``It's almost as if you're doing extra work to give away the food,'' he says. Alan D'Agosto, president of Panda's Inc., an operator of Arby's restaurants in Omaha, says: ``All we're doing is keeping the customers coming, but we aren't increasing sales.''
Alan D'Agosto has a choice in the price war
With fast-food outlets on every corner, he, like many, doesn't think he has a choice in the price war: ``Our customers say that they won't go into a fast-food store unless they get a coupon.''
``It's almost as if you're doing extra work to give away the food,'' he says. Alan D'Agosto, president of Panda's Inc., an operator of Arby's restaurants in Omaha, says: ``All we're doing is keeping the customers coming, but we aren't increasing sales.''</s>With fast-food outlets on every corner, he, like many, doesn't think he has a choice in the price war: ``Our customers say that they won't go into a fast-food store unless they get a coupon.''</s>Alan D'Agosto has a choice in the price war