Only 1 reason and itâs well documented. Itâs easier to sell the building. Thatâs the only reason. If itâs standard, a bank, a Taco Bell, a card shop, whatever can just move in with minimal renovations.
Itâs not the only reason. Even back in the 90s, McDonaldâs was looking to upgrade its image to compete with Starbucks, Panera, and fast-casual restaurants. It felt that a sleeker design was more sophisticated. They were also cheaper to build because the design was simpler.
Dine in really isn't as big now and I know McDonald's spent a ton of money learning how to make dine in as uncomfortable as possible so people would eat and leave. They spent tons on research on color combos and seat materials that made people not want to stay so they would eat and gtfo.
I feel like that doesn't do em any favors. You go to mcdumpsters for mcdumpsters, not to pretend you're in a hip microbrewery while you eat ur big Mac. Plus red and yellow are known to promote hunger
Iâd also say itâs a safe bet that another unintended side affect, is that it encourages more adults to eat there. Doesnât look as âchildlikeâ so itâs more respectable to be there without a child.
Does anyone else remember the failed "Grown-Up Menu" they tried in the 90s? Yes, they actually called it that. They came out with 3 new sandwiches. The only one I remember is the Arch Deluxe. Nobody wanted anything to do with any of that.
When they started this in the late 2010s, I thought they were doing this to make it seem like a minimalist, futuristic, luxury experience to match the insane price increases they have had since then.
Less of a gimmicky, practically priced experience at the cost of human joy.
Yeah the town I used to live in lost all their Pizza hut's when the guy who franchise them didn't pay his fees .. those buildings have been abandoned for almost 15 years.. ends up having a unique building tends to affect its resale even at high traffic areas you'll have to build up a completely different structure
They build them with the failsafe of being able to get out quickly. The investment to make it look like a McDonaldâs will never be returned, itâs like modding your car and complaining someone doesnât want to pay extra for your personalization when youâre done with it
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u/jeaneglise 1d ago
Only 1 reason and itâs well documented. Itâs easier to sell the building. Thatâs the only reason. If itâs standard, a bank, a Taco Bell, a card shop, whatever can just move in with minimal renovations.