Have You Guys Seen This?

Needless to say, I don't see everything a McDonald's franchisee receives. But while researching, the AI search engines found an interesting page on the McDonald's corporate website. McDonald's Operators may have already seen this, but let's take another look.

It appears to be a supplemental page for inclusion in the franchise disclosure package provided to prospective franchisees or operators getting a new store or a franchise renewal. The exact content of this page doesn't seem appear anywhere else (that I've seen). 

The last sentence caught my eye. The language doesn't seem to be included in other documents. It states:

"McDonald’s will holistically assess the outcomes of those decisions in relation to providing great value to our customers."

I'm not trying to play lawyer here, but in my layman's opinion, this closing sentence negates all other corporate statements on the matter.  I think it says, regardless of all other rhetoric, that McDonald's will do whatever it wants and implement this policy arbitrarily.

Here's a link to the page on the corporate website

When Corporate Managment is Staffed by Ivy League Liberals This is What You Get

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The Land of 10,000 Communists

(This appears off-topic, but I'll get to the business issue.)

Minnesota was once a pretty normal place. The Twin Cities were

always liberal, but they were balanced politically by the small towns and the farming community. But, as agriculture changed and the cities grew, the state became more liberal. When that happens, voters tend to elect people with room temperature IQs. The stupid people take over, and we are seeing the result.

One of the contributors to this trend is the dominant newspaper, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Working in concert with the dominant talk radio station, WCCO, the news that Minnesotans get is very slanted and hides most negative news about democrats.

But there's a funny free enterprise side to this story. The Star-Tribune has helped turn Minnesota into an anti-business, high-tax state, and now they have to take their business elsewhere. The newspaper is closing its Minneapolis printing plant and moving its printing operationacross the border to Iowa, laying off 125 people in Minneapolis.

Good job, Star-Tribune, you helped destroy a perfectly good economy, and now you're trying to sneak out the back door.

Article from Twin City Business

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Anonymous Says:

 Anonymous

Happy New Year! Thank you for this blog. When will the FTC look at the price fixing that is currently in place. The new Value Standards that will require following Deloitte pricing or not be able to obtain and or keep your restaurants. NFLA and NOA why are you all sitting quiet. It is the year of the horse, not the horse's ass. Wake up or go broke.

1/02/2026

Richard Adams

I don't see the NOA sitting quietly. They had a call-to-action memo out to their members almost immediately. But keep in mind, PJB timed this so it would be difficult for Operators to react, given that the Operators who are involved with their stores were dealing with their highest-volume month. And others were on vacation or enjoying family time. Even if someone figured out a way to raise hell, nobody in Chicago or in the media would have been around to listen.
So the criticism is unfair, but if nothing happens over the next few weeks, it will be justified.
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As we discussed in July