https://www.yahoo.com/news/fast-food-chains-offer-cheaper-233824692.html
Several fast food chains are introducing new, cheaper meals following complaints from customers about rising prices. The price of a fast food meal has outpaced inflation, rising about 5% in the

https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2024-06-17/fast-food-chains-value-menu-high-costs-apps
Customers have sought relief on chain apps from rising fast food menu costs, but the deals decrease over time, social media users report. Above, a McDonald's sign in Illinois in 2020.

https://www.marketplace.org/2024/05/13/fast-food-chains-may-need-to-offer-more-value-meals-to-lure-customers/
One tool to win those customers back could be the tried and true value meal. McDonald's is reportedly looking to introduce a $5 burger, fries and drink deal to its menu. When fast-food menu

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/mcdonalds-5-meal-deal-launch-next-week-fast-food-chains-woo-frugal-customers-2024-06-20/
McDonald's will roll out its $5 meal deal from June 25 for a limited time at some restaurants across the U.S., the burger giant said on Thursday, as fast-food chains ramp up cost-friendly options

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/fast-food-chains-jacked-up-their-prices-now-they-re-trying-to-win-you-back-with-value-menus/ar-BB1oTHex
Many chains rolled out value offers to attract customers. McDonald's fared better that time around. From 2016 to 2018, its domestic stores posted 2.6% annual average comparable sales growth

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mcdonalds-price-increases-fast-food-cost-popeyes-wendys/
Fast-food prices have shot up over the last decade, according to FinanceBuzz. The personal finance site found that the price of a McDonald's Quarter Pounder with Cheese meal from McDonald's more

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/05/30/fast-food-inflation-upsets-consumers/73890639007/
Yes, say four-fifths of Americans in a new survey about fast-food inflation. Fast food prices are up 4.8% since last year and 47% since 2014, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In a new

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fast-food-chains-beefing-over-235049122.html
This morning offer joins the chain's laundry list of other daytime deals like its $5 and $6 Biggie Bags, and its 2 for $6 and 4 for $4 Meal Deals, all of which offer various menu items for

https://www.businessinsider.com/fast-food-prices-increases-consumers-weary-mcdonalds-wendys-starbucks-kfc-2024-5?op=1
Some chains last week vowed to keep price increases low this year, though many noted that California's new $20-an-hour minimum wage for fast-food workers had pushed up prices there.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/fast-food-prices-hit-record-highs-as-chains-continue-to-raise-costs/ar-AA1kFqGT
McDonald's, the nation's largest fast-food chain, with more than 13,000 restaurants spread across the country, has raised its prices 10% this year on top of a 10% increase in 2022, according

https://pro.morningconsult.com/analysis/rising-fast-food-prices-hit-consumers-where-it-hurts
Since peaking in 2022, price growth has steadily cooled for groceries, with annual inflation for food at home cooling to just 1.2% in March 2024. Restaurant price growth, however, remains elevated at 4.2% as food service places seek to pass on higher input costs for ingredients and labor to consumers. Quick service meal prices are growing even

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2024/05/13/the-rising-cost-of-fast-food-prices-how-does-a-5-meal-sound/
It will continue to rise until it reaches $15 an hour in 2026. Meantime, Wendy's and Burger King are also offering a $5 value meal, like the one McDonald's is proposing. For the other chains

https://www.aol.com/news/fast-food-chains-beefing-over-235049611.html
The value wars: McDonald's, Wendy's, Taco Bell and more chains are rushing to add value meals to menus. Here's what eight restaurants are doing to attract customers.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/20/inflation-fast-food-diners-switch-to-casual-chains-darden-ceo-says.html
Chili's and Applebee's are among the casual-dining chains that have been trying to win over fast-food customers.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/fast-food-chains-offer-cheaper-meals-as-customers-irked-by-rising-prices/
Several fast food chains are introducing new, cheaper meals following complaints from customers about rising prices. The price of a fast food meal has outpaced inflation, rising about 5% in the

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article288803920.html
What Rising Fast Food Prices Mean for Consumers ... In 2014, hungry customers could get an entree, such as a burrito, bowl, or tacos, for less than $6.75 on average. Those same meals all cost $10.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/06/higher-prices-skimpier-portions-apps-fast-food-deals-are-changing.html
Citing rising costs, Domino's Pizza earlier this year raised the price of its Mix & Match delivery deal from $5.99 to $6.99, and made its $7.99 national carry-out offer available only for

https://www.fastcompany.com/91132257/mcdonalds-bk-wendys-cheap-deals-fast-food-seen-as-luxury
A recent study conducted by LendingTree found that 78% of Americans view fast food as a luxury, with 62% of Americans saying they are eating less fast food due to the rising prices. This

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/heres-why-food-prices-from-steak-to-fast-food-meals-are-still-rising/ar-BB1ieKJv
Rising food costs were one contributor to the hotter-than-expected inflation report on Tuesday, with food prices rising 0.4% in January from December, a faster pace than the overall 0.3% rise in

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/mcdonalds-nyse-mcd-introduces-5-meal-deal-amid-backlash-over-high-prices
Erlinger pointed out that the average price of a Big Mac in the U.S. was $4.39 in 2019, and despite rising inflation, wages, and higher supply chain costs, the average cost of a Big Mac is now $5.

https://www.eatthis.com/fast-food-chains-that-got-more-expensive-2023/
According to Food Truck Empire, the fast-food chain increased menu prices by 15% from 2021 to 2022. On top of that, in early 2023, Chick-fil-A announced that prices would go up by another 6%. The result is stunned reactions from customers, like one who paid $14 for Chick-n-Minis and a lemonade.

https://financebuzz.com/fast-food-prices-vs-inflation
The restaurants we evaluated raised prices by 60% on average between 2014 and 2024. That means they've raised prices at a rate nearly double the national rate of inflation.. Five different restaurants — McDonald's, Popeyes, Taco Bell, Chipotle, and Jimmy John's — raised their prices at more than double the actual inflation rate.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/24/fast-food-value-meals-return-to-menus-but-the-deals-arent-as-cheap.html
For the first time in more than two decades, Little Caesars raised the price of its $5 Hot-N-Ready pizza. Popeyes' Big Box Deal has returned after four years away, only this time it's an extra

https://www.eatthis.com/fast-food-chains-increasing-prices/
Pizza prices increased this year as well, with Domino's reporting an average price increase across its U.S. locations of 5.4% during the third quarter of 2022. The brand even predicts further price jumps in Q4 (7%), mostly due to the pizza chain recently raising the price of the Mix & Match deal from $5.99 to $6.99 in October 2022.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/fast-food-profits-tumble-as-diners-opt-for-cheaper-meals/ss-BB1mmUJJ
McDonald's reported a 2.5% rise in comparable sales in the US for the quarter ending March 31 - a far cry from the 12.6% increase in the same quarter last year. Despite this, the company's

https://literock959.com/fast-food-chains-offer-cheaper-meals-as-customers-irked-by-rising-prices/
Several fast food chains are introducing new, cheaper meals following complaints from customers about rising prices. The price of a fast food meal has outpaced inflation, rising about 5% in the last year. CBS Bay Area's Kenny Choi has more. Source

https://news.sky.com/story/money-blog-personal-finance-mortgage-rate-shopping-sky-news-13040934
The discount chain says it received thousands of replies, which it has used to hone its search for new store sites. At the moment, Aldi has more than 1,020 stores. It says it wants more than 1,500

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Several fast food chains are introducing new, cheaper meals following complaints from customers about rising prices. The price of a fast food meal has outpac