A QSR CEO Bits the Dust

YUM CEO to retire - Restaurant Business

 US VP Vance has a successful trip to Greenland.

McDonald's and the Economy

McDonald's sales could be a bad sign for the economy - MoneyWise 

McDonald's CEO speaks, plans to "reinvent" McDonald's

Pajama Boy says, "McDonald's has lost its way".

A Busy Day for Getting at the Numbers

McDonald's McValue Menu appeals to the already loyal - RestBus

90% plus were already loyal to McDonald's

McValue platform has mixed results - NRN

The NRN article covers the same Numerator survey with a different spin

Did McDonald's answer the call for Value Customers? - QSR Mag

This extensive QSR Mag piece includes some word salad rhetoric from MCD management, along with comments from BTIG analyst Peter Saleh:

"Some franchisees, he added, indicated food costs ... had not been this high in six or seven years."

Also, the company claims that in 2024 "franchisees still achieved cash flows north of $500,000 per unit."

In-N- Out Gets a Little Political

 

Franchisees Face Rising Tensions Over "Fees"

Discussion of FTC regs, franchise disclosures, and technology fees - QSR

I'd wager that fewer than one in ten McDonald's franchisees have spent any time with their franchise disclosure document.

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Review of McHistory

How the Filet-O-Fish came to be