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re: Red Lobster goes vertical on plate to push quality. Wants to be Fine Dinning
Posted on 7/29/14 at 8:42 pm to fightin tigers
Posted on 7/29/14 at 8:42 pm to fightin tigers
Well what makes you think if Red Lobster closes all patrons will go to a local restaurant?
They have always operated close to the edge. Most small businesses do which is why many fail. So why not take pride that you "aren't one of the masses" and enjoy good food from mom and pop or local yet recognize that there are more people in this country that either cant afford or just don't care for "farm to table?"
Why does what the masses do bother anyone? And as I said, if it's so easy to open a local place why aren't more people doing it? You can take every franchise, chain, corporate owned restaurant out of Baton Rouge and you will have a few good local and bunch of bad local and 90% will be undercapitalized and closed within 24 months and in debt for ten years.
The money a corporate owned restaurant earns does not all go to some secret bank account in Las Vegas or Tuscon. Local and state taxes are paid, people are employed and spend their money in the local economy. Real estate is bought, food purveyors are used. A corporate owned from out of state is not always a bad thing. You don't like the food? Fine. Understandable. I've never been to Red Lobster. I don't have to because I know what the food would be like and I wouldn't care for it. But I know a few people who like it and think its just fine with them. I don't look down my patrician nose at them. I just say good for you. I hope you enjoyed your evening with your family.
They have always operated close to the edge. Most small businesses do which is why many fail. So why not take pride that you "aren't one of the masses" and enjoy good food from mom and pop or local yet recognize that there are more people in this country that either cant afford or just don't care for "farm to table?"
Why does what the masses do bother anyone? And as I said, if it's so easy to open a local place why aren't more people doing it? You can take every franchise, chain, corporate owned restaurant out of Baton Rouge and you will have a few good local and bunch of bad local and 90% will be undercapitalized and closed within 24 months and in debt for ten years.
The money a corporate owned restaurant earns does not all go to some secret bank account in Las Vegas or Tuscon. Local and state taxes are paid, people are employed and spend their money in the local economy. Real estate is bought, food purveyors are used. A corporate owned from out of state is not always a bad thing. You don't like the food? Fine. Understandable. I've never been to Red Lobster. I don't have to because I know what the food would be like and I wouldn't care for it. But I know a few people who like it and think its just fine with them. I don't look down my patrician nose at them. I just say good for you. I hope you enjoyed your evening with your family.
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Posted on 7/29/14 at 8:56 pm to Martini
Preach it Martini, well done 
Posted on 7/29/14 at 9:11 pm to Martini
Did I make it seem like I was looking down on the patrons? I could care less what are where they eat.
National chains have fricked up the American food landscape there is no question. Most people don't care where their food comes from and just want it cheap.
That said, nationalization has made it harder on people who do care because it forces local competition out (supplier not retail). Local stores run on a razor thin edge and will sacrifice quality in exchange for product longevity or profit.
Red Lobster won't bring fresh gulf shrimp in due to quality control issues. Quality control is huge to them, overall quality is sacrificed to keep the quality equal always.
Getting rid of one chain is like removing one flea from a stray. The market remains the same. The answer isn't to strip away all chains at once, but I don't have your crystal ball to know that 90% of the restaurants would close in 2 years.
National chains have fricked up the American food landscape there is no question. Most people don't care where their food comes from and just want it cheap.
That said, nationalization has made it harder on people who do care because it forces local competition out (supplier not retail). Local stores run on a razor thin edge and will sacrifice quality in exchange for product longevity or profit.
Red Lobster won't bring fresh gulf shrimp in due to quality control issues. Quality control is huge to them, overall quality is sacrificed to keep the quality equal always.
Getting rid of one chain is like removing one flea from a stray. The market remains the same. The answer isn't to strip away all chains at once, but I don't have your crystal ball to know that 90% of the restaurants would close in 2 years.
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