• sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 hours ago

    A very large number of franchise/chain restaurants are literally just microwaving or reheating pre made ingredients or in some cases entire dishes.

    https://substack.perfectunion.us/p/the-hidden-reason-why-restaurants

    What restaurants do I go to?

    Oh I’m fucking poor, and I act like it, so none, beyond maybe once a month, a local, non chain, american style diner or mexican place.

    But what most people go to, or DoorDash/UberEats/etc., most often, in the US, is some kind of chain restaurant/fast food place.

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      4 hours ago

      Oh I probably misread your point… you’re trying to say they’ll be ok because that’s all they’re doing + economies of scale, and they can keep costs down.

      Yeah… yeah.

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        4 hours ago

        Yes, you’ve got it now.

        The chains will continue to exist, mostly, even though a lot of ‘underperforming’ locations are gonna get axed.

        Real restaurants? Either gonna have to be actually run by basically business savants, which is … extremely uncommon… or maybe have a very substantial amount of local community support… or, they’re basically gonna have to be or become luxury restaurants.