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Fast Food Giant Jack in the Box Set To Close Dozens of Restaurants [Clownifornia]
WeakNews ^ | December 26, 2025 | Hugh Cameron

Posted on 01/03/2026 9:52:46 PM PST by kiryandil

Jack in the Box is expected to shutter several restaurants in the coming days, as it works to meet the closure target outlined in its “JACK on Track” strategy earlier this year.

Early this year, the fast-food chain said it would be shutting between 150 and 200 locations under a block closure program, including 80 to 120 by December 31. According to Fox Business, Jack in the Box has closed 72 stores since the April announcement.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Food
KEYWORDS: burgerking; california; chinesefood; clownifornia; drivethroughs; food; goofygavin; inandoutburger; jackinthebox; jackontrack; jazzhands; mcdonalds; mexicanfood; mousselini; pizza; wendys
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How is that $16.90 an hour minimum wage working out for Ol' Jazz Hands?
1 posted on 01/03/2026 9:52:47 PM PST by kiryandil
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“JACK on Track”


2 posted on 01/03/2026 10:02:40 PM PST by kiryandil (Resistance to The Odor is defiance to grainpidity)
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They closed two near me including my favorite one that was open 24 hours 😟😿😦🙁

So I’m back to McDonald’s and on rare occasion Taco Bell


3 posted on 01/03/2026 10:03:20 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: kiryandil

72 stores?! Hitting the Jack-in-the-Crack at 2:00am with a few friends. I remember things.


4 posted on 01/03/2026 10:11:10 PM PST by Delta 21 (None of us are descendants of fearful men!)
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Horrors!


5 posted on 01/03/2026 10:17:07 PM PST by kiryandil (Resistance to The Odor is defiance to grainpidity)
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a new one in orlando is set to open soon. Looking forward to it.


6 posted on 01/03/2026 10:19:22 PM PST by MarlonRando
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There’s a glaring omission in the Newsweak article: Was Jack forced to raise prices significantly in response to the minimum wage rising?


7 posted on 01/03/2026 10:25:37 PM PST by citizen (A transgender malel competing against women may be male, but he's no man.)
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More and more people are going to experience the true minimum wage

$0.00 per hour


8 posted on 01/03/2026 10:26:23 PM PST by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try. )
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To: kiryandil

“Jack in the Crack” serves horrible excuses for food. They should all go out of business ASAP.


9 posted on 01/03/2026 10:31:31 PM PST by Veto! (Trump is Superman)
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To: kiryandil

There is a KFC ‘desert’ for a 10 mile radius around my location. I’m still learning to accept that ‘devastating’ fact. I keep in mind, starving families in FEMA-overlooked areas don’t have any fast food at all!


10 posted on 01/03/2026 11:29:58 PM PST by lee martell
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How is that $16.90 an hour minimum wage working out for Ol' Jazz Hands?
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It is $20.00 an hour for "fast food" workers in CA. "Panera" not considered "fast food" because the owner/CEO of Panera is a friend of Newscum and "donated"/bribed bigly.

11 posted on 01/04/2026 12:35:41 AM PST by Drago
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“Jack-in-the-Crack”

Jack’s crotch...

There were a few around Northern Virginia in the 70s. And a Shackies pizza. After semi weekly Karate at Jhoon Rhee Tae Kwon Do we would sometimes hit the local Jack’s for a refill.


12 posted on 01/04/2026 2:16:32 AM PST by Clutch Martin ("The dawn cracks hard like a bull whip and it ain't takin' no lip from the night before" Tom Waits)
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To: Veto!

They just opened one not long ago near me and the food is great although the drive-thru is so slow you have to drive stakes to see it move.


13 posted on 01/04/2026 2:19:26 AM PST by MachIV
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To: kiryandil

Two Tacos ,Please.


14 posted on 01/04/2026 2:21:54 AM PST by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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LOL 🤣🤣🤣


15 posted on 01/04/2026 3:08:48 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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I haven’t eaten fast food in years. With the exception of chick filet which I’ve been to maybe 3 times in 7 years.

The food sucks, most people aren’t up there with the Somali IQ and I’m talking those running and working fast food. Most customers aren’t at their level.

I look for a sit down resteraunt when I’m on the road traveling at my retirement pace....I’m in no rush.


16 posted on 01/04/2026 4:11:00 AM PST by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: kiryandil

There are five Jacks within 4.5 miles of my house. I’d be surprised if one or more doesnt take a hit.

And yes Kalifornias $20+ fast food minimum wage has hurt job numbers and significantly raised prices. Only Greaseball Newsome didn’t see that coming.


17 posted on 01/04/2026 4:23:58 AM PST by DAC21
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” ... horrible excuses for food ...”

It’s not really food, it’s entertainment. In most cases, no food would be better for you than fast food.

Seriesly though, I think eating or wanting fast food comes down to our brain craving fat, salt and sugar.

That said, I’m a real sucker for cheese fries and a hot dog.


18 posted on 01/04/2026 4:48:38 AM PST by KingLudd
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> Was Jack forced to raise prices significantly in response to the minimum wage rising?<

It interferes with any national advertising campaign. It’s hard to launch a 2 Tacos For 2 Bucks national ad when it cannot be done at cost with $20 labor.

EC


19 posted on 01/04/2026 4:57:46 AM PST by Ex-Con777 ("Journalism is about covering important stories-with a pillow, until they stop moving." ~ David Burg)
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To: Drago

The “Panera” case was straight out of Animal Farm.

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”


20 posted on 01/04/2026 5:12:04 AM PST by cgbg ("Your identity is how power treats you.")
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