Fast food chains like McDonalds and Burger King are reintroducing value meals as a response to Americans perceiving fast food as a luxury due to rising prices. Surveys show a significant portion of the population eating fast food less frequently because of increased costs.
Fast food has long been thought of as a quick and cheap meal, but the majority of Americans no longer see it that way. https://t.co/yJoqTtcEy5
Fast-food restaurants are caving to consumers' inflation-weary wallets by returning value pricing to their menus — for a limited time. https://t.co/9N15oP25Ya
If you find yourself shocked by rising prices at the drive-thru, you’re not alone. A whopping 78% of Americans now consider fast food a ‘luxury’ item, according to a new survey conducted by LendingTree. https://t.co/8O1mtn09tH
Fast-food franchise owners and squeezed customers test the limits of the value meal economy https://t.co/QOgsM4Z7ln
Nearly 8 in 10 said they now view fast food as a “luxury,” and 62% said they are eating it less often because prices have gone up, a recent survey found. https://t.co/W5Y5UI8d84
In the best economy ever, 78% of Americans see fast food as a "luxury" https://t.co/2zHW7yF7AU
More than three-fourths of Americans view fast food as a luxury, according to a LendingTree survey published last week. https://t.co/Zi1kv7YUrj
Fast food has long been thought of as a quick and cheap meal, but many Americans no longer see it that way. According to a new study, 3 in 4 people say they still eat fast food at least once per week but less than previously due to rising prices. https://t.co/EL0g8eGS7C
Is going out for fast food now a luxury for you? https://t.co/jIBhFGkj0E
Giveaway that these surveys-from-credit-card-companies are worthless is that they say most Americans think fast food is too expensive—meanwhile real consumption of fast-food meals* is ~12% higher than in 2019 and ~3% more than in 2023 *(spending adjusting for fast-food prices) https://t.co/Fah4KWK1ZP https://t.co/MrkOSeuDKp
McDonalds, Burger King, and several other fast food chains are bringing back the value meal. https://t.co/HMqQU2oVJV