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For nearly 70 years, McDonald’s has been the place for an affordable, quick, and predictable meal. However, since 2019, McDonald’s prices have risen drastically, and in many places, it now charges fast-casual prices for fast food, even though the quality is the same. What gives?Over the past five years, the prices of McDonald’s most popular items have risen an average of 141%.The Food Theorists, a YouTube page with over 5.4 million subscribers that debunks fast food myths and tells the stories behind your favorite food brands and mascots, explains the hefty price hikes in a 9-minute video.

$10.19 Big Mac? Fast food myth-busters explain why McDonald's is so expensive now.

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Amid soaring “fast-flation” and a decrease in consumer demand for fast food, McDonald’s is rethinking its value meal strategy by offering an all-new jumbo-sized burger. On Monday, McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski announced the company’s plans to add the “Big Arch” burger to its lineup. The offering will include two patties, melted cheese, “crispy toppings,” and a “tangy McDonald's sauce,” according to Restaurant Business Magazine.

McDonald’s attempts to get ahead in the ongoing “value meal wars” with an all-new supersized burger

Big Food is in limbo, but America seems to be lovin’ McDonald’s more than ever. That may have something to do with its association with “value” — a word the chain mentioned at least 90 times during its most recent earnings call. Suggested Reading. Even...

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Denny’s enthusiasts are sizzling mad over a whopping price increase for one of the restaurant’s popular “slam” breakfast platters, which has tripled in cost in recent years.

The chain that brought Moons Over My Hammy to the world is the latest fast-food purveyor to embrace the trend of dramatically increasing prices as brands have struggled with inflation and increased labor costs as new minimum wage laws have gone into effect.



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McDonald's is extending its popular $5 meal deal as the value meal battle between fast food chains wages on. In a company memo obtained by ABC News, McDonald's executives said most U.S. locations will extend the deal through August. The deal that first launched June 25 was only supposed to...

McDonald's extends $5 meal, Wendy's adds $1 breakfast sandwich

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Stellantis (STLA) plans to lay off as many as 2,450 workers later this year as it ends production of an older model of the Ram 1500 pickup truck. The Ram 1500 Classic is currently made at the automaker’s factory in Warren, Michigan, alongside the Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer. Stellantis has used the truck as a low-cost option to win over fleet buyers and customers looking to buy a pickup without breaking the bank.

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Shortly after announcing its value meal deals, Wendy’s is awarding its consumers with another bombshell offer, this time involving its beloved Frosty. From Monday, August 5 through Sunday, September 15, the fast-food chain is offering a $1 Frosty deal at restaurants nationwide. The $1 promo includes any flavor Frosty, including the Classic Chocolate Frosty and the Triple Berry Frosty, which Wendy’s said will be available only for a few more days.

Wendy’s gets ahead in the ongoing “value meal wars” with a limited-time-only $1 Frosty deal

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

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The fast food chain also shared some statistics about how customers like to eat their Frosty, either with a spoon, fry or straw.

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The potential megamerger between Kroger and Albertsons, two of the largest supermarket operators in the United States, is on hold while lawsuits play out in state and federal court.On Thursday, the two companies agreed to a temporary injunction in Colorado – where the state Attorney General Phil Weiser sued to block the $24.6 billion deal from closing. Weiser said the merger violated Colorado antitrust laws and would cause “irreparable harm” to “consumers, workers and suppliers.”Simultaneously, the Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Oregon, raising concerns the deal would lead to higher prices, fewer choices for...

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Burger King sales slipped last quarter despite touting cheaper menu deals as inflation-weary customers continue to pull back on dining out, parent company Restaurant Brands said Thursday.

The Toronto-based conglomerate — whose brands also include Tim Hortons, Papa John’s and Popeyes — said same-stores sales at the Whopper maker dipped 0.1% and warned of softer sales for the rest of the year.

“We clearly saw softer sales than expected across our businesses in Q2 and it’s not yet clear when we’ll see the category strengthen,” Executive Chairman J Patrick Doyle said on a post-earnings call.

Burger King revived its $5 value meal in early June,...

Burger King sales slump as customers pull back on fast food spending amid inflation

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