15 Fast Food Chains Being Financially Eviscerated In 2024 

The problem with these restaurants is that their food quality went to shit.

1.)Kona Grill 2.)Starbucks 3.)KFC 4.)McDonald's 5.)Sizzler 6.)Red Lobster 7.)Steak 'n Shake 8.)Outback Steakhouse 9.)Buffalo Wild Wings 10.)Popeyes 11.)Joe's Crab Shack 12.)Quiznos 13.)Fuddrucker's 14.)Corner Bakery 15.)Old Country Buffet

Starbucks could go and I would never even notice! Sorry I am able to make my own coffee!

starbucks is a joke

Unhealthy , over-priced, suspect employees, hygiene and cleanliness issues, safety issues, diseases looming due to overall dirtiness, poor inadequate workers, botched orders, feel free to add more. Better to make at home and enjoy the peace of mind and savings.

McDonald's has become pathetic.

Our economy struggling with uncertainties, housing issues, foreclosures, global fluctuations, and pandemic aftermath, causing instability. Rising inflation, sluggish growth, and trade disruptions need urgent attention from all sectors to restore stability and stimulate growth.

People learned how to use air fryers properly

Save your money eat home pack a lunch for work 😎

Our Congress seems disconnected from the feelings of many Americans. Many individuals are frustrated with the current administration. It's disheartening to see so many people struggling to make ends meet.

The mass closure of Starbucks stores is getting serious. If it continues like this, soon many major cities will only have one Starbucks per block.

Lobsters will be happy.

I think I'll survive, 10 of these 15 ive never used or been in.

Bad food equates to bad profits

I don't imagine anyone's ever thought about the possibility that there just may be too many of these damned places.

Fast Food Chains used to be quick, cheap and tasty. Not anymore.

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that fast food crap is too expensive.

Many of these places used to be found in or very close to big shopping malls. When the malls collapsed, they took the whole surrounding ecosystem down with them.

I'm going to say this again everybody. These restaurants are not just closing because of financial problems. I worked in this same industry over 30 years ago, and the main reason why they're closing is because 1) unsanitary kitchens and untensils, 2) poor preparation of food before its fixed and 3) NASTY, UNSANITARY EMPLOYESS WHO DO NOT WASH THEIR HANDS WHEN COMING FROM THE BATHROOM AND WHILE PREPARING THE FOOD IN THE KITCHEN. Paul

I work at McDonalds and the people there are sick of the place and I don’t blame them. I use to get up early and be to work on time, but now I’m late most of the time cause it’s a shitty job.

KFC is absolutely terrible in the US and no one would miss them here lmao.

This is good news. Customers complain the prices are too high, and these companies respond by lowering prices or offering cheaper alternatives. This also forces some customers to cook at home to save money. At the same time, they are probably eating healthier. It's a win-win.

Greed is a killer.👹

IF ANYONE CALLS $45K INCOME A LOWER INCOME, THEN WE HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM HERE!!!

I tried to be a customer of corner bakery in the 2000s but the service was just so bad. Expensive food and bad service is not a good combo.

boycott starbucks

SCREW Steak ‘n Shake. Back in 2016 you could dine in, have a waitress bring you your food and there was even a redbull fridge. Now; you order yourself at a fucking kiosk, recieve a petty receipt for ONe free refill. It’s a joke. Hope steak and shake disappears for good

Every civilization has a 250 year cycle...the US is at year 248. We're not exempt...

High operational cost, will they all be gone. Will we go back to the family owned little cafes of the 1950's or before?

the poor and the middle class can't even afford to go to mcdonalds anymore and at the beginning they were for them...!!!!...sooo sad..!!!

I got super sick when I was on vacation from eating at Quiznos. As I was driving home I had to stop every 20 minutes to throw up. I never ate there again.

The only one of these that I'll actually miss is Old Country Buffet. I used to love that place.

All fast food restaurants need to be shut down, that garbage isn't good for you.

McPoison needs to go! Rubbish and expensive burger that is boring and really pretty tasteless

I learned how to cook from scratch years ago. Then I learned how to do it without a big mess. Then I learned how to make just enough of each dish for 2 people for 2 days. Then, I learned how to spot high-quality ingredients at a good price. Then I learned how to can foods when I found a good price on meats and veggies. Tasty, high-quality nutritious food can be made for less than $5 a serving for 2 adults without gardening.

Why so fast? I was waiting for the $50 combo meal!

everything is oil and salt even at the grocery stores these days.

Panda express should not be classified as food.

I lost jobs…. Repeatedly…… 😢 fukq all of your businesses 😮

Imagine the impact on chemical companies if these places fail…….

There were an absolute glut of restaurants when the economy was booming. Now we're in a recession and inflation is out of control, so we've got to tighten our collective belts. First on the chopping block: the extravagance of paying someone else to prepare my meals. Home cooking is a fraction of the cost and preparing my own meals is quite satisfying.

You could buy a 48 ounce bottle of Starbucks iced coffee at the grocery store for $5 here in Florida and make your own coffees at home with an ice making machine and customize it how you want. I haven’t been to a Starbucks store in a long time

I like KFC fried livers. Today in a nearby town, I ordered some chicken livers, and I only got 8 for $4.00+. I once got a pint for this. This was so pityful.

That's not bad so maybe more people will cook at home healthier than fast food 😂

It's no wonder the likes of Subway and Quiznos sandwich shops are going out of business. The sandwiches are disappointingly mediocre and way too small for the ridiculously high prices.

I wonder how 6 dollars a cup Starbucks will do in this greedy inflation era we are in.

Quiznos was a great deal in the late 90s. Very tasty. Then they made a single sandwich with no side cost 8-12$ also, everyone had a chip on their shoulder, like its just too much for them to make your sandwich ...I'm guessing the post 2008 working conditions became horrible. You work there, but cant afford to eat there.

Folgers tip: Use alkalin water. It sweetens the coffee.

Dairy Queen has started to have problems recently in addition to the 15 other chains listed. In 2022 and 2023 the chain closed more locations than it opened, with most of the closures being abrupt. The location right by my house closed in late December of 2023.

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The reason Starbucks is struggling is because people know how much coffee costs to produce/make and it's not $10+ a cup. That's highway robbery. Starbucks could and has the means to make their coffee more reasonably priced but that doesn't buy mansions, lambos and nice purses for the owners.

The incompetence and corruption that runs through this administration in our Government are getting more risky and ridiculous, i feel the sympathy and empathy of the citizens not getting the due help they deserve, thank you Sarah Hudson; imagine investing $4,000 within 4 days of your investment you're profited with $7,300 wow, thank you Jesus❤

My mom absolutely loved outback steakhouse 😢❤

I do not know what the steaks at Outback are made out of but it is not beef.

Burger King ???

Without these restaurants, what will people do? Perhaps they will at least have ........................................................... S O Y L E N T G R E E N

I took my sister to a burger shop that we used to go to as kids, 40 or so years ago... 2 burgers, 2 fries, two sodas..... $42.00 (and some change). These places can go right out of business for all I care.

Mc Donalds needs to go, Wendy's, KFC too !!!

The decor, environment and service at these places is not attractive. Pubs, mom and pop restaurants etc are much better - much more convivial and better food.

Recently visited a Starbucks for the first time- absolutely dreadful - dirty - grimy with litter and dirty pots just left lying around - toilets a disgrace - never again.

Here is a not so bold prediction. McDonald’s isn’t going anywhere. I doubt Starbucks is either. A majority of these chains will still exist by the end of 2024. Every year we see videos like this about the “collapse” of companies. Most don’t happen.

That sounds just like a corporation ... they jack prices through the roof and then complain about " falling " sales number. Restaurant owners cry the blues and say things like " I've got expenses " and yet they fail to realize that average people have expenses too and we're not businesses, we're just hourly employees and we can't afford to take on commercial restaurants as financial dependants. Here at home, we always did our own cooking but when fast food ( burgers, sandwiches and pizza ) prices got stupid, we learned to make our own fast food at home and guess what, we save fantastic amounts of money which helps us meet OUR expenses. F*ck restaurants. If you want more business then lower your prices back down to reasonable. Until then, I will continue to make the best pizzas, burgers and sandwiches in the valley and with the money I save, I can pay for things like gasoline and utilities.

And yet not one of these financially imperiled fast food outfits will reduce their prices in order to stay afloat. Man ya got to roll with the times and when they are bad ya got to adapt. Drop your price! It's that simple ... or go out of business. Raise prices appropriately when good times resume. Businesses don't seem to get that; or they are just plain stubborn. Also menu cut's and "deals" are an alternative, But believing you can survive without change or accommodation is a pipe dream. And that, you may believe in.

Mr. Narrator please do a segment on movie theaters, the movie theater industry is in real big' big trouble and on the verge of disappearing for good...

I’m not paying 12$ in a coffee 😂

Greed will destroy them . If you want customers be competitive in your pricing . The average person does not have the expendable income to justify going out for dining . Always remember loss creates a vacuum and it will be ripe for a less greedy mom and pop style dining experience .

by the time it takes me to drive down to mc dees and get back home [ 15 minutes ] i can grill some patties, toast the buns and deep fry some chips, not only do my burgers taste better they are less than 25% of the price

It boils down to You're getting less for more money, that's it?

Most those fast food places, serving up 'poison' Need pain relief, eat there and enjoy your hospital stay and eternal rest.

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Always a good listen and insightful!

You have to separate chains bought by hedge funds and drained of money leaving debt for taxpayers through bankruptcy. The other is just mismanagement. The franchise doesn’t suffer, just the franchisees.

Once Amazon starts opening up fast food restaurants, I guarantee over 90% of these businesses will be a simple afterthought

I'll miss KFC if it closes , but only for sentimental reasons. Its gone downhill badly. Their chicken is greasy and gross. Cold KFC used to be great to take for lunch. Now eating cold KFC is vile. It leaves a greasy film in your mouth. Plus its insanely expensive here. 10 piece bucket, what used to be a medium fries is now their large fries that are way over salted , this brown thick paste for gravy and coleslaw that taste's like the bag expired a week ago is $43 . My dad and i used to love chowing down on KFC as a treat. Last time i ordered it i threw 1/2 away it was just that disgustingly oily. Time for KFC to close and become part of history.

We eat at our local maw and paw resturants. MUCH lower prices and better quality and we like to keep the little guys open. Greedy chains can close, who cares.

Every time is see a Starbucks there’s a line around the building.

Nobody can brew coffee like Starbucks, make burgers like McDonald's and fry chicken like KFC (original recipe). The reason for their decline is the price. The prices have risen so high that people cannot afford them anymore. $16 for a double cheeseburger meal? Used to $3.99. A bucket of chicken 16 pieces at KFC cost $70. Used to be $16. Don't forget to add taxes and TIPS ( whoever heard of tipping fast food workers?). The prices have risen ridiculously in the last four years. Runaway inflation made these once cheap eateries very unaffordable.

The health benefits if all these restaurants disappeared would be the biggest boost to productivity in the economy since WW2. A more productive economy will raise wages.

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Years ago fast food restaurants hired mostly kids and just gave them some spending money. It was enough. Those workers weren't expecting to earn their livelihood there. It was a temporary job until graduation from HS or College. Now these FF restaurants are being pressured to pay adults adult-wages. Their old business model has been destroyed by the economy that requires both spouses to work full time.

The Government should have known this would happen when Rents were allowed to Hyperinflate. It seemed an obvious outcome. Eating out is no longer affordable when most of one’s income goes to housing. Here we are.

We have far too many restaurants in this country

Most of us can make these common fast-food items at home at a quarter of the price, whenever we wish, far more hygienically, healthy, tasty, with zero packaging pollution and far more exciting recipe variations. 😉

Restaurants struggling because they can't extort workers. Imagine that for a thought.

The problem is simple. Too expensive and no one has any money. Get the income to expense ratio fixed and things will get back to normal

yes I wen't 2 MC Donalds and they wanted 20$ 4 MC chickens I said keep it

The predominant American business model of operating and expanding while accumulating and servicing large debts is not only stupid it's a guaranteed formula for failure.

I bought a 10 piece bucket with three sides at KFC last week. It cost me $47.00 They won't be seeing me again.

McDees small fries for $3.99 you can keep them and shove them.

Really can’t see Starbucks, Mc D’s, or KFC going under.

Number one who I wish to go bankrupt is Starbuck, who bought and closed so many wonderful coffee shops in our cities, the coffee shops with which our warmest memories were associated. Ever since this monster bought a nice coffee shop in our area and changed the whole atmosphere there, hanging out his green monster, I have never gone to coffee shops again.

i recently went to a café and ordered a quiche slice and a muffin only, they wanted $19 i laughed and said you must be insane and walked out.

Good stuff.

I thought Quizno’s and Fuddrucker’s were already dead AF

What’s the worse that can happen? Some people loose weight and other have opportunities to offer affordable healthier food options? We will just have more empty buildings in foreclosure. Sounds like a deal to me. 🤷

Good bad food is never missed.

I used to visit fast food restaurants, but as the price increases, I can’t afford to.Im glad I’m retired ,now I make food at home. I like Starbucks but I’m Diabetic so I never bought the sugary drinks. Jack in the Box breakfast burrito was $6.00 now it’s $13.00.

So many people saying they’re happy it’s all good. Not thinking about all the people that will lose their jobs. When that happen it will be a major chain effect. That could be your child…your spouse….relative..neighbor…friend…church member…etc that no longer have a job. Now rent and mortgages are not getting paid…less food and clothing and personal items been bought. So that means😱less supply and demand…time to cut retail jobs…factory jobs…close grocery stores. Now it’s effecting you not so happy anymore..huh?

Until it is understood any business operation has to be funded with actual cash and not debt, thereby reducing operating costs, will reality and a sound modus operandi for the future be proactive!