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Topline
McDonalds 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
McDonalds 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 McDonalds 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.
Traildogbob
(12,979 posts)Chicken (so called), one broccolini floret, and water.
Sacrifice for the war. THEN we will get to being Great Again.
In two weeks.
Ritabert
(2,344 posts)Traildogbob
(12,979 posts)I forgot. That is what makes it all good.
sop
(18,398 posts)Ritabert
(2,344 posts)Just_Vote_Dem
(3,630 posts)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)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.
LudwigPastorius
(14,604 posts)BigmanPigman
(55,035 posts)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.
"McDonalds 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 chains average cost for a menu item jumped 40% from 2019 to 2024, which McDonalds has said aligns with meeting higher wages, cost increases and pricier foods. CEO Christopher Kempczinski told investors in McDonalds 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 McDonalds logged a 5.5% jump in sales growth in the fourth quarter, contributing to $140 billion in systemwide sales in 2025."