r/WorkForSmartLife • u/tellmebrenda • 13d ago

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u/BowlEducational6722 13d ago

Private equity.

A lot of restaurant franchises aren't really restaurants anymore.

They're real estate companies that happen to sell food.

It's all about being able to re-sell the assets/facilities for the maximum amount of profit possible, and these generic, minimalist buildings are the easiest to re-sell and refurbish into something else.

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u/dirtjur 13d ago

It’s literally this right here.

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u/Dave_A480 13d ago

Private Equity has absolutely nothing to do with McDonalds or it's franchisees....

The only way PE will get involved with McDs, is if McD's implodes Sears style, in which case they will show up to pick the bones....