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Originally Posted by Wormius
Curves, there are only like 7 CFAs that operate in these spaces and they are being grandfathered in. But why aren’t you glossing over or not comprehending the problem it would pose if they allowed stores to close at these spots? If CFA has a problem with it, they can put up a standalone store nearby.
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As I am reading the contract the state has with the vendor, it's a requirement for each location to have 1 hot and cold food option available 24/7. That seems perfectly reasonable and is getting met by the manager of the facilities. They have a 30+ year contract on a key piece of road.
The bill wants to have this law applied to new contacts, but in reality, wouldn't a similar requirement for 1 hot and cold food vendor available 24/7 apply?
If we were talking about a rural rest stop, with a lack of food options available for a long distance and the choice was CFA or another food vendor who was open Sunday's, then I am the first to admit that putting a CFA in that location isn't the ideal tenant. If I was a landlord and had the option to lease to Mcdonalds or CFA on that one basis at that one location, I would choose McDonalds. Closing one day a week isn't ideal but not really a concern as well.
Hypothetically speaking, if CFA decided to break their tradition and open 7 days a week for say 1 hour on a Sunday, has anything magically improved? Is there a lack of food options in NY state on some of the busiest roads in America? This isn't the rural prairies or northern Canada. Your literally seeing a mountain of food and fuel options all over the place on and off the highway.
CFA is of course unique in the sense they don't operate in the 24/7 culture and mindset. Everybody else is all about maximum revenue and squeezing every Nickle, that's fine.
Rather than actually solving specific issues in NY state, of which there are mountains of, some guy comes up with this to go after.
Let's apply this logic hypothetically speaking to Alberta rest stops. Premier Smith says that all rest stop locations in Alberta must have food and fuel available 7 days a week. The contact is coming up for renewal and Wormius Family Restaurant in a small town, rural Alberta, closes on Monday's. The closure has absolutely nothing to do with Christ, religion, a day off to rest with the family etc. You close on Monday's cause it isn't as busy as Sunday's and on Monday's you need to go to the big city to do shopping for the week. Costco, Wholesale, Walmart etc. All of a sudden YOUR business is the problem? Albertans need to be able to get some food on a busy travel day?
As you said, there are 7 CFA's that may be affected in the future on this stretch of road. There is just under 400 (398) locations of KFC and Popeyes in NY State.
Is this really about getting some fast food chicken on a Sunday for travelers? It's low grade food, not emergency fuel. I have never been to their locations and have traveled all over America. Or is this about proving a point to a controversial food chain that may play really well, with a trendy Chelsea, Manhattan crowd?
There isn't some outcry "Will somebody just think of the Sunday traveling chicken lovers!"