RIP Quest

[LoudyRowdy]

According PPNN (Price Plow News Network), Quest laid off workers and now will only be sold at W-Mart. Guess they weren't doing as well as I/we thought.


Note: If am mistaken I apologize

[mtpaquette]

*Paging UncleWade*

[burntreality]

Saw this yesterday. They are laying off 524 employees and closing 479k in square footage.

https://therealdeal.com/la/2017/09/0...aling-479k-sf/

[OT2000]

Where did you read that? It's not on their site from what I can see. Walmart could have bought exclusivity with them as well which wouldn't mean they are having financial issues.

Edit: thanks burnt

[carguy123]

Havent had a Quest bar in years crew checking in. I feel slightly responsible for their downfall.

But in all seriousness they are laying off over 500 people, sad day for many people involved

[mtpaquette]

Havent had a Quest bar in years crew checking in. I feel slightly responsible for their downfall.

But in all seriousness they are laying off over 500 people, sad day for many people involved

You're now responsible for supporting those +500 people. Good luck Mang. It's all your fault.

[Blainex]

From the ******** convos linked to the PP story, they are supposedly moving to having their product produced by co-manufacturers as well as moving their headquarters to the east coast and this move has been planned for a couple of years.

[BlueRev]

for doing 101 million last year that's crazy if those figures are correct.

They are sold at every store i walk into now, i don't see how they will go to only wal-mart

[Budjola]

but but all that fiber...

[LoudyRowdy]

for doing 101 million last year that's crazy if those figures are correct.

They are sold at every store i walk into now, i don't see how they will go to only wal-mart

apparently was doing 300 million two years ago

[mtpaquette]

apparently was doing 300 million two years ago

There's been a big spike in that part of the industry lately. More and more bars, cookies, pancakes, and etc. dropping. A few years back Quest was king.

[NumbNuh]

Kirkland Protein Bars > Quest



(mostly because of price)

[Misctake7]

But apparently they are the most widly known and best selling bars. Now exclusivly at Walmart......lol.

That is unfortunate for those employeed losing jobs. Perhaps a better approach and not putting a high price point on quest protein powder would have been a better approach. But it also shows Quest is losing popularity with all these other bars coming out.

[Gym God]

But it also shows Quest is losing popularity with all these other bars coming out.

Like anything, they'll have the spotlight and then they're overshadowed... and the cycle continues...

[Misctake7]

Like anything, they'll have the spotlight and then they're overshadowed... and the cycle continues...

Hero bars must not have won anyone over. I didn't mind them but compared to One bars and MyBar, it's not even a comparison.

[LoudyRowdy]

Hero bars must not have won anyone over. I didn't mind them but compared to One bars and MyBar, it's not even a comparison.

I've never had the cookie, cereal, pasta, shirt, polo, yoga pants, and other stuff they released :/

[Misctake7]

I've never had the cookie, cereal, pasta, shirt, polo, yoga pants, and other stuff they released :/

I know you wanted the yoga pants most of all

[DASBUNKER]

It was over the moment they let Dave go and the guy from the memes that repped for them, heard they pay them 1/3 of a bar per comment about quest.

[LoudyRowdy]

It was over the moment they let Dave go and the guy from the memes that repped for them, heard they pay them 1/3 of a bar per comment about quest.

That would be Bobby. Am told he still gets monthly compensation...maybe now he gets Walmart gift cards

[Joe D]

I'm sure that switch they did to the corn fiber played a big part too for the regular customers

[HeavenBeyond]

Havent had a Quest bar in years crew checking in. I feel slightly responsible for their downfall.

But in all seriousness they are laying off over 500 people, sad day for many people involved

x2. Their bars are always inconsistent AF. This is what happens when you expand to quickly and sacrifice quality. Boom.

[SasquatchHunter]

Havent had a Quest bar in years crew checking in. I feel slightly responsible for their downfall.

But in all seriousness they are laying off over 500 people, sad day for many people involved

Remember when shills would say you need to heat them up a little and somehow they become as delicious as fresh cookies?

[eatyourspinach]

I'm sure that switch they did to the corn fiber played a big part too for the regular customers

You mean an actual fiber source unlike the bogus IMOs like a lot of other bars call "fiber?"

[SkyFlight23]

That would be Bobby. Am told he still gets monthly compensation...maybe now he gets Walmart gift cards

Lol... I would not mind Walmart gift cards.

[LoudyRowdy]

Remember when shills would say you need to heat them up a little and somehow they become as delicious as fresh cookies?

Lol.... on point

[UncleWade]

*Paging UncleWade*

[bobbydigitaloa]

Some Dave guy fuked it up...

[UncleWade]

Back in my day, Quest gave me a box of bars a month as comp for repping.

They actually were the tastiest protein bars on the market for the macros at the time, and microwaving really did help.

I still think the Apple Pie bars are hard to beat warmed up; haven't tried them since the corn fiber debacle though.

[Farley1324]

We still eat more Quest CCCD bars than all other protein bars/cookies/cakes/brownies combined, in this house

[PricePlow]

Just seeing this. Slow down folks!!

We shared this ******** conversation, which had a lot of heavy-hitters inside of it: https://www.********.com/PricePlow/p...55684645254137

Make sure everyone knows that they're not dead - they still make a crapton of money. Just need to pare back after years of insane hypergrowth. No way you can keep growing and stay that on top that long.

So they'll be smaller but NOT at all RIP