22 Responses to “Free Business Ideas: Fries Station”

• Don
  February 16th, 2007
  12:21 pm
  
  

  Yeah, what a brilliant idea and just what the US needs: more fries and more fat-asses…

• Eric A
  February 16th, 2007
  12:30 pm
  
  

  You can see it now. You can call it “Insta-heart attack and large gut station.”

• sri
  February 16th, 2007
  12:31 pm
  
  

  I went to Mcdonald’s website to submit this idea to them but there was a statement there which went something like this:

  “Because we recieve so many ideas from our customers, we have decided not to receive them any longer..”

  Not the exact wording but something like that. Basically they told me to fuck off with my idea. Then I decided to take my idea to the next best person, Mr. Kagan.

• Tyler
  February 16th, 2007
  12:34 pm
  
  

  Yo Noah,
  Check out the Franchise called New York Fries. I’m not sure if it exists in the USA, but the franchise is a stalwart in Canadian Malls.
  Peace,
  Tyler

• sri
  February 16th, 2007
  12:48 pm
  
  

  Don & Eric,

  Err…its not like Asia doesnt have Mcdonalds on every street as well….Tokyo has tons im sure. It’s all about the choices we make.

• Brian Breslin
  February 16th, 2007
  1:40 pm
  
  

  so would this be serving fries just plain, or would there be options, like seasonings, or like the dutch like them with mayo on them? i am a fan of these super simple restaurants.

• jon speer
  February 16th, 2007
  2:42 pm
  
  

  My idea is to sell candles that smell like McD’s french fries. Maybe french fry scented candles could be sold at the stands.

• engtech
  February 16th, 2007
  3:17 pm
  
  

  What’s even better is they could make these fry stations into trucks.

  They could call them “chip wagons”.

  http://flickr.com/search/?q=chip+wagon

  Actually, it would be pretty awesome if a big chain started doing chip wagons.

  I wonder what the profit margins on fries are? Are they loss leaders on the McDicks menu?

• engtech
  February 16th, 2007
  3:19 pm
  
  

  Now I’m hungry.

• sri
  February 16th, 2007
  3:38 pm
  
  

  engtech,

  Fries and drinks have the highest profit margins!! HUGE!! Thats why they always try to push fries and drinks.

  My guess is for every $1 fries the cost is only 10 cents. (its potatoes!!)
  A $8 cylinder of Coke can make around $100 worth of soda.

• engtech
  February 16th, 2007
  3:55 pm
  
  

  =Out of Office Reply=

  BRB

  gone to McD.

• hollyster
  February 16th, 2007
  4:05 pm
  
  

  Actually in China they re-branded McDonalds to McCafe and only sold ice cream sundaes. I guess they were big over there.

• hollyster
  February 16th, 2007
  4:06 pm
  
  

  hmmm stripped the image, well here’s the link to the image:

  http://www.flickr.com/photos/hollyster/277099015/

• Chris Bennett
  February 16th, 2007
  5:30 pm
  
  

  McDonald’s has had a french fry station in Frontierland at Disneyland in Anaheim for some time now. Note that the prices there are more expensive than the regular stores ($2.39 for a regular size!), and they also only sell _only_ soft drinks and fries. Word is that Disney didn’t want to let McDonald’s sell anything else, for fear of competition with their overpriced food.

  On the upside, it is very successful and I’ve always seen a long line of people in front - so it _is_ a good idea.

  Frontierland McDonald’s Fries

• Noah Kagan
  February 16th, 2007
  5:49 pm
  
  

  Great comments everyone.

  The real question is which place has your favorite fries?

  I would say In-n-Out or Zucchini fries at Carl’s Jr.

• Raphael Kang
  February 16th, 2007
  9:08 pm
  
  

  Please change picture.

• SusanJones (SixGunSusie)
  February 17th, 2007
  5:15 pm
  
  

  Hey, there are many veggies you can fry!
  Dork Fries!

• Jason H
  February 18th, 2007
  6:22 pm
  
  

  In n� Out fries for me too Although, Jack in the Box fries is pretty good too.

  Brian, Fries with Mayo— Hmmm,I wonder what’s the heart disease rate for the Dutch?

• Noah N. Glass
  February 19th, 2007
  8:43 pm
  
  

  I’m kind of embarrassed about this, but I like Burger King fries a whole lot. Not the old kind, but the new, double-fried variety. All sorts of transfatty goodness going on.

  Let’s be honest though: the best part of fries is the Heinz ketchup. You could put that stuff on Cold War era cardboard and I’d eat it with vigor.

  There’s a dive bar in New Haven, CT called RUDY’S that does “Belgian Frites” with about 50 different sauces. Heinz ketchup remains the best by far. Mmmm…tomato paste and corn syrup.

• nate
  February 20th, 2007
  1:24 pm
  
  

  I’m surprised nobody has mentioned the curly/seasoned fries (other than Breslin). That would help make a killing, I’m sure.

• Piaras M
  May 4th, 2007
  8:11 am
  
  

  Hold the Ketchup an Mayo a second!

  What is the second most popular thing to have at the Golden Arches?
  For me anyway, it has to be the Sundaes, I love those things.

  Anyway, how about combining those two staples into one hell of a snack experience?

  They could name it something like this;

  McDonalds Frie-days & Sundaes.

  Combining the two is also a great way to cover most of your major food groups which everyone knows is a healthy option.

• Piaras M
  May 4th, 2007
  11:22 am
  
  

  Or, should that be;

  McDonalds Fry-days and Sundaes? Either way, I hope the play on words was not “Lost in Translation”

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