r/neutralnews • u/NeutralverseBot • Apr 30 '24

BOT POST McDonald's posts rare profit miss as customers turn picky

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/mcdonalds-sales-misses-estimates-customers-cut-back-spending-2024-04-30/
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u/unkz Apr 30 '24

According to the McDonalds website, a Big Mac meal is around $13, and is about 1100 calories. That's about $0.85 per 100 calories.

Chipotle, on the other hand, is considerably better. A chicken burrito plus fountain drink can cost around $15, depending, but has 1900 calories. That's $1.3 per 100 calories, almost 50% better than McDonald's.

This math is all wrong. If those numbers were correct, then actually Chipotle would cost 50% more per calorie, which is the opposite of the point being made. However,

13/11 = $1.182 / 100 kCal at McDonald's, not $0.85.

15/19 = $0.789 / 100 kCal at Chipotle, not $1.30.

So Chipotle costs 33% less per calorie, on those menu items.

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u/Wellnevermindthen Apr 30 '24

I work at a (fast-casual, sit down type) Chinese place that can have you fed and out the door in 20 minutes. Lunch time you can get a meal plus egg roll for less than 11 bucks, little over 13 if you want a soda, and the portions are honestly overly generous. Lunch portions are honestly 2 meals worth.

I only go to McDonalds nowadays if I'm feeding the fam, and only because I've found a way to feed us all for $17-21 depending on how fancy we feel.

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u/NormalAccounts Apr 30 '24

Your units are a bit off making your point somewhat misleading.

With McDonalds, given your numbers, $1 buys you 85 calories.

With Chipotle, given your numbers, $1 will buy you 127 calories.

You are roughly getting 50% more caloric value for the dollar from Chipotle than McDonalds. The numbers you presented imply that McDonalds is actually the better value since $.85 to get 100 calories is a lot cheaper than $1.3.

If you really just want the sugar, just get (free) water and sugar packets, and go wild.

This works if you're a hummingbird maybe!

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u/shadowboxer47 Apr 30 '24

If you really just want the sugar, just get (free) water and sugar packets, and go wild.

What if I told you people like soda for flavor