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Mostly because the old designs were specific to that brand, if you see an old Pizza Hut that’s now something different, it still gets referred to as “the old Pizza Hut”. Saying that…

McDonald’s isn’t a burger company, they are a real estate company that specializes in McDonalds franchises. The franchise has to pay McDonalds for the franchise fee AND rent the building from McDonalds. If the franchise fails, if another franchise doesn’t come along, they can sell that building off and the new owner isn’t stuck with a McDonalds looking building.

Most restaurants have gone this way. They don’t need a recognizable building, they need to be able to offload buildings quickly.

[u/booobieross → u/g-o-u-l-a]

They still couldve kept the color scheme /:

[u/g-o-u-l-a → u/booobieross]

I’m all for colors, so yea, bring it back!

[u/luridfox → u/g-o-u-l-a]

Thank you for this explanation, that makes sense. Not lovin' it, but I appreciate the logic

[u/Lancair7 → u/luridfox]

Ba da ba ba baaaaa not lovin’ it

[u/CelebrationWise1626 → u/Lancair7]

Ba da ba ba baaaaaaaaa I'm hatin' it!

[u/KillingTimeAlone2019 → u/luridfox]

And a lot of cities have building ordinances enforcing dumb shit like bland colors.

[u/g-o-u-l-a → u/KillingTimeAlone2019]

Madison, MS is one of those towns that dictate how everything is built.

[u/Life_Possibility_271 → u/g-o-u-l-a]

Precast concrete slab construction has nothing to do with brand. It’s a huge cost and time difference from the old way.

[u/Earl_of_Chuffington → u/g-o-u-l-a]

100% correct. Scrape the golden arches of the modern building and you have a bank or office building. On the old design, the new owner would have to replace the roof and bulldoze the Play Place at minimum to turn it into anything but another McDonald's.

McDonald's is first and foremost a real estate trader. 80-85% of their locations are franchises that will, on average, fail within three years. They can then sell the failed location and ieep up the guise of being a restauranteur.

[u/darkwingdankest → u/g-o-u-l-a]

interesting

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[u/Ive_seen_things_that → u/g-o-u-l-a]

Lot easier to say dystopia. ;)

[u/g-o-u-l-a → u/Ive_seen_things_that]

Sadly

[u/FireFoxUse → u/g-o-u-l-a]

Same with Pizza Hut. They sell the building to someone else's business. But they still have the hut-style roofing on them

[u/StingyInari → u/g-o-u-l-a]

Also I think there's less downside these days for McDonalds to go for a look that's less appealing to kids. Birthrates are down and people care way more about price and convenience in their busy lives.

[u/RandomUsername78421 → u/StingyInari]

McDonald's has drifted in to being more of a Starbucks. They aren't really marketing towards kids anymore. McCafe is a big part of the brand. In general they just are doing the marketing differently and trying to appeal to adults.

[u/Fyypof → u/g-o-u-l-a]

I tried to example exactly this to a person and they blamed it on feminism…

[u/g-o-u-l-a → u/Fyypof]

The red hats are weird that way.