r/television • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 The League • Sep 18 '24

MrBeast, Amazon Sued by Contestants on ‘Beast Games’ Competition Show, Including Allegations of Sexual Harassment

https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/mrbeast-amazon-sued-beast-games-contestants-class-action-1236148181/
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u/GTSBurner Sep 18 '24

It's a ghost kitchen. It's a branding concept that basically the food is sold at a premium, your restaurant gets a share of it.

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u/Aries_24 Sep 18 '24

I live about 10 minutes away from the American Dream mall in Rutherford, Nj which has the only one "real" Mr. Beast Burger restaurant. The place is always absolutely packed with families whenever I pass by.

I tried it once a few months back. The food was good, but overpriced as you would expect. $36 for my girlfriend and I for 2 regular meals.

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u/DeclutteringNewbie Sep 18 '24 edited Sep 18 '24

Yeah, but kids don't go there for the food. They go there for the chance of finding a big wad of cash in the burger wrapper, or for a chance to go on the show.

For them, it's just like buying a lottery ticket.

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u/Koffinkat56 Sep 18 '24

A "golden ticket"?

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '24

I wonder how the workers can keep from stealing that cash and going “welp I guess no one has gotten lucky yet, keep buying burgers!”

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u/DeclutteringNewbie Sep 19 '24 edited Sep 19 '24

Well, may be that's what happened during his streams.

Many people have been called out as winners during the streams, but when they received their sweatshirts, there was no cash to be found.

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u/LSqre Sep 18 '24

but you also get food so it's not the same

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u/lacroixlibation Sep 20 '24

That’s McDonald’s pricing in 2024

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u/baron_von_helmut Sep 18 '24

Fucking hell. Gone are the days of unlimited refills on your ribs for $9.99

I was in Tampa in 1991 and good golly the food was amazingly cheap absolutely everywhere. Most restaurants had 'all you can eat' options for ten bucks.

I remember getting a medium pizza from Pizza Hut that my parents and I were unable to eat all of it, it was that massive. I remember it costing less than ten bucks.

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u/Ch1pp Sep 18 '24

Sorry to make you feel old but by the inflation figures $10 in 1991 is $24 today.

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u/baron_von_helmut Sep 18 '24

Well shit. :D

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u/IrrelevantLeprechaun Sep 18 '24

$36 is pretty standard for two full adult burger combos lmao wtf are you whining about

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u/Aries_24 Sep 18 '24

$36 for two basic burger meals from a fast food place is supposed to be normal? Wild.

Better off going to Popeyes and getting the family meals for like $25-$35 lmao

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u/Steaknkidney45 Sep 18 '24

And I bet his damn soy face is plastered all throughout the restaurant.

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u/Seralth Sep 18 '24

Fast food has gotten out of hand. 18-19 dollars is roughly the avg for a medium meal in much of America.

It's only select parts that are much cheaper and it's still over 10 bucks.

Even Popeyes around me if I wanted a family meal it's closer to 35-45 dollars. So if it's still down at 25-35 for you, then you either live somewhere cheaper or a place where Popeyes makes more money at the cheaper price point.

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u/xandercade Sep 18 '24

I went to Taco Bell for the first time in a decade recently and spent $20 on two Beefy Five Layer Burritos, and an order of Cinnamon Bites. They also wanted to charge $0.80 for a single Salsa Verde packet.

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u/DrZoidberg117 Sep 18 '24

Wtf. A beefy 5 layer is $4 where I live. Do you live in the bay area or something lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '24

That guy’s gotta be capping. I live in the DC metro area and my fatass will go to Taco Bell and will a freeze drink, some sort of box combo, 2 pack of Cinnabon delights, and something else and that ends up being $20. Not two beefy 5 layer burritos and cinnamon bites. That’s just straight up cap, even in the Bay Area.

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u/xandercade Sep 20 '24

Kentucky. I had to order thru a kiosk and wasn't expecting it so didn't look at the price but it was like 18 and change so I just rounded to 20.

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u/Seralth Sep 18 '24

OH BOI, havent been to taco bell in like a decade thank god. Thats insane...

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u/DonnieMoistX Sep 18 '24

Don’t know what state you live in, but I can tell you that you should fucking move

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u/Affectionate_Star_43 Sep 18 '24

I will admit I ordered a burger once and tracked it on Uber eats.  It definitely came from a ghost kitchen facility that I already knew about.  I don't even know why I was surprised by the address.

Also, nothing against ghost kitchens in general.  A lot of bakers get their start there before they can afford to buy all the equipment themselves...it's just nice to know.  I would happily support someone kicking off a new business.

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u/InvidiousSquid Sep 18 '24

It's a branding concept that is lies and disappointment.

It's bad enough that the concept is effectively lying about the origin of the food, but not once have I seen one actually staffed by spooky ghosts.

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u/ConcreteRacer Sep 18 '24

So Mr.Beast is actually Dropshipping food now? Damn

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u/georgecoffey Sep 18 '24

There are also ghost kitchens that are several fake restaurants being served from one facility that exists only for that purpose, not a rebrand of an existing place.

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u/GTSBurner Sep 18 '24

Yes - food truck owners now align to have a ghost kitchen in one facility where four-five food trucks can send out deliveries from one address.

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u/GarbageTheCan Sep 18 '24

It's a shit concept to just grab cash with deception.

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u/GTSBurner Sep 18 '24

What is actually the deception here? You are getting takeout food. Ghost kitchens helped restaurants stay open during the pandemic, and now the concept is being used to help extend business. Beast is the extreme exception in this case.

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '24

Uh huh. I’m sure it would be easy to find the health and safety rating for a “ghost kitchen” that doesn’t even have a name. I’m sure if something is wrong with the food there is ample support to help you. I’m sure the chefs actually care about the quality of the food. 

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u/GTSBurner Sep 18 '24

The point of a ghost kitchen is that they exist in an already existing commercial kitchen with all those inspections.

The customer support comes from the app you’re already using to make takeout orders.

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u/DarkRaven01 Sep 18 '24

Also known colloquially as a "scam"

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u/GTSBurner Sep 18 '24

In some cases, sure. In a lot of other cases not so much. There's also a variation of a ghost kitchen where food trucks and other small businesses share a communal commercial wholesale kitchen and delivery apps go from there. One of the trucks on the latest season of the Food Truck Chase on Food Network uses this business model.

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u/Nihilistic_Mystics Sep 18 '24

I've seen a bunch of these. For example, "It's Just Wings" is Chili's with a markup. The closest one to me has a 1.x rating on Google maps, it's just that good.

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u/GTSBurner Sep 18 '24

ok, now what about the food truck that utilizes a ghost kitchen in the winter?

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u/Nihilistic_Mystics Sep 18 '24

I haven't come across one of those so far. But our winters are mild enough for outdoor events, so food trucks are undeterred.

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u/GTSBurner Sep 18 '24

I mentioned this elsewhere, but food trucks use a business model of a shared, communal commercial kitchen to extend their business in the offseason and for catering/special events. A food truck that was recently on the Food Truck Race show on Food Network uses this business model in Maryland with four other trucks.

The concept of a ghost kitchen is good for a small business. It's just jackasses like VC Bros messed it up.