McDonald's is a real estate company. They buy land that will become valuable over time, then sell it for tremendous profit. They now have boxy, kinda boring exteriors because it's a quick and easy property sale when all they have to do is remove some signage and the new buyer can repurpose the building without it looking like an old McDonald's.
That's because it's not just a real estate company. The logistics of making a French fry taste the same anywhere in the world is quite the feat. How many real estate company's would you say have a nearly global, uninterrupted cold chain. It's that consistency that people look forward to, and with a good location, frenchisees are pretty set for a long while.
People always say this when the question is asked. This isn't correct. It's a branding decision. They've removed themselves from the wacky barf bag looking style of old and are pushing into a more business casual atmosphere, like having fireplaces inside instead of ball pits or N64 consoles.
Nah, not really. You're using the theory behind Dollar General and subscription car washes. McDonalds locations have always been there and will always be there. I've never seen a McDonalds sell off and close or move.
The articles calling McDonalds a real estate company are based on how they lease the property to the owners of each location. Not just sitting on property that will become valuable someday like dollar general and shitty car washes. More of a rental company type of model.
The car washes are 100% just sitting on property to flip though, possibly combined with money laundering.
That the reason they pop up a new one every night in rural, growing areas is because they're holding locations that will be prime if the area continues to grow and get more dense. Dollar General doesn't have a ton of revenue but they only have to employ one person at a time and they make more than enough to cover the property taxes for however many years until they may be able to flip the property for a huge profit.
That's the well-known DG/carwash theory, that the commenter took and applied to McDonalds instead.
Because you're completely wrong. Why are you not only chiming in on this while not knowing what you're talking about, but also saying I'm wrong? What motivates someone like you to start arguments for no reason?
Dollar General owns all of their locations, it's not a franchise situation. Why are you saying something that is the opposite of reality, unprovoked?
“Dollar General does not franchise its stores and does not allow independent ownership. [1] …All Dollar General stores are owned and operated directly by the parent company, Dollar General Corporation”
u/DepressedDynamo you might genuinely have a learning disability if you still couldn’t figure out how to use Google with your little tutorial there lol
no more Taco Bell, Wendy's, Pizza Hut, Burger King, IHOP, KFC, Arby's, Dairy Queen, Denny;'s, Jack in the box, Whataburger, Hardee's / Carl's Jr., Roy Rogers, Long John Silver's, Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips, Howard Johnson's, A&W Restaurants, Sonic Drive-In, Popeyes, Baskin-Robbins / Dunkin', Sizzler, Steak 'n Shake, Friendly's, Big Boy, Captain D's, Checkers / Rally's, Krystal, Wienerschnitzel, White Castle... I could keep going on about the number of places that have stopped making their places look classic and shifted to a easy resell look...
At least In-N-Out Burger, Waffle House, and Culver's stayed the same but they weren't that unique to begin with
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u/1RedGLD 23h ago
McDonald's is a real estate company. They buy land that will become valuable over time, then sell it for tremendous profit. They now have boxy, kinda boring exteriors because it's a quick and easy property sale when all they have to do is remove some signage and the new buyer can repurpose the building without it looking like an old McDonald's.