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McRevolt: The Frustrating Life of the McDonald's Franchisee (2015)

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Re: McRevolt: The Frustrating Life of the McDonald's Franchisee (2015)

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Post by johansch »

swang wrote: post #10
johansch wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I always wondered what kind of reasoning was behind that 10 am cutoff-point. Who the heck wants to eat a burger before, say, 11 am?

i believe it was 1030 for mcdonalds and the reasoning was they needed to start prepping for the 11am/lunch shift and there was only so much grill space for burgers/buns vs mcmuffins/toast/pancakes. i don't know what changes mcdonalds enforced to keep it going past 1030 now (just mandate now?)

In Sweden the cut-off/switch time is 10:00. It has been this time for a very, very long time.

Re: McRevolt: The Frustrating Life of the McDonald's Franchisee (2015)

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Post by CryoLogic »

johansch wrote: post #5
kbenson wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From the number of times in my life I've pulled up to a McDonalds drive through looking for breakfast only to find I misjudged the time slightly (and left, because I'm not in the mood for a burger at 10 AM), or the times I looked and found I couldn't because it was already a bit too late, I can totally believe this. Jack in the Box became a go-to for me in college for exactly this reason. Morning classes let out, it'…

I always wondered what kind of reasoning was behind that 10 am cutoff-point. Who the heck wants to eat a burger before, say, 11 am?

It is very primitive thinking to base the content of your meals off of their cultural value rather than their nutritional value.

You should figure out your TDEE, macronutrients and micronutrients and base meals off of that. Burger at 8am? Who cares if it's what you need.

Re: McRevolt: The Frustrating Life of the McDonald's Franchisee (2015)

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Post by chiph »

The all-day breakfast brought them more of my business. I really like the Egg McMuffin. But, the burgers are nothing to write home about - they're thin and not that juicy, and seem to be mostly bun.

Their competition (Wendy's, Burger King) aren't really making good burgers either. I'm lucky that Austin has a wide choice in burgers from various independent restaurateurs.

Re: McRevolt: The Frustrating Life of the McDonald's Franchisee (2015)

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Post by Casseres »

johansch wrote: post #5
kbenson wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From the number of times in my life I've pulled up to a McDonalds drive through looking for breakfast only to find I misjudged the time slightly (and left, because I'm not in the mood for a burger at 10 AM), or the times I looked and found I couldn't because it was already a bit too late, I can totally believe this. Jack in the Box became a go-to for me in college for exactly this reason. Morning classes let out, it'…

I always wondered what kind of reasoning was behind that 10 am cutoff-point. Who the heck wants to eat a burger before, say, 11 am?

I do. I don't care for their breakfasts; I'd rather have an all-day lunch/dinner menu. For some people, their lunch or dinner times could be between 5 and 10 am.

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Post by wmeredith »

chiph wrote: post #16

The all-day breakfast brought them more of my business. I really like the Egg McMuffin. But, the burgers are nothing to write home about - they're thin and not that juicy, and seem to be mostly bun. Their competition (Wendy's, Burger King) aren't really making good burgers either. I'm lucky that Austin has a wide choice in burgers from various independent restaurateurs.

Hardee's/Carl's Junior has ridiculously good burgers for a fast food joint. I gotta say though, since we got a Five Guys I don't even bother with them anymore if I want a quick burger.

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Post by icebraining »

seibelj wrote: post #8
grecy wrote: post #7

An old family friend of my Dad's is a franchisee, he has the only two stores in the country town I grew up in. He says it's literally a license to print money, and he is now obscenely rich.

I'm a huge fan of McDonald's, just not a big fan of their food. > McDonald's exemplifies the role of small businesses in Americans' upward mobility. The company is largely a confederation of small businesses: 85 percent of its U.S. restaurants -- average annual sales, $2.2 million -- are owned by franchisees. McDonald's has made more millionaires, and especially black and Hispanic millionaires, than any other economi…

Maybe if McDonald's didn't exist, there would be a more competitive franchise market and those small businesses would have made even more money.

I have no idea if that's likely or not, but without that analysis, it's no different than saying that Lamy make the book American Gods possible, just because Gaiman used one of their pens.

Re: McRevolt: The Frustrating Life of the McDonald's Franchisee (2015)

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Post by elandybarr »

chiph wrote: post #16

The all-day breakfast brought them more of my business. I really like the Egg McMuffin. But, the burgers are nothing to write home about - they're thin and not that juicy, and seem to be mostly bun. Their competition (Wendy's, Burger King) aren't really making good burgers either. I'm lucky that Austin has a wide choice in burgers from various independent restaurateurs.

Have you had any of the never-frozen Wendy's? Vastly improved over the last few years.
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