A tough time for the fast food business

Grampa Don

Grampa Don

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It's 12 noon. We just got back from picking up lunch at Taco Bell. We were the only customers. The girl who waited on us was super polite and the service was fast. The trays that normally hold serve yourself hot sauce packets were empty. Instead, the sauces came with the food. As we left, she went to work wiping down surfaces with disinfectant. It's a weird new world.

Don
 

"It's a weird new world."

It will be interesting to see if any lasting changes come from America's two-month experiment with social distancing.

Will hugs and handshakes become a thing of the past, access to self serve foods in bakeries and supermarkets, our views on attending sporting events, classroom education, concerts, cruises, etc...
 
I just got an email from KFC saying they had free delivery through April 26th. Also their policy in dealing with virus. I love their original chicken so I will probably order some this week. I know its not healthy but I have spent most of my life eating healthy, etc. Time to enjoy some now. I don't have it often and cannot remember the last time I had it. I only think about it when I get a coupon or email about it. Just don't eat much meat anymore.
 
Aunt Bea said:
"It's a weird new world."

It will be interesting to see if any lasting changes come from America's two-month experiment with social distancing.

Will hugs and handshakes become a thing of the past, access to self serve foods in bakeries and supermarkets, our views on attending sporting events, classroom education, concerts, cruises, etc...
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I hope this chronic hugging will be a thing of the past...heck, I only like hugging people I really love! 🌺 💟 :love:
 
I think we all will become "preppers" of sorts after this is over. Yes, I think we have a "new normal" now.

Perhaps, thinking positively, that there will be some benefits. (don't ask what, it would be too long to say, and mostly from a religious perspective)
 
The food delivery places are doing a very brisk business right now. Things like Postmates, GrubHub, DoorDash etc., for restaurant food, HelloFresh, HomeFresh, EveryPlate, Freshly etc., for boxed ingredient meal prep, and ClickList, Shipt, Instacart etc., for grocery delivery. I'm guessing that folks who normally wouldn't use these services will now, in order to get past this Virus phase, and likely a percentage will find them so useful they'll continue to be used.
 
All D.C. restaurants and bars are closed to the public, unless they order online or by phone and pick it up, or have it delivered to your home...
 
Read elsewhere that for many fast food chains, drive thru is about 65% of business and inside takeout is about 15% and delivery a small part (3 or 4%?). Can they survive on ~85%? I dunno.
 
C'est Moi said:
I was just watching a youtube video on how to make flour tortillas. I'm going to give it a go tomorrow. :LOL:
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Let us know how they turn out!

I'm starting to do a bit more cooking. It's been rainy and cool here, I've got plenty of time on my hands, and the hunker-down mentality is bringing out the pioneer woman in me. Well, as pioneer as one gets in the 21st century with 2 refrigerators, a freezer, a kegerator, and a stocked pantry.
 
StarSong said:
Let us know how they turn out!

I'm starting to do a bit more cooking. It's been rainy and cool here, I've got plenty of time on my hands, and the hunker-down mentality is bringing out the pioneer woman in me. Well, as pioneer as one gets in the 21st century with 2 refrigerators, a freezer, a kegerator, and a stocked pantry.
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I actually love to cook and can't imagine why I haven't tried making them before now; they look really easy to make. I suppose picking them up fresh and warm in the grocer's deli was just too easy. :D
 
Is it still sanitary and safe to order take out or pick up from these fast food places and restaurants? Think of the folks who are making your food and possibly not washing their hands or sneezing/coughing if they're sick and still working, ewwww....you really dont know whats going on in their kitchens!
 
PopsnTuff said:
Is it still sanitary and safe to order take out or pick up from these fast food places and restaurants? Think of the folks who are making your food and possibly not washing their hands or sneezing/coughing if they're sick and still working, ewwww....you really dont know whats going on in their kitchens!
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That's a very understandable worry. I wouldn't order a sandwich out now. However, today I went through Chick-Fil-A's drive-in for chicken nuggets and fries. We figured that since it's hot stuff, they most likely wouldn't be touching individual pieces. The employee at the window was wearing gloves, but I still used my hand sanitizer as I pulled away. We're lucky in that our community has been spared so far, but then, we are small suburban and 30 minutes away from a small city. When the virus gets closer, no more Chick for us.
 

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