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- You'd think that Subway, TGI Friday's, Chuck E. Cheese, and Applebee's were too big to fail - but they have all had to come back from the brink of disaster to be the brands they are today.
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Subway
08:07 - Chuck E. Cheese
18:03 - Friday’s
27:18 - Applebee’s
31:11 - Credits
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4 American Food Chains That Died And Came Back | Rise and Fall | Business Insider
Subway's food quality went down and there are so many locations that franchises are in competition with each other similar to 7-11 who also doesn't own any stores just sells franchises. That alone tells you these aren't that profitable,
I miss the Subway $5. The quality and attention to detail (custom made) has gone really down while prices skyrocketed. What was $5 is now $11 plus they want a tip - and the quantity of food to make the sandwich has gone way down too (soggy limp lettuce and seems like all white ends of tomatoes). Subway for over 20 years, now it is just a don't have a choice.
Same! Those were the days, could get lunch/dinner for 2 for about $10-$15 depending on what all you got. Now you have to pay extra for a normal sandwich :( @@stevenporter863
Jared didn't help.
I literally hold the subway franchise in the palm of my hand
They need to improve the bread
My local Subway...only one in 25miles is awful.
Their hours change like the wind. You never know when "the computer is down" and they won't take coupons or card.
On top of that the franchise owner has started to cut corners.
Knowing that a Subway franchise cost is relatively low, I wonder if I could just start one and put the other one out of business.
Then swoop in and buy that location.
You should‼️
They won't take cards? So cash only? Sounds......suspish
They changed the bread. If you had a jersey mike or Jimmy John or lucky enough to have a publix you won't want a subway nowhere. Jersey mike and Jimmy johns is way better
@@LauraFunFunFloweries tbh I would prefer to pay with cash only than cards
Subway proved that pet food could be used as a filler and NOT get caught.
this is false and misinformation
subway failed because they got rid of the $5 footlong. I'm not paying 40 dollars for two footlong meals.
Is that what is charged June (2024). 😳. Think I'm going to pass -!!!😉.
Fogle took the term "Eat Fresh" a little too seriously.
😂😂
bro 💀
One important point concerning Subway is that it did not regulate the spacing between locations. This caused major problems. Hopefully the "Subway Series" will get things moving.
Can you further explain that? I don't understand
@@Muslim-in3nz Unlike other fast food franchisees, Subway did not regulate the distances between locations. As a result, the performance of aome locations suffered to the point that they had to close
@robertbarrows8847 oh that makes a lot of sense, thank you
Jared didn't help the Subway reputation.
Really? 😮
He's always felt creepy, even at the beginning
Subway - greed and treating franchisees like crap
Video: "The 90s, early 2000s was the best era for Chuck. E. Cheese."
Me: Laughs in cigarette smoke scented, dark, dirty carpeted, creepy animatronic-ed Gen X.
I love how Chuck E Cheese opened up in San Jose but the map icon is pointing to Los Angeles
what do you love about that particularly? the bad sense of geography?
Bring back the $5 foot long!
Only thing subway has for me its the sweet onion sauce. Can't really seem to get that at other sub places.
For me it's the Caesar dressing. Mixed with more parmesan it is a big part of my personal dream sandwich.
I like the sweet onion sauce too. I would look for it but we so many sauces and dressings to use up first. Kinds Peach BourbonBbQ sauce is pretty good. I wouldn’t have bought it but there was a sample packet in our chicken sandwich. I’m not into alcohol like bourbon and whisky but in the sandwich, I couldn’t tell ya. I have had a couple samples. Then another time, I was searching through a box. Couldn’t find it. I happened to look up and saw a bottle of it and figured,why not. When I runout of some of my others, I’ll start looking.
Great video! You guys should do one on the travel industry! You could do airlines in all the different areas (Private, Legacy, LCC, ULCC, bankrupt like TWA or Pan Am, etc.). You could do hotel chains like on Hilton, Marriott, Choice, Wyndham, etc. You could also tap into the car rental space like Enterprise or Hertz or Avis! I think these could be really interesting. Could even tap into Uber/Lyft how it impacted the taxi industry. Or Airbnb/Vrbo how it cancelled out Craigslist. So many possibilities!
Company man did it better.
Subway...I hate standing there pointing out every ingrediant.
For fans that’s a major feature. YMMV
Truck drivers live on Subways. I know I did. Sometimes twice a day, Was a convenience.
Always get the same exact thing
Ya have to do that at Chipotle too, especially since most of the ones that work there don’t/won’t speak English. We had a local one that has closed a couple of times now for health code violations.
Are your really that lazy? Well then write it down and hand it to them and take the note back after and use it next time.
Subway is struggling in Canada because its so expensive here.
In your opinion, is the service got better , in the lasts years? Not only at subway , in all the food places specially in small family restaurants?
Unfortunately feeding a family at subway or wherever can be pricy-!!!😳. Being single & retired I might get a to go order once a week-???🤔. 90% of meals consumed come from the kitchen-!!!🤗.
What isnt expensive in Canada?
@@edwelndiobel1567 weed xD For real it's cheaper than 20 years ago. It was legalized a few years ago.
I would say all the restaurants, since covid. What a stupid era. The small independant restaurants in my city decided to open like 11:00 to 19:00 5 days/week. OF COURSE they strugglin and the service quality dropped everywhere. I was always in restaurants but now it's like 2x/week
Chuck E Cheese was a arcade that sold pizza in the 80s. It wasn't a restaurant. Most people went there to play games and not eat their expencive pizza geared towards birthday parties.
Chucky cheese can easily make a big comeback again. 30’s are the new 20’s if you can bring asthetic for the aged fans some new hangout spot better then Dave & Busters people will be lining up for days.
I went into a dave and busters to see the menu. The music was way to loud. This was woodbridge nj.
Leveraged buy outs seem to kill a lot of businesses. I'd like to see which companies actually benefitted from private equity
Founders are happy to get a payout. In my own experience private equity might come out with a small profit before driving the company to the ground.
First Group originally First Bus was a UK bus company publicly owned after the 80s in the UK a managerial buyout occurred following the Bus Transport Sector's privatisation. First Group operated Greyhound Canada, First Student (Massive North American School Bus Company) First Rail, and many acquisitions resulting in a monopoly of some bus operations globally. To date it pulls in billions in revenue and millions in net profit.
@@joshuahill6153 Yeah... but that's not really the same thing. Or doesn't seem like it at least.
@@joshuahill6153 First Group isn't a representative company. They were given and continue to hold a government granted monopoly on services for core business as no one wants 5 different competing bus fleets clogging up downtown Aberdeen. There's been more than a few calls over the decades to revoke them. Then there's all the government money still pumped into them. Every time Scotland announces an initiative for bus fleets what it really means is they're going to be giving First Group millions of dollars to do something. There is a lot of anger over that company in certain circles. They're privatized but the tax payers are still paying them money every year to provide the service they're supposed to be able to run without it. That was the entire point of privatizing it.
Subway messed up when they caught them using yoga mat ingredients in the bread. Look it up this was in 2014
Yikes!!! So, if I fall on my butt, it won’t hurt as much? 😉🤪
Or were yoga mats using Subway ingredients
Interesting how the Chuckie Cheese animatronic sounded an awful lot like John Leguizamo.
I really hope TGI Fridays stays open. They find a way to stay in business because, I really like it. The food is good and fair for the price I think.
The editor of this video has done a good job.
Chuck E Cheese location in the infographic was way off. It's in the Bay Area. Huge oversight.
Sizzler's should be on this list as well.
Sizzlers was my favourite place to go
Yea, I miss Sizzler’s too.
Chuck E Cheese's pizza improved from when I was a kid...it's edible now.
Lol I remember we never bothered to eat the pizza whenever someone had a party there
I remeber going there as a kid and not really liking the pizza that much. Now I see videos on youtube and the pizza looks much better than I remembered. I have zero reasons to go to a Chuck E Cheese now to try it though lol
I have never been to a Chuck E Cheeses.
I just wanna know who is ordering Chuck-e-cheese for delivery and carryout during the pandemic?? @16:30
Subway segment - 😖Vocal Fry needs to be outlawed
That Kate Taylor woman has crazy "vocal burn".... "People love the raaaaaaaaaaat". She must be from "El Laaaaaaaaaay". And what's with Business Insider getting their analysis graphics from the vastly superior Company Man channel? I mean, they gave the credit, but....
Yes, her vocal fry was driving me crazy!!!
Most of these places have really gone downhill and are still bad today, at least in my area they are. Applebee's and Subway will never get my business again, Subway skimps on the ingredients now and I refuse to pay extra for my usual order, and last time I ate at Applebee's they served me undercooked chicken, never again!!!
Chicken "Tartar" ? Whoa ...nasty.
The last time I ate at TGIF’s, they didn’t have any clean silverware. I kid you not. That was the last time I ate there. Never went back.
My Chucky Cheese location (Fullerton, CA) closed! So many memories.
Last time I went to Subway (Europe) was like years after I had stopped going. It was bad. The food was subpar, and the guy making the sandwich gave the impression he'd rather be doing anything else. Didn't care at all.
I miss quizinos
Remember it from Indian Harbor Beach Fl. Location perhaps 20 years ago-???🤔.
I used to like going to eat at Quiznos and then after we lost ours, it came down to Subway. Then we felt ripped off as the commercial subs looked nothing like you would get. Then the stories about the quality /freshness of meats, et cetera came into focus. The newer menu items at Subway has been helpful. Bu5 then the franchisees had the option to play along with the specials BOGO. You had the coupon in hand but when you got to front to order, you were told that store didn’t participate. 😡😡😡. Being that we lived in one state and worked in another, it was getting difficult to remember which stores participated and which ones didn’t..
Like every food place in a Mall or a big business like Walmart, Subway, has to keep on top with rent. Had a fave Ma&Pa cake and coffee shop that eventually exited. Rumors flew that Mall was charging them 3x more than some of the stores likeSears or JCP. In actuality, we didn’t go to the mall for JCP., we went to share their latte and sometimes a slice of their cake.
In California at least I refuse to go into a subway unless I really have to. Rude AF ppl who pretend not to speak English who wanna put 3 olives and a sliver of avocado on the sandwiches.
I hardly go to subway Way its way to expensive and a lot of people are saying McDonald's is getting expensive too
I worked at McDonald's and in every class we attend they talk about how McDonald's should always stay ahead of the curve to avoid being outdated and not adopting change resulting to being left behind by competitors. That topic could take half a day.
That Subway revamp didn't really make it to the Hampton Roads area (Norfolk, VA & surrounding cities) - there has never been any touchscreen ordering, or wifi, or USB plugs, or music - only new furniture. The cheesy garlic bread gimmick lasted only a month before being pulled (it was delicious!), the chibata sandwiches left after a few years, and there were never Halo Top milkshakes anywhere - which is a shame, because I love that brand of ice cream!
I quit doing business with Subway after spending at least $2000 a year for 15 years. Why? Because they do NOT accept their own discount coupons that their Corporate sends out. I haven't bought a Subway since before the COVID-19 pandemic. They still send me totally worthless discounts every week via US Mail. I throw them in the trash heap. I now vote with my dollars at Jimmy Johns and love it! No bait and switch BS there.
I love Jimmy Johns too but they’re 30 minutes away. I like Firehouse too. Last time I ate Firehouse it was cheaper than Subway.
@@Private-wj4nd Subway has really got outta hand on their prices going up, up, always up. I heard Subway is in big trouble financially. Thankfully, I don't have to drive far. I have two Jimmy Johns within a mile of my home. I get a better sub from them but it is a bit more money. Then again, Joe B. says we are running only 2% inflation but it feels like 32%! Do you notice that too?
You spent $2000 a year on subway 😂 dude
In the UK Wendy's and Tac Bell were introduced during the 1990s. They were closed down due to poor sales. Happily enough they bounced back in the UK during the 2020s.
The TGI Fridays near me have massively dwindled in quality. It feels like they suffered from that endless effort at cost cutting and things just keep getting a little bit worse and then it is all a lot worse.
Last decent Friday’s experience I had was probably around 2010 when they had a 3 course deal for $12.99..app, entree and a pretty good cheesecake slice 😂
26 years later i stilll remmer my first time at chuck e cheese place was lit
The pin on your highly pixelated map for Chuck-E-cheese for where San Jose is looks like it's in LA not anywhere close to San Jose.
My childhood best friend had her birthday party at Showbiz Pizza, it was probably 88 or 89, even as a 6 or 7 year old I found it disturbingly creepy 😂😂 I hadn't thought about it in decades until seeing this. Probably going to have nightmares about the old animatronic animals 😂😂 I never knew it was a chain , I just thought it was a weird kids place in NJ.
Actually there was a c.e.cheese in a upscale suburb of Buffalo n.y. last I heard the town of Amherst wanted to shut it down as for knife & gun violence at the c.e.c. people would drop their kids off unsupervised like it was a day care.
Incredible, Informative, and very Cultural for all Americans who were a part of the greatest franchises to have ever done it.
For me Subway is no go ever since they got rid of their pastrami.
my subway is greedy with the olive and lettuce, when i ask for olive. they will just line it one by one across the sandwich.
You realize they have to make a profit right?
What are you an olive hamster?
Why would you want more olives than that? Yuck.
Potbelly is so much better. Subway is the place you go if there are no other options.
I was gonna say “$400 k” a year isn’t much.
I remember our local, small town grocery store making about $1.5 Million per year (and that was about a decade ago).
From San Jose CA, I remember the chuck e cheese. 😊😊😊 Good times
The chili at Wendy's been there since the 1980s so they didn't just bring it in for healthy reasons
I miss TGI Friday's, the only one out here closed. Hopefully they come back. Applebee's is great and we go there all the time.
It’s the opposite in Chicago all of our Apple bees closed and we only have Fridays now
Applebee's food sucks now. I prefer Fridays or Chili's 😊
@@sashazor3o I ate at Applebee's once in Calgary 🇨🇦 now closed.
Why is that lady sticking to the vocal fry like that
THANK YOU! it's driving me crazy
Plus the customer experience in certain areas in NY ......ran for the hills, your food is compromise.
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Stay there
@@brianfuller9565 😳😧😧😧😮😮
When the narrator says Dine Brands, I hear dying brands.
I miss their classic wedge cut... from time when ingredients were actually fresh...
I've never been to Chuck Cheese, and I haven't any plans to.
Never to a Chuck Cheese, probably 15+ years since I was inside an Applebee's or TFI Fridays. Either cook at home or so many better, cheaper and healthier options
@@stevenporter863 100%
Shieeeet!
Congratulations. No one asked.
how are you verified with less than 100K subs
For me it' All comes down to cost been the biggest point but with that health to subway for example I could not even tell you the last time I went I no a lot of people saying that in uk it's just too expensive when you have so many cheaper options if they had cheaper deals or reduce the prices I go back right away.
Yes, I spent about $2K a year on Subway for my family of six. Getting back to the rejection of the Subway corporate discount coupons, I found out that, unfortunately, the founder died and his wife took the whole corporate apparatus over. She just is not the person, while she has several university degrees, with the skill set that can make the company successful because of lots of confusion and tension with their franchisees.
Showbiz was very cool 🤪
Tgi Friday is a story about a single man and woman that met and then got married, they stopped doing the swingers life and just focusing on being married and eating good food.
Well the TGI Fridays where I live was next to a stupid club for years. That club no longer exist but heard had changed to another sleezier establishment which may not exist anymore. So, that makes sense. I didn't know the history of TGI Fridays. But, my experience with their food was far from great so nothing to miss. I do like the name TGI Friday's though.
27:30 ngl ive gotten food poisoning from 3 different applebees so i'm never going again
Where I live there are two Subways literally a block away from each other
That’s what Starbucks did. Now, I’m seeing that convenience gas/store station called Royal Farms is doing that.
What a food. Amazing
Chuck E Cheese definitely was the go to birthday spot or just a great place I wanted to go to growing up from 6-11 years old. Subway is still terrible at most locations I got sick a few times stop eating them in 2016 and just recently had it, it was much better than I could remember. TGI Fridays has always been terrible I’ve never had a good food experience there. It was a great hang out place when I lived in a small town in Virginia other than that I will avoid them at all cost.
Forgot one of the big things about Chuck E. Cheese’s downfall. Chuck E. Cheese’s had also unfortunately became a place where all out brawls seem to occur
I eat work lunches at the nearby Chuck E Cheese because it's a rumble arena for local low income adults.
Who would have imagined that Chuck e cheese would become violent place?
I don't think your opinion can be trusted if you don't realize Applebees has been a disaster for over 2 decades at this point. All these brands are well past their prime and it is pretty obvious... I'd say they are all still declining not "coming back"
We have a really good subway nearby, the owners are very nice. I like them a lot. The coupons let you get a footlong for around 7 dollars and its a good deal of you load ot up with vegetables and things
I just wish the mobile app would indicate which Subways are participants. Not all are. Sucks to get up front and find out that’s one of the Subways that don’t participate!!!
I really miss $5 foot longs. My last Subway footlong cost almost $20!
It feels like they rushed through Applebees compared to other restaurants
You forgot to mention the part where they copied amato's In Portland Maine
Friday's had a spot in Tampa International Airport for several years.
I wonder if it's still there?
What happed to the 5 dollar footlong song? at 3:54 NBC make it slow which sounds kind of nasty. NBC are you saying Subway is nasty?
The subways in my city didn't change the insides at all
I guess heavily chlorinated vegetables are a lot healthier than a big Mac
12:01 Dave and busters is the best of them all.
Jersey Mikes pretty much laying the smack down on all the other sub chains right now. Better ingredients, better subs.
Just avoid the subway chicken and steak. Their breakfast egg cheese and bacon breakfast sub is delicious though. They don't usually mess that up as far as bad ingredients.
I have had luck with the salami so far but all my experiences with subway have been in germany so maybe that should be taken into consideration.
I love BK Chicken Fries.
I only had subway maybe 2008 to 2012. I usually make my own sandwiches.
Also, the subway in my area closed years ago.
I had chuck e cheese maybe twice as a kid.
I think we want to tgif a few times in 1990s.
I think we went to applebees 2 times in 1990s.
TGI Fridays when they had those endless apps 😢
I hate vocal fry.
This is almost the same story take as John Oliver from a while back.
Publix makes great sandwiches.
Is it just me or does the guy sound a lot like Defunctland?
Subway needs to bring their brisket back.
4:50 Sorry but this voice fry is irritating
Watching from India 🇮🇳
Watching India from Pakistan 🇵🇰
Subway = some kid microwaving sandwiches left out in an open fridge
That was probably written in the business plan 😂
I think Subways food quality turned to garbage. Haven't been there for years, nor do I intend to.
Are the sound levels not balanced on this video? I kept having to adjust my volume ever so often.
The one sandwich I like was discotinued about twenty years ago. Barbcuebeef. The ony one I liked. There someI
Like, but can't eat to thick for me, bread tto dry.
In no way did Subway "pioneer the open kitchen concept" It was around back in the early 1900 with the first carts and short order houses tat used converted train cars.
Show Biz. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
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26:33
2021 'growth' was not really 'growth', more like pent up demand from 2020 pandemic. That is a short lived flash in the pan, not a fresh wave.
Never heard of show biz pizza
Shouldn't it be called fall and rise? If they came back?
it is no?
Fast food sucks! These all went bust because the product was crap that is Subway😝