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Jan 1, 2014
2:18:00pm

ds7

project or gamble?

not sure i'd be putting much of my money on the table right now...

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ds7

Bio page: ds7
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Last login: May 2, 2024
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just sold all our 7 Utah Burger Kings: now's your chance to fire away.

run26

1/1/14 12:28pm

Most every Burger King is dirtier than most of the McDonalds or Wendys I've seen

RC Vikings

1/1/14 12:30pm

this isn't an excuse but you need to realize something

run26

1/1/14 12:55pm

Can you imagine California?

CSoul

1/1/14 12:57pm

we would love to live and operate in California but it is a nighmare

run26

1/1/14 1:02pm

That is what I am talking about, the BKs in Cali are scary

CSoul

1/1/14 1:02pm

I would go more often if they were cleaner which would produce more revenue

RC Vikings

1/1/14 3:09pm

Best fast food burger but terrible fries.

showmecoug

1/1/14 12:31pm

Their fries are so much better than McDonald's.

idacoug

1/1/14 12:32pm

Compliment

BluePete

1/1/14 12:32pm

Worse than mcdonalds, better than carls jr.

Blue Oyster Cult

1/1/14 12:32pm

Worse than Carls Jr., better than McDonalds

BluePete

1/1/14 12:33pm

This ^^^

AF Cougar

1/1/14 12:44pm

Why did you sell? Were you losing money?

WJCougar

1/1/14 12:32pm

moving to a more upscale brand in another market

run26

1/1/14 12:38pm

That can only mean one thing:

cheezedawg

1/1/14 12:40pm

<< Deleted >>

1/1/14 12:55pm

Very true, nothing says upscale like Weinerschnitzel

shottyj77

1/1/14 12:56pm

Still in Utah?

In Reverie

1/1/14 1:24pm

Nope: going to another state

run26

1/1/14 1:27pm

Bob Nilsen moved up

1/1/14 1:40pm

understatement alert

run26

1/1/14 1:45pm

Going to build you

1/1/14 2:21pm

how long have you owned them?

1/1/14 12:35pm

we did it for 8 years. BK was hot back in 2005 but more challenging recently

run26

1/1/14 12:39pm

did that reflect in the price you paid in '05 vs what you sold for?

1/1/14 12:41pm

Obamacare has everyone in the restaurant business re-thinking their investment

run26

1/1/14 12:47pm

how about some hard #s since you said fire away with the ? s

1/1/14 12:55pm

sorry I can't get into that

run26

1/1/14 12:56pm

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1/1/14 2:32pm

$15 an hour? say hello to your replacement...

ds7

1/1/14 2:12pm

That's great

run26

1/1/14 2:14pm

BK doesn't seem real popular anymore. Seems like

1/1/14 12:44pm

come to think of it, I haven't noticed any new BKs being built in I cant

1/1/14 12:58pm

we built 2 of the 3 brand new BKs in SLC over the last 5 years

run26

1/1/14 1:03pm

Horrible fries, horrible hash browns

CougarHut

1/1/14 12:36pm

How many gallons of liquid smoke flavoring did you use everyday?

idcougarfan

1/1/14 12:36pm

gag

Sherlock

1/1/14 12:42pm

I quit eating there for years, but found a nice one in Mesa last year.

Jeffacka

1/1/14 12:41pm

Give us the dirt on BK. What did you like? dislike?

showmecoug

1/1/14 12:41pm

it is more competitive than ever

run26

1/1/14 12:50pm

as the owner, would you eat food from your restaurants?

1/1/14 12:57pm

yes without hesitation. although it's hard to train for marathons

run26

1/1/14 1:04pm

A fresh whopper is actually pretty decent. Problem is finding a fresh whopper

kotacoug

1/1/14 12:42pm

This is true.

jdub

1/1/14 12:47pm

The Whopper with cheese was awesome, but upset my stomach every time

OmahaThunderCoug

1/1/14 12:43pm

BK is like McDonalds for rednecks.

Blueto

1/1/14 12:47pm

Like above, a just cooked, hot Whopper sandwich is the best fast food

CSoul

1/1/14 12:48pm

my personal (not owner) opinion

run26

1/1/14 12:52pm

Wendy's is downright just bad all the time for me

CSoul

1/1/14 12:56pm

Agree.

Heinz57

1/1/14 1:03pm

I liked the frozen cokes for $1 they had back in the mid-2000s.

Y Mountain

1/1/14 12:51pm

The worst of all national burger franchises.

1/1/14 12:55pm

so, you took the nuclear option? too bad. bk is the bomb

erkimust

1/1/14 12:55pm

as in bombing tornados?

run26

1/1/14 12:57pm

huh?

erkimust

1/1/14 12:58pm

it's kind of an inside joke among some CBers here sorry

run26

1/1/14 1:05pm

got it

erkimust

1/1/14 1:07pm

Seems like a great plan on paper.

1/2/14 2:38am

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conetah

1/1/14 3:59pm

I really like the double stacker and Oreo desserts.

Non-donor troll

1/1/14 12:56pm

who is that other cb'er who owns BKs, did you sell to him?

1/1/14 1:00pm

I'm 99% sure no other Utah BK franchisee is a CBer

run26

1/1/14 1:06pm

Whoppercougar

1/1/14 1:11pm

that was me. i changed my CB name a while back

run26

1/1/14 1:14pm

woah, YOU are Whoppercougar

1/1/14 1:14pm

Same guy. I was more popular on CB back then

run26

1/1/14 1:21pm

Prefer thier drinks to everyone elses, but too much$ need more chicken

1/1/14 1:01pm

Yep. No real competition with McDs/Carl's/Jack/Wendy's chicken sandwiches.

Non-donor troll

1/1/14 1:25pm

congratulations!

ds7

1/1/14 1:52pm

I wish I was retiring but far from it

run26

1/1/14 1:59pm

Dish the deets girlfriend! Staying in food industry? Going to AZ?

Non-donor troll

1/1/14 2:02pm

when i make an appearance in Arizona CB will be the first to know

run26

1/1/14 2:05pm

project or gamble?

ds7

1/1/14 2:18pm

like i said with obama and obamacare all of us are rethinking but

run26

1/1/14 2:33pm

I've always liked BK

1/1/14 2:34pm

Hate that they changed their chicken nuggets to be exactly like McDonald's

dchandle15

1/1/14 2:55pm

I have a BK right next to my apartment, I avoid it and go to McDonalds or

BigTex

1/1/14 3:12pm

Not sure where you live but BKs in Dallas are worst in US

run26

1/1/14 3:17pm

Scottsdale, AZ, but my opinion on BK was formed in Dallas

BigTex

1/1/14 3:23pm

this is true. I used to like BK, but I don't eat it anymore. I thought it was

Ft Worth Cougar

1/2/14 7:14am

here are mine

permiso

1/1/14 3:13pm

You would be surprised how popular those tacos are

run26

1/1/14 3:19pm

Congrats. Sounds like a move up. Seems like fast fresh is on its way in and fast

SanFran

1/1/14 3:41pm

Thank you for the well wishes

run26

1/1/14 3:49pm

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