Comments on: Ice that doesn’t need breaking http://whiteperil.com/2007/07/22/ice-that-doesnt-need-breaking/ Sat, 12 May 2012 10:38:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sean Kinsell http://whiteperil.com/2007/07/22/ice-that-doesnt-need-breaking/comment-page-1/#comment-2980 Sean Kinsell Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:29:57 +0000 http://whiteperil.com/?p=1452#comment-2980 Hmm. McDonald's was, in fact, getting a lot of attention about a half-decade ago for having come up with a very good strategy for risk-management--hedging its beef, IIRC, and Hoovering up non-perishables available at low prices at the time. So who knows? There may be some truth to the statement, though as a main consideration I agree it sounds suspect. <BR /> <BR />It's a shame they had to sell out to Lotteria, though. Nastiest fast food ever. Hmm. McDonald’s was, in fact, getting a lot of attention about a half-decade ago for having come up with a very good strategy for risk-management–hedging its beef, IIRC, and Hoovering up non-perishables available at low prices at the time. So who knows? There may be some truth to the statement, though as a main consideration I agree it sounds suspect.

It’s a shame they had to sell out to Lotteria, though. Nastiest fast food ever.

]]> By: Adrian Havill http://whiteperil.com/2007/07/22/ice-that-doesnt-need-breaking/comment-page-1/#comment-2979 Adrian Havill Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:18:32 +0000 http://whiteperil.com/?p=1452#comment-2979 There's a great article in the current issue of AERA English interviewing the new president of Burger King Japan. <BR /> <BR />In it, they ask B.K.J. why they left Japan in the first place. <BR /> <BR />It was beautiful spin. Tony Snow would be proud. Something along the lines of "McDonalds was lowering their prices and we were afraid that we couldn't lower prices without sacrificing quality." <BR /> <BR />I know of nobody that makes their fast food selection either in Japan or in the U.S. based on price. Am I wrong? There’s a great article in the current issue of AERA English interviewing the new president of Burger King Japan.

In it, they ask B.K.J. why they left Japan in the first place.

It was beautiful spin. Tony Snow would be proud. Something along the lines of “McDonalds was lowering their prices and we were afraid that we couldn’t lower prices without sacrificing quality.”

I know of nobody that makes their fast food selection either in Japan or in the U.S. based on price. Am I wrong?

]]> By: Sean Kinsell http://whiteperil.com/2007/07/22/ice-that-doesnt-need-breaking/comment-page-1/#comment-2978 Sean Kinsell Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:34:56 +0000 http://whiteperil.com/?p=1452#comment-2978 <b>Adrian</b>: <BR /> <BR />They still haven't reopened the outlet in Shibuya, have they? I'm reserving judgment until then. What's the point in lazily indulging in fast food if it takes effort to get to it? <BR /> <BR /> <BR /><b>Connie</b>: <BR /> <BR />That was uncalled for. Adrian:

They still haven’t reopened the outlet in Shibuya, have they? I’m reserving judgment until then. What’s the point in lazily indulging in fast food if it takes effort to get to it?

Connie:

That was uncalled for.

]]> By: Connie http://whiteperil.com/2007/07/22/ice-that-doesnt-need-breaking/comment-page-1/#comment-2977 Connie Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:13:28 +0000 http://whiteperil.com/?p=1452#comment-2977 You don't look French. You look Welsh. You don’t look French. You look Welsh.

]]> By: Adrian Havill http://whiteperil.com/2007/07/22/ice-that-doesnt-need-breaking/comment-page-1/#comment-2976 Adrian Havill Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:43:22 +0000 http://whiteperil.com/?p=1452#comment-2976 As you know, Burger King has returned to Japan. <BR /> <BR />You may now change citizenship. As you know, Burger King has returned to Japan.

You may now change citizenship.

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