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Re:McDonald's is losing its low-income customers by JumpCrisscross on Saturday November 22, 2025 @03:16PM (#46017875)
> It costs very little to eat mostly lentils/legumes/nuts/yogurt/vegetables, and drink mostly water without carbs dissolved in it, but no business is going to survive selling those things

This is like every new fast casual business in Manhattan in the last decade.

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Re:McDonald's is losing its low-income customers by nlawalker on Sunday November 23, 2025 @08:19PM (#46029234)
Yeah, and they're not doing so hot: https://www.businessinsider.com/chipotle-cava-sweetgreen-gen...

> Chipotle, Cava, and Sweetgreen reported earnings in the last two weeks, and all three reported the same problem: Diners age 25 to 35 are visiting their stores less frequently as they pinch pennies.

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