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Business Wars Daily

A Fizzy Farewell to Self-Serve Soda

Business Wars Daily

Wondery

News, Daily News, Business News, Business

4.6716 Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Today is Thursday, September 21, and we're looking at McDonald's vs. Burger King.

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Thank you. McMillan Online Community. From Wondry, I'm David Brown, and this is Business Wars Daily on this Thursday, September 21st.

1:09.5

A few weeks ago, we told you how the number of folks

1:11.7

eating fast food inside restaurant dining rooms is declining. That's due to a few factors, changing

1:17.7

customer preferences, enhancements made to drive-thrus, and a focus by many fast food chains on building

1:23.7

more efficient tech-centered locations that shrink the footprint of those dining

1:27.6

rooms. One casualty of all this, besides conversations had in those classic fast food booths,

1:33.6

the self-serve soda machine. Yes, it's true, at least for one major player. Last week,

1:39.6

McDonald's announced it was planning to phase out self-served soda fountains by 2032.

1:49.0

Why, oh, why, would this magical fountain of sugary goodness be disappearing?

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