July 24, 2025

WSJ on Value and Discounting Disputes

Heather Haddon spoke with numerous industry folks about QSR "Value".

Bottom line - the corporate guys always make the franchisees vote until they get it right.

How McDonald's Lost its Value Edge - WSJ

7/28/25 - A free copy of this article is now available at:

WSJ-MCD article on MSN.com

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Of course Mr, Erlinger did not mention that MCD threw its California franchisees under the $20 minimum wage for only fast food franchises bus to escape joint employer. This did not help with value offered in the restaurants and it was all corporate's doing.