Article: Survey Finds Consumers Show Little Commitment to Fast Food Brands; Subway and Wendy's Outperform Bigger Spenders McDonald's and Burger King.

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HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2003

Despite heavy investment in marketing, fast food consumers show a very weak commitment to national fast food chains, according to a study conducted by TNS Intersearch, one of the world's leading market information companies.

Of the national chains, Subway and Wendy's have the highest consumer commitment. McDonald's and Burger King have a weaker base of committed customers, and a high proportion of consumers at risk of defecting -- this despite the fact that the larger chains spend more on advertising (a combined $909,439,500 versus a combined $498,712,900 for the year 2002, according ...

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