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Al_Sharpton_for_President says

Chipotle (CMG) on Wednesday cut its full-year sales outlook for the third straight quarter as the company continues to deal with a traffic decline and economic pressure on its core customer, particularly young people.

I used to work with a guy that loves Mexican food, so Taco Bell and Chipotle was always a favorite lunch stop for us.
I just didn't get the allure to the place, their product is mostly an instant rice burrito with a spoon full of meat thrown in. And the luke warm meats and beans makes for a cold flaccid shitty burrito. Burritos are supposed to be hot gooey and soft.
And for what they charge, I could go to a counter at a nice American diner and get a proper meal.

WookieMan says

I don't think it's affordability. I gave it two chances. Both were awful. Worse than Taco Bell if that's possible. Never understood the Chipotle fan boys.

My problem with Taco Bell is when did they start putting artificially colored green, purple, red and blue corn chip slivers, and rice(shitty instant rice at that!) in their product? Of course my other gripe with them, is their kiosk where you have to spend 15 minutes to make sure you get a classic Taco Bell item, and not a bunch of other horse shit.

I think if one likes Mexican, you're better off going to one of the hundreds of mom and pop Mexican joints that keeps growing in every town.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chipotle-stock-craters-as-company-says-young-people-without-jobs-cant-afford-their-food-anymore-155415667.html

Chipotle stock craters as company says young people without jobs can't afford their food anymore

AD says

Wendy's stock has dropped a lot also to around $8.43 a share and almost same price it was in 1993. Its all time high was around $24 in January 2022.

It pays a good dividend, so I am going to watch it. Thanks for bringing it up.

HeadSet says

It pays a good dividend, so I am going to watch it. Thanks for bringing it up.

Probably gonna be one of those Wall Street Slime episodes. You know where they tank the stock price and then "magically" it goes private just to reappear years later at an inflated price for new investors.

Misc says

HeadSet says

It pays a good dividend, so I am going to watch it. Thanks for bringing it up.

Probably gonna be one of those Wall Street Slime episodes. You know where they tank the stock price and then "magically" it goes private just to reappear years later at an inflated price for new investors.

Can't provide proof, but my gut tells me that fast food is dying out kind of like news papers did and main stream media is now. There are so many meal subscription companies out there and I think the younger generations are more health conscious. Have less kids or don't even have a family. So there's a ton of free time to make your own food or meal prep for the day.

Also used to be a hangout place for younger people. Might meet a girl. I think those days are over. If I was 18 again knowing what our women have turned into, I wouldn't even talk to a female at a fast food joint eating with her friends. It used to be cheap, but now it's $15-20pp if you're not doing the kids menu as an adult. And the food sucks is a bigger factor. I don't need an eruption of brown lava 2 hours after eating that crap.

Correct on all counts.

Also, the Diner is $8.99 for a burger with fries. With tax, tip, iced tea, I get sit down service for not much more than a "Meal".

On the run? Call 10-15 minutes ahead and it's waiting.

Nothing quite says living like a triple Baconator with a large Frosty on your EBT card.

It's almost winter in the northeast - I will seriously miss grilling for the next 6 months.

stereotomy says

It's almost winter in the northeast - I will seriously miss grilling for the next 6 months.

ABG, always be grilling. If you got your timing down on what you like to grill it's not too bad. Also a grill caddy for the tools is nice to have. Bring it out when you start and then back into the house. You can do it with 3-4 trips in and out in only about 4 minutes total of dealing with the weather. Slow cooks or smoking are even easier.

Only time I don't grill is when it's snowing or a brutal wind chill. So there are restrictions at times. But if it's 25ºF and calm I'll grill. 10ºF or lower I'm probably out, but that's maybe 10 days a winter here in IL. Now I probably just jinxed myself.

Grilling when the humidity is high, especially when there's an overcast, and the air is thick with moisture like fog, is always challenging. I wont do it anymore. You have to put the grill on the covered patio, then the smoke just stays in the patio, and it takes for ever for the coals to get to temp. If you crowd the grill it will go out.

I once tried to cook a whole pig in a china box. It was for New Years eve, that year there was brisk wind, and about 40f. But with the wind it felt like 30f. I went through about 8 bags of charcoal, the wind just ate it up. I cooked it for well over 12 hours, and was still under cooked in in the center of the hams. I'll never do wind and cold again.

DemoralizerOfPanicans says

Correct on all counts.

Also, the Diner is $8.99 for a burger with fries. With tax, tip, iced tea, I get sit down service for not much more than a "Meal".

On the run? Call 10-15 minutes ahead and it's waiting.

$7.99 for Whopper meal at Panama City Beach across from Navy base