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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,099 posts)
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 02:13 PM Thursday

McDonald's launching $3 menu items to keep lower-income customers, report says

Topline

McDonald’s will soon launch discounted menu items and cheaper breakfast deals, according to the Wall Street Journal, making the push for value as fast food chains around the country try to maintain lower-income customers hit by inflation and priced out of dining options that are typically budget friendly.

Key Facts

McDonald’s will introduce items that cost $3 or less, the Journal reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the discussions around the deals.

The push for increased value will also include $4 breakfast meal deals, according to the Journal, which said the new items will launch in April and noted McDonald’s morning offerings have seen the largest drop from lower-income customers.

The $4 meal deal will include options such as a McMuffin, hash brown and a coffee, while the $3 and less menu will include sausage biscuits or four-piece chicken McNuggets, replacing the buy-one-add-one-for-a-dollar menu.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/mcdonald-s-launching-3-menu-items-to-keep-lower-income-customers-report-says/ar-AA1YpGQR

Also $3 French fries where the fries cost $3 a piece.

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McDonald's launching $3 menu items to keep lower-income customers, report says (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Thursday OP
A small piece of Traildogbob Thursday #1
Don't forget " one other item". Ritabert Thursday #4
Aw man! Traildogbob Thursday #5
LOL! Ritabert Thursday #6
Their new $10 Big Arch burger isn't meant for the poors. sop Thursday #2
It looks gross too. Ritabert Thursday #7
It has 25 grams of saturated fat Just_Vote_Dem Thursday #8
Their loyalty program already has at least some of that already. Ms. Toad Thursday #3
McHardtack and McGruel coming to a store near you! LudwigPastorius Thursday #9
In other words a 40% cost increase in 5 years (2019-2024) BigmanPigman Thursday #10

Traildogbob

(12,979 posts)
1. A small piece of
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 02:16 PM
Thursday

Chicken (so called), one broccolini floret, and water.
Sacrifice for the war. THEN we will get to being Great Again.
In two weeks.

Just_Vote_Dem

(3,630 posts)
8. It has 25 grams of saturated fat
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 03:36 PM
Thursday

After my heart attack I'm only supposed to have 9 grams or less a day-I want nothing to do with that sandwich

Ms. Toad

(38,537 posts)
3. Their loyalty program already has at least some of that already.
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 02:41 PM
Thursday

Double cheeseburger is currently 40% off (Around $2.30). I've never seen it for less than 30% off (Around $2.70).

Not fantastic on nutrition - but if you take the cheese off it's even low fat (only about 16 grams per burger) - as long as you are eating processed food. It's beef, bun, and condiments. It's better than ramen noodles which are all starch and salt.

BigmanPigman

(55,035 posts)
10. In other words a 40% cost increase in 5 years (2019-2024)
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 05:08 PM
Thursday

during the Covid epidemic was a price hike to rip off Americans who couldn't eat out as much. They were greedy and always will be.

"McDonald’s recorded a 3.6% decline in U.S. same-store sales in the first quarter of 2025, which was partially driven by a 10% decrease in visits from low- and middle-income households. The chain’s average cost for a menu item jumped 40% from 2019 to 2024, which McDonald’s has said aligns with meeting higher wages, cost increases and pricier foods. CEO Christopher Kempczinski told investors in McDonald’s third quarter earnings call that traffic from lower-income diners dropped “nearly double digits” industry-wide, noting higher grocery and apparel prices “affecting their outlook and their sentiment and their spending behavior.” However, the chain is scoring some wins despite the challenge, as Kempczinski said McDonald’s logged a 5.5% jump in sales growth in the fourth quarter, contributing to $140 billion in systemwide sales in 2025."

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