Felony Dumb

In 2014 Bloomberg published an article titled "Burger King is Run by Children" because 

BK CEO Daniel Schwartz was only 36 years old and most of his management team was

even younger. It appears that in the six years since nobody at Burger King has grown up.

Who could think that QSR customers are interested in hassling with paying a deposit on 

cups and packaging and then bringing it back to recover their deposit. 

In addition, the world's population will emerge from the pandemic as more "germaphobic". 

Products and processes we found acceptable in 2019 will be unacceptable in 2021. That 

includes cups and packaging that were supposedly sanitized enough for repeated reuse.

Can Burger King's reusable packaging change fast food forever? - MarketWatch

And yet McDonald's Corp. is monkeying around in the same arena.

McDonald's and Starbucks testing RFID cups

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$20 Minimum Wage?

Bernie Sanders makes a play for Biden Labor secretary - POLITICO

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McDonald's Happy Meals Healthier

McDonald's Happy Meals are Still Getting Healthier - QSR magazine

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Nor Do QSR Customers

Pre-Debate Polls: Most Voters Don't Care About Climate Change

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Dining Rooms as Dinosaurs

    Fast-food dining rooms could be a thing of the past

Our Flux Capacitor Takes Us to the Future

At the end of this article the National Restaurant Association lists a few of the impacts 

if the election follows the polls as they stand today.

If the election goes wrong, at the end of 2021, the United States will look more and more like California. By 2024 the United States could look more and more like Venezuela.

Restaurants, Down $200 Billion Already, Prepare for Election Fallout - QSR magazine

Democratic senate candidates have unprecedented  financial advantage

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There's One For You, Nineteen For Me

"IRS issued a ruling that business expenses paid with forgiven PPP funds could not be written off as normal tax deductions."

Restaurants with forgiven PPP loans could face a tax wallop

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An Interview With Franchising Expert Bob Purvin

I first met Bob 20+ years ago when I was trying to expand my franchising knowledge.

He's still fighting the good fight.

Jonathan Maze and Bob Purvin discuss why franchise regulations are due for a makeover

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Tim Hortons Attacks Franchisee Association

Tim Hortons takes aim, again, at one of its prominent franchisees

McDonald's, Chipotle and Domino's feast during COVID-19

McDonald's, Chipotle and Domino's feast during COVID-19 while your neighborhood restaurant fasts - WSJ via Fox Business

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