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title: "Meat Prices Putting a Squeeze on Franchises"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/4bf5ff7b-4ae2-4323-8968-e8d98e8ca45b
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/meat-prices-putting-a-squeeze-on-franchises-1551
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2015-04-29T20:15:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T13:25:22.822Z
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# Meat Prices Putting a Squeeze on Franchises

**TL;DR:** Rising meat prices are affecting franchises, with Buffalo Wild Wings experiencing a 10% stock decrease due to poultry price increases. A combination of factors, including a drought in California and a bird-flu outbreak in Minnesota, has led to skyrocketing prices for chicken and beef.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-04-29. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/meat-prices-putting-a-squeeze-on-franchises-1551).*

## Story

Replace lions, tigers and bears with beef, poultry and pork in that little ditty from “The Wizard of Oz” and you’ll have a general idea of the trepidation franchises are feeling right now.

Tom Kaiser over at Franchise Times recently spotlighted how a combination of factors, including a drought in California and a bird-flu outbreak in Minnesota, has led to skyrocketing prices for chicken and beef.

Kaiser cited the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal in reporting that Buffalo Wild Wings’ stock decreased 10 percent following news the company had experienced a 41 percent year-over-year rise in poultry prices. Meanwhile, data from Missouri Farmer Today showed per-pound beef prices had broken the latest record set in February, with ground beef now costing $4.20 a pound.

Fortunately, while franchise owners would be forgiven for expecting pork to complete the bad news trifecta, pigs are giving them a reason to smile besides the smell of bacon. Kaiser reported pork prices fell steadily through the first quarter of 2015.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Franchise Times (publication)
- Buffalo Wild Wings (company)
- beef prices (topic)
- franchise impact (topic)
- meat prices (topic)
- poultry prices (topic)
- pork prices (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/meat-prices-putting-a-squeeze-on-franchises-1551). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/4bf5ff7b-4ae2-4323-8968-e8d98e8ca45b).