https://www.newsnationnow.com/entertainment-news/food/mcdonalds-french-fries-production/

    • FourteenEyes [he/him]
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      2 days ago

      No, it's definitely the new $5 meals that they just rolled out like a month or two ago that are basically priced the same as a Happy meal with a similar amount of food

      • dannoffs [he/him]
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        2 days ago

        The fry company is blaming the meal deals because they come with a small fry instead of a giant one lol

        • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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          2 days ago

          Jesus fucking christ

          Potatoes are cheap as fuck and fries make so much money

          • Eco [she/her, he/him]
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            2 days ago

            at least in europe, potatoes aren't nearly as cheap as they used to be as the changing climate has led to a couple of terrible harvests in a row

            idk if it's the same in the usa though

          • Evilsandwichman [none/use name]
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            2 days ago

            If this is what I think it is, and it really might be, they probably had a predicted profit they didn't meet and considered it a failure (similar to how dead space 2 was a financial success but didn't meet the predicted profit and so was deemed a failure and why dead space 3 was made to appeal to a broader audience).

            • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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              2 days ago

              Yeah, I remember EA saying that if Dead Space 3 didn't sell 10,000,000 copies then it would be considered a failure

              Which, only shit like Call of Duty or Grand Theft Auto sells like that

    • Adkml [he/him]
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      2 days ago

      I was gonna say the fucking fries themselves are more than $5 and they're cold and soggy by the time they hand you the bag half the time.

  • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]M
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    1 day ago

    Yeah, sure. "The deal is too good! We're goin' out of business!" C'mon Mr. Krabs, we're not falling for this shit or Red Lobster's.

  • Angel [any]
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    2 days ago

    Aren't many people boycotting McD*nald's due to the company endorsing Zionism? That will decrease your profits for sure.

    • plinky [he/him]
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      2 days ago

      Not inside amerikkka, mena had dropped though (but only like 5 percent). They use locally sourced fries (or at least from europe), so i couldn't make a case for unlimited bankrupcies on the first world, when i looked into it a week ago

  • bitwolf@lemmy.one
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    1 day ago

    I don't understand how shareholders don't recognise a lazy complacent CEO when they see one

  • FloridaBoi [he/him]
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    1 day ago

    How is McDonald’s still around? Their response to competition was to cut staff and increase prices. Their food sucks so bad

  • LENINSGHOSTFACEKILLA [he/him]M
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    2 days ago

    the 5 dollar meals have been missing for fuckin years and have been "back" for like, 6 months tops.