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This should be considered their service to the world. Less burgers sold leads to potentially healthier world.
Burgers are actually a pretty balanced meal. Meat, veggies and carb in one package. It all goes wrong when you add tons of preservatives to the meat and bread.
Itsa probably my fault. I make a supreme home made burger Got all my friends on them 100% pure grass fed rib eye beef from our local farmers market, minced. No ground; hoof, horn, hair, teeth, beak, claw or bone to be seen No cows lungs added to the mix to give the burgers a nice healthy red colour. YES! adding cows lung to make the burgers a nice bloody red colour to make them more appetising. No laying waste to mil…
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The absolute price isn't what's important, we know inflation happens. What's new about the situation is that 20 years ago there was a price discount relative to real food to go along with the lower quality. Today, the quality relative to real food is lower than before and the relative price is higher. We don't know if this will be corrected ten years from now.
If you use their app and shop the deals, the prices at McDonalds drop by 20-50% vs menu list price depending on what you get. The sandwiches in my area go buy one get one free all the time or 40% off.
> Shares rise nearly 4%
Yes sales are falling because of high menu prices, but that's a deliberate strategy by the company. Their goal is to maximize profits, not revenue.
This should be considered their service to the world. Less burgers sold leads to potentially healthier world.
Burgers are actually a pretty balanced meal. Meat, veggies and carb in one package. It all goes wrong when you add tons of preservatives to the meat and bread.
It's the 100% down to the price. As a family of 4 with 2 young kids we more or less get the same thing each time, 2 Combos and 2 Happy Meals. That was pushing $50 NZD last week. Not that shopping at the supermarkets are any better here, $8.50 for a 500g block of butter yesterday because they can't source the cheaper $6.70 blocks.
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> YES! adding cows lung to make the burgers a nice bloody red colour to make them more appetising. Is this a thing? Who sells cow lung?
I'm told that fried lungs are one of the great street foods. Haven't had a chance to try them yet, since North Americans tend to only use organs for dog food and haute cuisine, nothing in between.
It's the 100% down to the price. As a family of 4 with 2 young kids we more or less get the same thing each time, 2 Combos and 2 Happy Meals. That was pushing $50 NZD last week. Not that shopping at the supermarkets are any better here, $8.50 for a 500g block of butter yesterday because they can't source the cheaper $6.70 blocks.
> 100% down to the price It’s price and Ozempic et al . Disentangling these effects will require more work.
It pissed me off but I don't know what they're supposed to do. The trends are moving against them and probably the only thing they can do is automation.