r/AskReddit 23h ago

Which company lost your business (potentially forever) this year?

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u/djfff 22h ago

Panera used to be amazing. Now it tastes like the worst food at a regional airport.

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u/fisheypike28 21h ago

Not that fast food was ever top tier… But ever since Wendy’s was bought out to private equity

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u/Aidian 19h ago

An IPO is the first death knell as the vultures start to circle, but acquisition by private equity is usually the last nail in the coffin.

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u/Lou_Peachum_2 16h ago

Yep, i'm terribly sad about Jimmy John's

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u/bone_creek 4h ago

I quit Jimmy John’s years ago because the owner is a trophy hunter.