged and the experience has become more transactional with kiosks, tipping screens, and automation, many people are starting to question whether fast food is even worth it anymore.
In this video we break down what is really happening inside the restaurant industry. From inflation and labor shortages to private equity ownership, oversaturation, and changing consumer habits, the fast food model is being pushed to its limits. At the same time, many people are shifting toward cooking more at home or supporting local restaurants instead of large chains. So is this just a temporary slowdown, or are we watching the early stages of a major shift in the American restaurant industry?
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A large fries is like $4. My market sells two 10 lb bag of potatoes for $4. I'd rather make days of homemade fries, than eat a single meal of crappy fries. I got an air fryer.
It's easy to learn how to cook, and it's easy to set time aside to do so. Close them all. It's time we start moving towards a healthier country and stop eating like we have free healthcare.
Well if the economy was fine they'd be fine
If you got fries that are half full from McDonald's and then go back and tell them that and get a new fry that's your fault
I can cook a better burger for 1/4 the price. End of story
Clever responsibility shifting from terrible ceo decisions to "workers have a hard time". Must have gotten you a nice bribe from the ceos i imagine 👍
8:35 red lobster was put out of business by private equity, you really think a business is too dumb not to stop a promotion thats driving them to bankruptcy. This was covered over a year ago on last week tonight with John Oliver. Don't spread corporate propaganda unless thats what your actually getting paid for
4.39 for a large fries and you still paid..stop buying let them go out of business
You wanted $20 an hour. Here is the result of that.
I can get a steak dinner to go from Texas Roadhouse for 25$ ima do that vs Wendy’s or McDonald which is gonna be 15-20$😊
These people trashing fast food restaurants are not helping the stereotype allegations.
I hate to tell you guys this but my local mcdonalds up 20 percent up in sales since last year so are the ones around our area so alot of these facts are just wrong in regards to mcdonalds
If i can make the same meal 4 times at home for a fraction of the price why tf would i keep eating there? Lmao they out of touch.
Why does everyone use the same vertical pieces of wood set background? I
Usually the sub saharans acting sub Saharan.
In the stupid town I live in you have to make $34 an hour to afford to live here. The economy is based on tourism and healthcare. Most jobs are $18-$20. NOPE, not playing this game anymore.
50yo lifelong Dunkin fan in Boston here… I remember in 2006 when the quality crashed. The doughnuts went from fresh to frozen, the coffee went to bottom of the barrel, it was horrible. They adopted some weird national chain metric-based terrible changes, just *vom*. I still drink it out of nostalgia and because this city is carpeted with Dunkin locations, but I get why people think it is horrible. Now it's horrible.
They incorporate “tips” as part of the pay. So they’ll advertise $18-$23 an hour ( including tips) but actual pay is $14.50
Why do they always give 2 little packs of ketchup for all the fries! Plus everything you said fast food is terrible and expensive.
The quality of the food is absolute sh:t. The last regular McD’s cheeseburger I bought (YEARS ago now) was half the size of the bun. Nope. The last 2 Wendy’s burgers I got were dried up, microwaved mini hockey pucks. Nope. The last (regular sized) BK meal I bought cost almost $20. Nope. I’ll buy a cola at a restaurant, but I WON’T pay $8+ for a 12pk.
Cause I don’t NEED any of that stuff.
Bro the menus? Wtf
Raising minimum wage started this shit. OK?
Oligopolies, they can close as many restaurants as necessary and don't lose money because they just jack up the prices knowing there won't be a new guy to take the market away from them due to the exesive regulations and taxes that a new business could never realistically overcome and create some real competition, they will always stay at the "Ma and Pa diner" level or die trying to grow
Big mak is like $10, Whopper is $17, $5.50 Hot & Ready pizza is actually $11, meanwhile Waffle House is thriving and I wish they'd expand north.
Covid ruined it. It gave us Covid kids.unable to communicate 😢
To be fair a dollar bill is only worth around 2 cents now, so prices will seem to keep going up since the dollar is not worth $1.00. Of course there are other reasons as well. Let's not kid ourselves lol. Want to learn about "money"? It isn't what you think it is. Look into UCC article 3, look in blank endorsements, quilted endorsements, what does without recourse mean when signed on a contract/documents/negotiable instrument. Why is the signature so important? Why would you put endorsements on a contract/document/negotiable instrument? How does the Federal Reserve discount window work? These questions will help anyone who looks into the information and sees how the system works. Good luck on your journey.
I have the apps, but I rarely use them. What I make tastes better. It costs less with better quality. An Applebee's salad was $10, then $12, now $18. The tip dependency is insane.
the bigger issue that nobody talks about is the current younger generation’s don’t want to work as hard as we all did 10-20 years ago…the crazy customer non sense has always been a thing, it’s not new. I grew up working fast food and working hard + dealing with difficult customers and it made me who I am today, and I cherish those experiences now. Did it suck? For sure, but it also taught me how to deal with life and work hard and become successful. The younger generation not wanting to work hard + increase in prices is the main issue.
I went to a McDonalds yesterday to get an egg McMuffin. $8.99. Hard pass. Never going back