Comments on: ‘Where’s the beef?’

By: Taro

Taro — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:42:57 +0000

Yep Den4-san, according to my inside sources at Seiyu-Walmart management board…

Wendy’s quit the Japanese market because of low profits (but no loses). Daiei brought back Wendy’s knowing that the price for “damaged goods” would be dirt cheap and Wendy’s “poor” profit margin is the same as the regular profit margin in the supermarket biz (1.5 to 3.5%). In addition, Daiei has zillions of out-dated, in-store lunch counters that need to be upgraded—That’s a perfect match for installing new Wendy’s reusing the old lunch counters’ equipment.

By: den4

den4 — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:32:52 +0000

I see….so does that mean that Bugger King also is under the thumb of some J-Corp to make some Let’s Bahgah Oh-sama the new trend, after Bugger King went away for a number of years?
LOL

By: Taro

Taro — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:17:37 +0000

Wendy's sold all Japanese rights to the Japanese Walmart-wannabe, Daiei Inc, a company and Wendy's International has almost nothing to do with Japan operations. Daiei own Big Boy rights too. Poor Dave Thomas must be rolling in his grave.

By: den4

den4 — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 06:01:22 +0000

Just when I thought Wendys was doing the right thing by getting rid of transfat oil in their cooking, they go and make something up like this…..think I’ll just go dunk my head into a bucket of water and be depressed…..

By: Taro

Taro — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 01:04:03 +0000

Over on the Exploding Aardvark blog was this comment by aardvark-san:

MOS Burger ad (YouTube). I think this is a “mushroom white-sauce focaccia.” Maybe my daughter can confirm this or set me straight. Oh, and feast your eyes on the Wendy’s Japan An-Burger, AKA the Sandwich That Should Not Be....

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