Fast-food chains battle for low-income diners with summer value meals
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McDonald's, Burger King and Taco Bell are among the fast-food chains with $5 value meals this summer.
  • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
    7·
    3 months ago

    Fast food used to be cheaper because of economies of scale. Can McDonald’s really be paying more for the ingredients and labor to make a big mac meal than a steakhouse pays for a 6 oz steak with two sides?

    • aviation_hydrated@infosec.pubEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      Probably not more for wages or ingredients, but more for CEOs and need to appease stock holders so their behavior will be different than a small shop, no matter what the scale