[rickmichaels]

...by steering them to depressed, crime-ridden neighborhoods and setting them up for failure.

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McDonald’s has deep pockets, lawsuit claims

[Red Badger]

Rioters need junk food for energy!

Rioting is hard work!.............

[Skywise]

So.. the black franchisees are suing because they say the black areas they’re in are crime infested?

That sounds racist itself!

[FoxInSocks]

“Revenue at McDonald’s is governed by one thing only: location.”

Now, I haven’t been to a McDonald’s in probably ten years, but in general if a store is dirty, dingy, and has poor customer service, I won’t stop in no matter where it is.

[Leaning Right]

At first glance, it looks like this lawsuit might have some merit. How were the possible locations for the black franchisees picked? If they were given a list of black-majority areas only, McDonald’s might be in a bit of trouble.

But then there’s this, from the article:

[McDonald’s] also said that while it may recommend store locations, franchisees make the decisions.

[subterfuge]

No one put a gun to their heads and forced them to sign the contracts. And I guess Mickey D’s doesn’t really believe black lives matter. Sucks to be them!

[Dilbert San Diego]

McDonald’s was known, at least in the past, for doing a lot of due diligence in choosing locations to set up business.

So we are to believe, that McDonald’s intentionally sent black franchisees into marginal areas, setting them up for failure, setting them up for bankruptcy??

So McDonald’s allegedly wanted to set up stores in places where they expected they couldn’t survive?

It sounds crazy to think that McDonald’s wanted to set up businesses they expected to fail, all so the “Suits” at “Corporate” could claim that they have all these minority owned franchises. They don’t have minority owned franchises if they go out of business.

[Jewbacca]

Since McDonald’s generally lends a bunch of money to each franchisee and loses a bunch of money when a store fails, I am thinking this is nonsense.

I’m also thinking about the chicken franchise I own a big chunk of. It’s in about the crappiest neighborhood I’ve ever seen.

It also returned my money in 2 years and continues with a 50% ROI each year. Literally been the difference between me working until 72+ and thinking about retiring now, just on what’s it’s made, to date.

[CedarDave]

How stupid or maybe naive are Black owners not to realize that putting their stores in depressed and crime-ridden areas will cause them to suffer the same fate as stores that previously selected those locations. Clean up the neighborhoods and you have an opportunity to build and succeed. What’s that definition of insanity - doing the same things over and over and expecting a different result (also the same definiton of socialism, previously tried and failed everywhere).

[clintonh8r]

I see Rooters has climbed on the bandwagon of capitalizing “black.” I’ll never do that in the context of race.

[VanDeKoik]

” who accused the fast-food giant of racial discrimination by steering them to depressed, crime-ridden neighborhoods and setting them up for failure. “

Boy....where would that possibly be, you “bigot”?

[Blue Jays]

"...locations for McDonalds restaurants..."

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As affluence rises, it typically decreases the frequency that fast food (of any type) is consumed. That is seen again, and again, and again.
We see the occasional indulgences of President Trump and President Clinton before him, yet that is likely the exception and certainly not the rule.

[the OlLine Rebel]

God-damn it, stop capitalizing “black”!

[Born to Conserve]

Last place you want to eat is a fast food joint that is mandated to hire based on demographics. They survive because they are subsidized, and the only business they get is first/last time customers.

[Mastador1]

OH HORSESHIT! New franchisees have always had to take locations that don't infringe on existing owner/operators locations, that was the policy before I worked for them, while I worked for them and after I worked for them.................unless you are a 'minority' or woman. I personally know of several times that corporation screwed over existing 'White' male owner/ operators to give new locations that financially impacted their existing stores to a minority or woman just so they could increase the proper 'ratio' as demanded by social justice warriors. And I know of one 'White' operator who sued the corporation because of it and got a very large very private settlement.

Very few franchise locations are guaranteed to be profitable right from day one, except for the corporation that takes no risk and collects their percentage of sales no matter what and their rent and service fees no matter what. It is a given that a new franchisee will be in the negative for a couple years at least.