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After Years Of Trying, Somebody Finally Just Cooked A Chicken By Slapping It
After Years Of Trying, Somebody Finally Just Cooked A Chicken By Slapping It
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How bizarre, I don't remember them ever being in the UK in the first place. Being in Cornwall, my nearest one was probably more than an hour away. Saying that, I did live in Swansea for a year in 98/99 and didn't notice one there either.Wendy's: Burger giant plans return to the UK after 20 years
The burger chain says it is planning to open 400 outlets, creating around 12,000 jobs over several years.www.bbc.co.uk
Wendy's is coming back. What a blast from the past.
How bizarre, I don't remember them ever being in the UK in the first place. Being in Cornwall, my nearest one was probably more than an hour away. Saying that, I did live in Swansea for a year in 98/99 and didn't notice one there either.
Other than the ubiquitous Wimpy Bars, the only chain fast food I remember from my youth is a Burger King in the middle of Truro! I don't understand why the big chains took so long to find their way to Cornwall. Maybe a lack of enterprising locals to buy franchises?I remember the one in my local town. Must have closed in the early 90s and got replaced by Burger King.
They must think that they can carve out a share of the fast food market. Much has changed since they left 20 years ago.
Would prefer Wimpy to be honestWendy's: Burger giant plans return to the UK after 20 years
The burger chain says it is planning to open 400 outlets, creating around 12,000 jobs over several years.www.bbc.co.uk
Wendy's is coming back. What a blast from the past.
Other than the ubiquitous Wimpy Bars, the only chain fast food I remember from my youth is a Burger King in the middle of Truro! I don't understand why the big chains took so long to find their way to Cornwall. Maybe a lack of enterprising locals to buy franchises?
Has that much changed in the fast food world in the past 20 years? The article notes the rise of vegetarianism and home delivery. Also, I'd have thought that the existance of the minimum wage is more onerous than it used to be and the marketplace is more crowded. I'd have thought that the basic principles are the same though - mass produce cheap food that can be prepared quickly and easily.
Talking of burgers, I managed to feed myself and my wife for £2 thanks to UberEats recently! Apparently I'd created an account, but never used it, so was offered £15 off when I spent £15. My burger from a local independent was worlds better than anything from Mc Burger King for not much more than the rack rate at those chains. There seems to be a widespread lack of understanding of the fact that you need some fat in a beef burger though, 10-20% more fat in the beef would have made for a much better burger, which I would have been able to taste better with less garnishes / sauces as standard.
I've got a feeling I had it on a watchlist somewhere, but no, I've never seen it but will try to find it, it sounds right up my alley. I think Morgan Spurlock has addicted me to learning about the business of fast food!Have you seen the The Founder? Basically the story behind how Ray Kroc screwed over the McDonald brothers. But it's interesting that the main thing to come out of that is that McDonald's doesn't make it's money from the burgers and fries it sells but the land it leases to it's franchisees - first all over America and then worldwide. The sale of the burgers and fries etc are just a means to an end.
I've got a feeling I had it on a watchlist somewhere, but no, I've never seen it but will try to find it, it sounds right up my alley. I think Morgan Spurlock has addicted me to learning about the business of fast food!
No doubt it varies by country, but do you know what percentage of McDonald's outlets are franchises vs operated by the company themselves? Just wondering as I read somewhere that McDonald's accidentally made a load of money as property investors as the high street properties that they operate from have appreciated in value massively over the years.
i expect McDonald's will own the freehold interest or at least be the head leaseholder on a very long lease and then lease/rent the building mcdonald store to the franchisee. The Franchisee will likely be on.much shorter lease like 10 years or so. And yes, they are one of the biggest Landlords in the world.Turns out The Founder is available on Prime, so I'll give it a watch soon.
That article's interesting. Don't franchisees usually own / rent the building that their franchise is located in? Sounds like McDonald's is even more of a property business that I was giving them credit for being.
Now if In-N-Out came to the UK that would be something.Would prefer Wimpy to be honest
They seem to get a good write up, never tried one though. I remember having a Wendy's burger in a train station in Toronto twenty odd years ago and thought it was a significant upgrade on McDonald's or Burger King.Now if In-N-Out came to the UK that would be something.
I didn't know there were Wimpy's outside of SA.There's still Wimpys knocking around, I think
There's one in Stafford that looks like a converted garage, and there's one at the bowling place in Tamworth
Edit: Apparently the Tamworth one is no more, but the weird tiny Stafford one is still going strong
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They seem to get a good write up, never tried one though. I remember having a Wendy's burger in a train station in Toronto twenty odd years ago and thought it was a significant upgrade on McDonald's or Burger King.
I didn't realise they were South African to be honest!I didn't know there were Wimpy's outside of SA.
I know Nando's has been very popular in the UK, with it being a regular joke on Mock the Week, but a Wimpy, never thought I'd see that.
I think the UK were the first place to get Wimpy outside the US, in the mid 50s. They had the advantage of being first to market, but my perception is that they fizzled out as more competition came in to the market place. I was surprised to look at their website and see how many locations they still have, mostly in pretty low rent places.I didn't know there were Wimpy's outside of SA.
I know Nando's has been very popular in the UK, with it being a regular joke on Mock the Week, but a Wimpy, never thought I'd see that.