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posted by n1 on Tuesday June 06 2017, @02:32AM   Printer-friendly
from the employees-can't-afford-to-be-customers dept.

Casual dining is in danger — and millennials are to blame

Brands such as TGI Fridays, Ruby Tuesday, and Applebee's have faced sales slumps and dozens of restaurant closures, as casual dining chains have struggled to attract customers and grow sales.

"Casual-dining restaurants face a uniquely challenging market today," Buffalo Wild Wings CEO Sally Smith recently wrote in a letter to shareholders.

According to Smith, these sit-down restaurants' struggles can blamed on the most-frequently besmirched generation: millennials.

"Millennial consumers are more attracted than their elders to cooking at home, ordering delivery from restaurants and eating quickly, in fast-casual or quick-serve restaurants," Smith wrote.

Millenials are too focused on food ordering apps and healthy cuisine.


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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday June 06 2017, @03:24AM (10 children)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Tuesday June 06 2017, @03:24AM (#521142) Homepage Journal

    I love KFC, it's great. I mean, the silverware isn't great. It's plastic, so I use my own. Silverware and goldware. When I eat KFC. When I drink my little Coke -- which is about the only Coke I have -- and have my little chicken, I guess that is a form of belonging, and I do that as often as possible because I feel cleansed. There's nothing like having a bucket of KFC all to myself. And two scoops of ice cream. And my own jet. I mean, I have my own jet. But now I fly in Air Force One. Not as nice as my own, but still pretty nice. But I make the sacrifice for you, my American people. My great American people. For you. Because I'm one of you. Not like Kathy Griffin. Terrible, terrible person. Sick (or bad). Like Millennials. Not @IvankaTrump, she's hot. I mean, I'm her father, I know what I'm talking about. Walk a mile in her shoes, you'll look great. And you'll feel great. Fantastic shoes! Very bad people, bad judgment. I mean, look at who they voted for. We got big problems when the Millennials voted. So I'm going to raise the voting age. I've issued an executive order, forming a commission. They're going to tell me the voting age is too low. Which I knew. Because I formed the commission and I told them. Going to raise the voting age. And eat big buckets of KFC. I think I'll buy KFC. Not a meal. The whole thing. And put gold everywhere. Fake gold. And mahogany paneling. Like on my airline. The buckets will be mahogany and fake gold. And the chicken will have a golden crust. With real gold. Because you can't cook with fake gold, only real gold. Gold leaf. I'm not a chef but I know about cooking. Only real gold, not fake, for the cooking. Very important, for the health. #TRUMP2020

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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 06 2017, @03:55AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 06 2017, @03:55AM (#521158)

    You'll notice that when realDonaldTrump is around, DannyB isn't. At least he finally registered a specialty account for his neurosis.

    • (Score: 1) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday June 06 2017, @07:57AM

      by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Tuesday June 06 2017, @07:57AM (#521222) Homepage Journal

      I've always said, I love the Irish. One thing I like to say: "Always remember to forget the friends that proved untrue, but never forget to remember those that have stuck by you." A lot of us know that, we know it well. It’s a great phrase. And it's a quote. What a great quote. I said that to the Taoiseach, Prime Minister Kelly. Said it to him on St. Patrick’s Day. Hosted him at the White House, not the winter White House, not Mar-a-Lago. But my White House in Washington. Great guy! I told him that quote, he loved it. I also told him, we've got to do something about the immigrants, the illegal immigrants. Maybe a travel ban. Ban illegal immigration. Because the Irish are great people, one of the best, but enough is enough. Got to get a handle on the immigrants. On the illegals. And he understood, Enda understood. But the new Prime Minister I haven't met. Haven't met the gay one, Varadkar. I love the gays, totally love them. They're great people, the best. One of the best. You don't see them chopping off people's heads. Not like Kathy Griffin. Disgusting! Maybe I'll see Varadkar at my Turnberry course. Nothing like a round of golf for getting to know a man, I mean really know him. And maybe making a deal or two. There's some great deals we could make. I'm sure DannyB is a great guy. Haven't met him but I have a good feeling about him. I mean, I assume it's good. Love the Irish, need a travel ban, met Enda and he's a great guy, would love to meet the new Taoiseach, Leo, would love to meet DannyB. Love being his President and yours. #TrumpResorts

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 06 2017, @04:00AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 06 2017, @04:00AM (#521163)

    If the internal of KFC stores were completely gold colored, and I mean EVERYTHING, then I'd probably visit them once this year to see what it's like.

    • (Score: 3, Funny) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday June 06 2017, @05:21AM (1 child)

      by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Tuesday June 06 2017, @05:21AM (#521181) Homepage Journal

      Thank you, no. Not completely gold. The parts that are white now will be gold, and the parts that are red now will be mahogany. Don't get me wrong, white is a great color -- it's my favorite color, believe me -- but gold and mahogany. Fake gold, except the breading. The breading of the chicken will be real gold. And getting rid of Colonel Sanders. Don't get me wrong, Sanders is a great guy. Did great in the primaries. But he got schlonged by Crooked Hillary. Great guy and I have a lot in common with him. My ratings are better, of course. Mine are the best. But going to take his face off the signs, off the buckets. Put my face there. And my name. Well, part of my name: just TRUMP. In big, gold letters. Nothing fancy, nothing complicated. Same for the flag, my American flag. Gonna have gold stripes, my face in gold and my name in gold. TRUMP. Not sure about the mahogany for that. My staff are working on it. But definitely going to spiff up the flag. And maybe, just maybe, buy KFC. Not promising, on the KFC. Just something I'm thinking of doing. Have to negotiate it. I'm the best at negotiation, at making deals. You wouldn't believe how many deals I've been making as your President! And during my campaign. Some really great deals there. But KFC, it's failing. Like Eastern Airlines was failing. But I took over their routes, took over some of their routes. And my airline was terrific. It really took off. Get it? It took off. And I can do the same for KFC. Make it great, like I'm making America great. I said I would make America great again, but I was being modest. The truth is, I'm making America great in brand new ways. Just look at your stock portfolio. Amazing! When I made my announcement about the Paris accords, BOOM! Your stocks went THROUGH THE ROOF! Because Paris was killing our economy. Let me tell you, AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, CoreCivic, Geo Group, Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics are going to do very well, without Paris hanging over their heads. Word to the wise, buy and hold those four stocks. Buy now and hold until January 2025. After that, you're on your own, folks. Let me tell you, climate change is real and it's a big problem. Huge problem. I wrote a letter to the New York Times, paid them to print my letter, a full page letter. Before they started failing. Funny how the NYT went down the toilet once Obama got in, isn't it? In 2009 I wrote them a letter. Saying that climate change is a big, big problem. And that President Obama should do something. But he didn't. I mean, he did the Paris thing. The Paris accord. Which is totally, totally ineffective. I mean, it's worse than that. It's ruining our industry. It's been ruining our industry. But I took us out of Paris. Because I'm the President of Harrisburg, not Hamburg. Don't get me wrong, hamburgers are great. Very American. But I like KFC. And when I buy KFC, I'm going to make it the first fried chicken restaurant that lets in Jews. I love the Jews, great, great people, the best. Well, one of the best. I mean, they think they're the best, but really, they're one of the best. And African Americans, I'll let my African Americans in too. Not just let them in, I'll let them eat too. Right in the restaurant. Can you imagine? A fried chicken restaurant where my African Americans can eat! Amazing! Fried chicken with a real gold crust. They've been waiting for it, maybe they made it at home. But some restaurants, frankly, they're racist. Won't let in my people, my African Americans. But I'm going to turn KFC into the restaurant where all Americans -- almost all -- can eat. Jews too. Jews and Americans. And maybe I'll get alcohol licenses so they can serve beer and wine. Or just wine. Because I always, always put the American people first. And the American people, first of all and always, love award-winning Trump Winery products. Available at Wegmans throughout Virginia and online at www.trumpwinery.com. #TrumpVineyardEstates

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 06 2017, @03:22PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 06 2017, @03:22PM (#521359)

        You going to need to start ending these with "dictated but not read". There is no way Trump read, let alone write, that much.

  • (Score: 1) by arcz on Tuesday June 06 2017, @05:11AM (4 children)

    by arcz (4501) on Tuesday June 06 2017, @05:11AM (#521179) Journal

    I'm having my doubts about this being the real Donald Trump.

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by captain normal on Tuesday June 06 2017, @05:32AM (2 children)

      by captain normal (2205) on Tuesday June 06 2017, @05:32AM (#521187)

      You sure? It does sound like him.

      --
      When life isn't going right, go left.
      • (Score: 1) by arcz on Tuesday June 06 2017, @05:47AM (1 child)

        by arcz (4501) on Tuesday June 06 2017, @05:47AM (#521189) Journal

        It almost sounds like Donald Trump but there are quite a few giveaways that he's fake.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 06 2017, @06:34AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 06 2017, @06:34AM (#521202)

          It almost sounds like Donald Trump but there are quite a few giveaways that he's fake.

          Mostly the written sentences are longer than a 140 characters.
          But maybe he's dictating into his phone nowadays.

    • (Score: 1) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday June 06 2017, @05:36AM

      by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Tuesday June 06 2017, @05:36AM (#521188) Homepage Journal

      You see the blue check mark next to my name. That means it's me. My verified account. I'm going to ask them for gold, but a blue check. Right now it's blue. But I'm going to ask for gold. But it's really me and that's how you know. Terrific! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! #TrumpWater