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Flat industry traffic is now the sector's official planning assumption.
With the restaurant bellwether formally forecasting zero industry traffic growth while inflation and ~5% long rates persist, chains are restructuring to steal share and manufacture demand rather than wait for a consumer recovery.
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Fast Food & the Consumer Squeeze
The K-Shaped Consumer Splits the Restaurant Sector: McDonald's Now Plans for Zero Industry Traffic as the 10-Year Tops 5% The sector bellwether codifying flat traffic as the official planning assumption while the K-shaped squeeze and 5%+ long rates persist.
Fast Food & the Consumer Squeeze
McDonald's Investor Day Backfires: $8.5B Franchisee Bet, a "Flat Traffic" Warning, and Big Mac Inflation Pushback McDonald's backs the zero-traffic assumption with an unprecedented $8.5B franchisee transfer to buy share and efficiency instead of awaiting a macro recovery.