borschtisgarbo@lemmygrad.ml to the_dunk_tank • 2 months ago"For context, the US has only 14,300 McDonald's"imagemessage-square45 fedilinkarrow-up1150
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minus-squareHiImThomasPynchon [des/pair, it/its]hexbear33·2 months agoOkay but what if I expected there to be like 4 times as many McDonald's in the US? That actually does recontextualize how I think about Burgerland. link
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clubhexbear12·2 months agoThere's actually significantly more Subway restaurants They're weeds linkfedilink
minus-squareCantaloupeAss [comrade/them]hexbear4·2 months agowow is that true? do people go to subway that much? is subway like the biggest minimum-wage employer? are subway employees the ripe vanguard of the revolution? link
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clubhexbear4·2 months agoThe answer is basically subway takes very little space, very little staffing. Super cheap to run and setup. linkfedilink
minus-squareLaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]hexbear2·2 months agoI think cheaper franchising costs is part of it link
Okay but what if I expected there to be like 4 times as many McDonald's in the US? That actually does recontextualize how I think about Burgerland.
There's actually significantly more Subway restaurants
They're weeds
wow is that true? do people go to subway that much?
is subway like the biggest minimum-wage employer? are subway employees the ripe vanguard of the revolution?
The answer is basically subway takes very little space, very little staffing. Super cheap to run and setup.
I think cheaper franchising costs is part of it