How Fast Food Restaurants Make Money

That five dollar burger made the restaurant almost nothing. Some orders, they lose money outright. And fast food is still a trillion dollar a year industry. The man who built McDonald's into a giant once admitted they were never in the food business at all. This is what he meant. If you enjoyed this, subscribe. New stories every couple of days. And if you know someone who needs to hear this one, send it to them. 0:00 Intro 0:48 The burger is bait 3:09 Layer one: the menu 3:24 The drive-thru is the factory floor 5:12 The twist: the store barely profits 5:50 Who actually owns your local McDonald's 8:05 The real business: rent 10:39 The same playbook everywhere 11:19 Follow the money #fastfood #mcdonalds #business #howitworks #economics #money #franchise #entrepreneur #businessmodel #sidehustle #finance #capitalism