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OnFridayeveningsdinersseekingatableatMeatLiquor,afashionableburgerrestaurantincentralLondon,canexpecttoqueueforanhour.Forbiggroupsthewaitdoubles.AtnearbyPatty&Bunthedecorationislessstrikingbutthequeuesarenoshorter.Britonsarecrazyinlovewithfancyburgers.
Byron,achainoffashionableburgerdiners,openedin2007onKensingtonHighStreet.Itnowhas32branchesandwillsoonopennewonesinLiverpoolandManchester.GourmetBurgerKitchen,anotherfast-expandingchain,has59restaurantsfromBrightontoEdinburgh.
Inasloweconomyfewcanstretchtothefinestcaviar(鱼子酱),buttheycanaffordbestgroundbeef.ByronattractspeoplewhowouldnotdreamofgoingtoMcDonald's,saysTomByng,itsfounder.
Britons'appetiteforfancyburgersreflectsbroadershifts.Sincethefinancialcrisisconsumptionoffish,fruitandvegetableshasdropped;readymeals,particularlymeatyones,areup.Yetpeoplearestilleatingout.
Ithasconsistentlytoppedspendingprioritiesafterutilitybills,saysHelenSpicer,ananalyst.Atrestaurantspeoplewantreliabletreatsthataregentleonthewallet.Burgersarenostalgic(怀旧的)andcomforting,saysMrByng.Anddinner
atByroncostsjust15pounds.
Manyofthefancyburgersuppliersstartedaspop-ups(弹出式广告),allowingrestaurateurstotesttheirproductsandbuildacustomerbasebeforerentinganexpensiveproperty.Theirrestaurantsarefrugal(节俭的).Theyhaveshortmenus,whichareeasiertodowell.Feweringredientsmeanslesswasteandmorepurchases.Restaurantsthencankeeppriceslowwhilestillturningacomfortableprofit.Peopleeatfast,solotsofpeoplecaneathereinalimitedtime,HonestBurger,inLondon,canturnitstablesasmanyasfivetimesatlunchandsevenoreighttimesatdinner.Full-servicerestaurantsmightmanageoneturnover(周转)atlunchandtwoatdinner.
Investorsarenowtemptedbyanothermeat,saysDavidCampbell,headoftherestaurantsandbarsteamatBDO,aconsultancy.ThereislittleinthewayofanupmarketKentuckyFriedChicken.Mightfashionablechickenhavewings?
Whatcanweknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphs? A.AllBritonsliketoeatburgersonFridayevenings.
B.FancyburgersaretheBritons'favoritefood.
C.Byronwillhavemorebranchesinashorttime.
D.GourmetBurgerKitchenhas59branchesinEdinburgh.
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