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> This is no different than the case of Burger King buying inferior beef.
>While it's true the beef vendor only has to convince Burger King to buy the
>beef, not Burger King's customers, there wouldn't be any customers as soon
>as they found out that Burger King was reselling food made from inferior
>beef.
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> This is just like any other indirect relationship. Buyers never want poor
>quality raw materials because they result in poor quality finished goods.
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Ironically, you're talking about fast food companies buying "high
quality" materials. Fast food companies are notorious for buying
low-quality materials in order to keep prices low and, frankly, if they
lowered the quality of their beef, no one would notice.
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> This is no different than the case of Burger King buying inferior beef.
>While it's true the beef vendor only has to convince Burger King to buy the
>beef, not Burger King's customers, there wouldn't be any customers as soon
>as they found out that Burger King was reselling food made from inferior
>beef.
>
> This is just like any other indirect relationship. Buyers never want poor
>quality raw materials because they result in poor quality finished goods.
>
>
>
>
Ironically, you're talking about fast food companies buying "high
quality" materials. Fast food companies are notorious for buying
low-quality materials in order to keep prices low and, frankly, if they
lowered the quality of their beef, no one would notice.
Talk about picking a bad analogy.
-Barry
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