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[WLJ]

To quote the Reason article on it, why wouldn't McDonald's et al simply start offering baked bread?

They thought of that

    For everyone thinking that every restaurant will just start selling bread, there are caveats. The restaurant had to operate an on-premise bakery prior to Sept. 15, 2023 and the bread must be sold as a stand-alone item. pic.twitter.com/0TpQ2PIPCi
    — Kelley K (@KelleyKga) February 28, 2024

https://twitter.com/KelleyKga/status/1762881447973548538

[MechAg94]

Don't most fast food joints just toast pre-baked buns that are delivered?  Making hamburger buns would require at least one extra guy making dough and baking buns full time.  Could potentially be pretty good, but I am sure they can succeed in preventing that.

On the menu item, selling an empty hamburger bun as a menu item seems a trivial change.

[WLJ]

Don't most fast food joints just toast pre-baked buns that are delivered?  Making hamburger buns would require at least one extra guy making dough and baking buns full time.  Could potentially be pretty good, but I am sure they can succeed in preventing that.

On the menu item, selling an empty hamburger bun as a menu item seems a trivial change.

Wouldn't help them in this, like I said above they thought of that

The restaurant had to operate an on-premise bakery prior to Sept. 15, 2023

[dogmush]

https://theroboburger.com/

won't steal your customers credit cards or spit in their food either.