I'm surprised they'd add someone just to do drinks. They currently make drinks for drive through and pick up/to go, right? Do they really need another body for the few people eating in the restaurant?
Well there is no special fast food tax like there is on tobacco. That tax keeps tobacco around despite the health consequences to society. As does alcohol taxes.
More people are becoming obese and less people are choosing to smoke.
There's a philly beverage tax that doesn't apply to other counties. All it does is have everyone with the ability to do so make a grocery run for beverages (often to BJs/Costco etc) out of the county. Most people with means to do so avoid the tax.
No one has to eat fast food. It is also possible to be thin and eat fast food, as well as obese and not eat fast food. While I think it is good if a fast food restaurant has some healthier options on their menu, ultimately it’s up to each of us to make our own choices when it comes to eating.
Europe has made some things used in fast food illegal compared to here where some things illegal there are legal here. Why can't we just do the same?
Can't speak to the size aspect but I suspect you'd be like the rest of us and miss the choice if it went away. Although don't discount that some of those choices are just off shoots such as a zero calorie option or a diet option (which are not necessarily chemically made the same).
Eh..but Europe has the good stuff on allergy not hidden behind the counter (talking like Sudafed but the good Sudafed which you know the FDA just came out and point blank is stopping recommending what the U.S. largely switched to because it's not considered effective enough over the old kind--which is easy to find in Europe or easier than the U.S.) but then Europe considers Adderall illegal. So pick your poison (no pun intended).
When companies first started rolling out health programs that paid you to be healthy they went about it the wrong way.
I agree. Because of the pandemic, I think restaurants re-evaluated stuff like that and are are moving forward accordingly - first with the new restaurants, then so on as regular upkeep renovations are needed.
This is actually pretty darn easy from a robotics standpoint to do this. The only issue becomes you will need robotics specialist to do maintenance work and preventative maintenance on this equipment. Pretty common in my world to replace 6 $50K a year employees with a robotic work cell, but you will need 1 $120K a year robotics tech to keep the cell working smoothly.
Sounds like going back full circle when I first started going to the nearby original McD's store in the mid 50's. No inside dining, no drive through, just 2 walk-up windows.
The cups at ours aren't even in reach of the public, and yet they always forget to include the cup with your order.
Dang, that's one of the only reasons to go to Burger King these days (their fries are trash). Sometimes I want a Fanta Peach
I once saw someone filling up a huge (at least a gallon) thermos container at the self-service station at AoA....and the CM watched them do it and didn't say a word.
No disrespect but its not that serious lol
Yet some of the articles mention that one of McDonald's plans with this is to switch to more of a fast casual experience.
