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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
Earls customers (and restaurants) are pretty much the same everywhere I'm sure. I don't think it's something they care about.
I guess my point, which I didn't make because I didn't actually say it, is that the "our customers demand it" is just a cover for something else.
Probably a cover for "we'll make more money doing it this way", which is generally why large corporations do things.
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About 40% of Earls' locations are in Alberta. If the customer they cater to today was the customer they wanted in the future, then adopting what is ostensibly an anti-Alberta, "Canadian beef isn't good enough for us" stance is beyond stupid. What this decision indicates - beyond a desire to save money by sourcing to a single supplier instead of the multiple they had previously - is to appeal to a more pretentious, shallow, latte-sipping crowd that is easily swayed by an American lobby's trademark.