Everyone knows the tale of Brand X getting bought out by some faceless global conglomerate and going to shit, but does the opposite ever happen?

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Matt Stone and Trey Parker bought the real Casa Bonita and improved everything all around; from the decor and atmosphere, the food and drinks, and pays the staff, IIRC, $32/hour.

It’s not a big conglomerate, but it’s the closest example I could even think of.

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That just seems like changing owners.

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The two combined have about 1.2 billion, which is surely more than the old owners of Casa Bonita.

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What is the difference, in your mind, between changing owners and buying out a company?

To me they’re the same thing and this is an appropriate reply for OP. Is it just a matter of scale for you? (I think we’d all like bigger examples, but this still works)

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I definitely think the original post meant things like retail stores, social media platforms, nationwide chain restaurants, etc

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The context provided in the question is of big companies buying smaller companies and ruining them. OP asked if “the opposite ever happens”, which I interpret to mean a big corporation buying a smaller company and it NOT going to shit.

Sure we can talk about any change in ownership whatsoever, but that seems like a complete change in topic with an obvious answer.

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As a Coloradian I’m so ducking happy to see what they’ve done. There was huge issues with the old place and it literally made you sick. Now they have a big time chef and new kitchens

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I went there before they bought the place and it was so gross haha. I swear the margaritas were 50% salt and food was microwaved at best. Everyone hyped it up so much and it was just sad. I’ll give it another go if I’m ever in the area again.

Did they change the shows? I remember they had a guy five off the waterfall but that was about it

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They kept a lot of the shows. I don’t know which ones stayed since it’s a lotto system to get in and we’ve been on the list since May.

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Did they change the shows? I remember they had a guy five off the waterfall but that was about it

Consider yourself lucky. I had to drive all the way to Tijuana for the opportunity to see a guy five off a waterfall show.

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