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our doughnuts are shared in the dozens and about 40% are gifted when we look at channels such as a qsr different, right if we can continue to use our logistics route to do that, that opens up a different customer that's using our brand a little differently than they might in other occasions. that's why we like the qsr business, and it works and we can see -- by the way, mcdonald's some are open 24 hours. people have doughnuts at different times of the day as well >> what happens during recessions how much of an added indulgence are doughnuts? >> when you think about it, we've been born in the depression, right, able to manage that through -- when you think of the price of a doughnut in a global business, it's a little over a dollar per doughnut, so we're very resilient, and then we just continue to make sure the pretty unique partnerships with cookies from england and we put in the u.s. or a global hershey partnership and have interesting things either at halloween or mother's day, some cute little mother's flowers coming in doughnuts. as a gift, as a treat, people will continue to loo

today's inflationary cost, the margin of the business franchisee is spectacular and better than most qsrnities you get. when you use the precovid numbers people are hesitant but it's a great return on investment members are happy with the product and journaling like crazy, we make it up next year. >> i know it's a good business my neighbor had five of them and i'm thinking, all right, nantucket, see you later that's chris rondeau, ceo of planet fitness great to see you "mad money" is back after the break. >> announcer: coming up, what's on your mind, cramerica. give us a call "the lightning round" is storming the nyse next want more from your vitamins? get more with nature's bounty. from the first-ever triple action sleep supplement... to daily digestive support... to more wellness solutions every day. get more with nature's bounty. ♪ imagine, a car that goes as far as it does fast. as sleek as it is spacious. as smart as it is beautiful. introducing lucid air. experience the best. ♪ ♪ new projects means new project managers. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. when you spons

. >> i have a company not called burnley, it's called qsr people have to recognize, restaurant brandssed to be dominos, fantastic, logitech, bracken darrell, little shortfall but maybe we get a call for a turn in pcs patty doyle, one of the best records of any ceo in history, i think he can do a lot with this. >> every major brand beat on comps. >> isn't that something. i have toll you that my wife is a baconator eater. sh does like popeye's. stn e'll see you at 6:00 p.m. eaertime back to 4150 we're back after a break >>> good tuesday morning welcome to another hour of "squawk on the street. i'm carl quintanilla with mike santoli, live at post nine of the new york stock exchange. david faber live in day two of the milken institute conference in beverly hills sara eisen will join us in a little bit market softening up. dow down 150, back to 4150 on the s&p on mixed corporate results today and some inflation hand wringing in both europe and australia. got some fresh data coming out le let's get to rick santelli. >> carl, interest rates started moving down a few minutes ago and they had

you could do worse >> we know qsr has been doing quite well unit growth, productivity, a.i., wendy's, about that last week. >> i thought people didn't make enough of that wendy's deal, because when you see what chat can do, look, i want to see -- i haven't talked to mastercard or visa about this, but why do you need call centers? because that's interesting to see that humans cost a lot of money, and i mean, i was at a starbucks yesterday and was line was around the corner, and i wanted to tell luksman, are you kidding me people are like -- i'd like a three special venti -- like, people didn't know how to do it. a human would be able to communicate, but a machine would be able to tell. the machines can tell what you want triple venti cappuccino with skim milk. oh, that's the cramer. these guys didn't know they thought i was there to use the facilities >> well, the numbers will fuel productivity >> people are misinterpreting. it may be in the end the customers that do the most when it comes to a.i. we all focus on the providers. i think what it's going to do to industry is going to be r

approve request to adjust industrial disability retirement allowance from 50 percent to 65 percent until qsr for qo52, police sergeant. >> as submitted or- >> would you like as submitted- >> please. >> what would you like cecilia to discuss? we can take as submitted. >> as submitted. >> which is that? >> item 21. >> is this action item we need to vote on? >> yes. >> there is a presentation as part of it? >> (indiscernible) [multiple speakers] >> i can give a brief overview. this is a pension adjustment for a police sergeant. received disability industrial disability retirement on january 18, 2023. we have not included the name for the sake of privacy, but it is in your materials and the police sergeant at issue isn't qualified for service retirement, and under the circumstances the charter provides retirement board may adjust the retirement allowance of a member of the police department who becomes incapacitated and not qualified for service retirement. in those cases the percent of disability is determined by the appeals board. this individual has a idr benefit amount of 50 percent. he rece