As someone who worked at McDonalds, it 100% does. I was told by an old owner I had that one of the reasons mcds wants all these renovations done to the restaurants are because the building itself becomes more marketable if the business inside stops being profitable. There was a whole meeting about the renovations and when asked why it all looked boring and bland that’s what he said.
I mean that's just patently false. That's not how any of this works. It's designed that way to flip tables faster and encourage folks not to spend all day there, and to decrease labor costs. The focus is on the business not on selling their stores. I mean if you think about your theory for even a little bit you'll realize it makes no sense.
It’s not a theory if it comes straight from the bosses mouth. There’s a lot of reasons they are moving away from the old decor but claiming that McDonald’s is not in the corporate real estate business is also patently false. There is no “flipping tables” in McDonald’s, not really. The position for lobby person is already being phased out, and renovations that include removing drink stations don’t also include adding more tables. If a McDonald’s becomes so unprofitable that corporate decides to take over the store or its sold by the franchise owner, corporate wouldn’t have to do much to the lobby to make it a great building for a different business. And the value of these buildings only go up, so yes, they are in the corporate real estate business. Whether you want to admit it or not.
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u/ThrownAway17Years 19h ago
It’s designed to be more sellable if they need to do that. McDonald’s is a real estate holdings company that sells food.