TimboSlice@discuss.online to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWendy's to close hundreds of US stores in bid to halt falling profitapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkWendy's to close hundreds of US stores in bid to halt falling profitapnews.comTimboSlice@discuss.online to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-squareYawweee877h444@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThe better of the national fast food chains imo. At least they used to be. Fast food is supposed to be cheap. No reason to eat at these places anymore.
minus-squarebassomitron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoTo be fair, ingredients have continued to climb in price, especially beef. The fast food model was always unsustainable without sacrificing quality even further and raising prices.
minus-squarefrostedtrailblazer@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 months agoFast food likely would have been fine… if wages increased as much as the prices did. The fact that the minimum wage doesn’t increase every year, yet prices do, meant that this was always going to be a recipe for disaster.
minus-squarebassomitron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoOh 100%, completely agree with you there.
The better of the national fast food chains imo. At least they used to be.
Fast food is supposed to be cheap. No reason to eat at these places anymore.
To be fair, ingredients have continued to climb in price, especially beef. The fast food model was always unsustainable without sacrificing quality even further and raising prices.
Fast food likely would have been fine… if wages increased as much as the prices did.
The fact that the minimum wage doesn’t increase every year, yet prices do, meant that this was always going to be a recipe for disaster.
Oh 100%, completely agree with you there.