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Hmm. I'd think that that'd make sense if people were just lingering and sipping sodas and they were trying to decongest the restaurant, but the article says that the opposite is true:
EDIT: Hmm. This recent article says that apparently Burger King is running off with their value customers:
https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/it-loses-customers-rivals-mcdonalds-shifts-its-focus-value
Maybe they're trying to figure out what they can do to cut prices to bring back customers, and they're looking at shaving off perks or services that presently exist to see what they can do to get their prices down.
It's not just foot traffic I'm sure. That's what happens when a business sees a temporary 9% inflation bump as a good time to increase all prices 30%+ across the board. McDonald's is nearly as expensive as Five Guys in my area now. They forgot what market niche they were filling when they got greedy. What used to be a $3 meal off the dollar menu is now $8 for the same items, and the "deals" all suck unless you want those specific 3 options or a discount equivalent to the sales tax.
LOL that's a sure way to increase foot traffic /s
I see the franchise wars are starting a bit earlier than planned.
Fun fact: In later editions of the movie, Demolition Man, references to Taco Bell were replaced with ~~KFC~~ Pizza Hut. Thanks @[email protected] for the correction.
Are you sure it wasn’t Pizza Hut? That was the international cut(outside the US). Never heard about a cut using KFC.
I think you're right. I got those fast food brands confused.