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[d000hg]

Did McD ever do decent burgers, at least since they became well known?

Agree about the diversification issue though. As a customer it's nice (I'd say their best products are not the burgers) but it must make it hard to be economical as well as keeping the food coming fast enough.

[OwlHoot]

just get back to the core roots of decent burgers cooked from decent meat with salty fries and a coke! (not mcdonalds cola)

The snag is if they used decent meat, they would probably need every cow on the planet and then some.

[original PM]

Shrinking is hardly "final days". McD is not going anywhere. Even in areas which have In'n'Out (so jealous) McD is ubiquitous.

wow how did In N Out get away with that logo????? Yellow on a red background - surely McD's should have said something

I think the problem is McD's spend to much time n money fookin about with 'new' products.

just get back to the core roots of decent burgers cooked from decent meat with salty fries and a coke! (not mcdonalds cola)

[d000hg]

Shrinking is hardly "final days". McD is not going anywhere. Even in areas which have In'n'Out (so jealous) McD is ubiquitous.

[OwlHoot]

2015-10-18 Undersize Me? McDonald's Franchise Owners Admit Fast Food Giant "Facing Its Final Days"

Embattled fast food giant McDonald’s is making headlines yet again. The company has just launched its much advertised all-day breakfast program, but as that campaign rolls out, franchise owners are voicing their concerns over what may be the company’s dying days.

As we covered at Anti-Media in June, the McDonald’s franchise has been shrinking for the first time in the company’s over 40 year history:

“McDonald’s announced in April that it would be closing 700 ‘underperforming’ locations, but because of the company’s sheer size — it has 14,300 locations in the United States alone — this was not necessarily a reduction in the size of the company, especially because it continues to open locations around the world. It still has more than double the locations of Burger King, its closest competitor.”

However, for the franchisees, the picture looks much worse than simply 700 stores closing down.

“We are in the throes of a deep depression, and nothing is changing,” a franchise owner wrote in response to a financial survey by Nomura Group. “Probably 30% of operators are insolvent.” One owner went as far as to speculate that McDonald’s is literally “facing its final days.”

Franchisees have also been complaining about the erratic nature of McDonald’s corporate decision-making process. As Business Insider reports,

“The lack of consistent leadership from Oak Brook is frightening, we continue to jump from one failed initiative to another.” ...

[OwlHoot]

What a completely bonkers idea. McDonalds vile burgers are synthetic enough already without making it completely obvious

[vetran]

You would lose it on the kitchen sideboard

McDonald's unveils its Modern China Burger with GREY buns | Daily Mail Online