On Apr 1, 2010, at 5:41 PM, PGage wrote: > I am sure a major chunk of their revenue comes from the drive-through, but I > would not underestimate the importance of in-house business for In-N-Out. > These places have become huge "hang-out" spots for the high school kids and > even the young adult set. While most of the ones I know are oriented to our > car culture, I would think that if the put one in a high pedestrian area it > would also make a pretty good profit. The bigger barrier to getting one in > Manhattan might be that they don't charge enough for their food.
The In-N-Out near Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco comes to mind as one that's located in a high pedestrian area. I assume it's just as busy as all the other locations. (And I happen to know that the In-N-Out north of LAX gets a fair amount of pedestrians -- I've been one of them, facing a flight delay -- despite the slog up Sepulveda Boulevard past the runways not being a particularly pleasant walk.) The biggest barrier to getting an In-N-Out in Manhattan is that the company is privately held by family ownership and won't franchise (all locations are company-owned); they've said they won't expand beyond their current radius anytime soon because of the difficulties of shipping ingredients and keeping up the quality level. -- Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
