Consumers say fast food is getting expensive

Prices have been creeping upward at many fast food restaurants and it has consumers changing their spending habits.
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[@TinOakM]

Eat at Home!....Problem Solved!

[@RIQs_World]

McDonald's will also stop offering Free Refills on Sodas

[@bobby-ov9qn]

As they should.

[@flygirl5633]

@@bobby-ov9qn Absolutely, no one should drink that much soda.

[@jerradwilson]

They already did in some locations.

[@cococinnamon2236]

Too late some McDonald did that already lol

[@Satjr35031]

It’s up to the individual franchise to determine free soda refills

[@mattalley4330]

The five dollar value meal from McDonald’s is a limited time offering, so no they clearly aren’t listening or lower prices would be permanent

[@jellovator]

And it's made up of 4 items that used to be $1 each.

[@cme1027]

I hope they keep the prices high.. esp for doordash ect.. ive never cooked more . Its fun. You Tube has so many fun cooking channels. Ive been able to put in pure savings $1000 since march just by cutting that stuff out. It may not be alot to most but its nice to finally have an emergency fund.. and ive gotten addicted to adding to it❤.

[@flygirl5633]

Good for you! Less expensive, and home cooked meals are healthier. For those who say they don't have time to cook, my question is, what good is "saving" an hour or so a day but at the end your life becomes shorter or you lose quality of life to all the illness linked to obesity?

[@MAGA4EVA1986]

Well as a nearly 40 year old fully disabled combat veteran who does Uber Eats because I can’t afford to survive off my disability alone….I will DISAGREE WITH YOU, you can cook at home all you want but these prices do NOTHING BUT HURT EVERYONE!! If you can’t cook at home unless you’re forced to by raising prices than that’s something you need to personally deal with within YOURSELF.

[@cme1027]

@@MAGA4EVA1986 wow.. sorry didn't mean to trigger you.. thank you for your service ❤

[@dannyyang3979]

When it hit 10 buck for big mac meal i quit going there. Been about 2 years now.

[@passerau]

Corporate profit from 2020 to 2023 has almost tripled to 1.5X in only three years, but from 2012 to 2019 it grew only by half of a percent. There is no longer a supply chain issue, yet they keep increasing prices. This is just Greedflation

[@Tom-cz9op]

Take the net profit of a business like McDonald's and divide it by the number of employees. Let me know what you find

[@spankyssurprise1361]

What was their profit margin?

[@jellovator]

@@Tom-cz9op In 2020, number of employees was 200,00 and revenue was $19.2 billion. In 2023 number of employees was 150,000 and revenue was $25.49 billion. That's a 30% increase in revenue with 25% fewer employees. They are lining their pockets, and here you are making probably $50k a year, taking up for them.

[@Tom-cz9op]

@@jellovator McDonald's & our franchisees employ 1.9 million people worldwide. McDonald's net profit 2023 .$8.47 billion $8.47 billion ÷ 1.9 million = $4,457 per employee .

[@ebf1003]

​@@Tom-cz9opnet profit equals after fancy accounting practices. Sincerely, Small business owner

[@pamhylton9911]

Kids are definitely going to be upset about not going to McDonald’s. Workers at these Fast Foods restaurants are not seeing the Profits. Some 3 piece suits are definitely ripping in money 💵

[@Magdalena287]

Not if you cook good food at home, I have 5 kids and they all think fast food tastes disgusting

[@pamhylton9911]

@@Magdalena287 good for them.

[@elelectrotech9374]

price gouging the increases are double or triple.priced out most clients

[@devildiamond68]

Ridiculous indeed. Go to the grocery store and cook all the hamburgers your heart desires. ❤️

[@kimscott8176]

Buy red meat??? Are you crazy? Been like 10 years I bought any. I am 68 and should have stopped like 30-50 years ago.

[@usa9066]

Yes it's more expensive, but that's actually not the problem, it's bad food,, dry hamburgers and cold French frys over and over, even when it's busy, still bad food, we found a worm in a chicken sandwich from, McDonald's and they refunded our money and gave us free food, but we left that food at there counter and walked out

[@lordkayla4186]

I agree, it is not something that should be eaten regularly anyway

[@voulathomacos-lagonas8445]

STOP EATING IT

[@williammurray1341]

Policies and legislation that artificially raise energy and labor costs invariably lead to disproportionate inflation. Don't blame the local owners of franchises for reacting to bad economic policies.

[@Tom-cz9op]

These people don't have enough brains to figure this out

[@robertward8035]

Blame McDonald's corporate. They supply the food....

[@bobby-ov9qn]

@@robertward8035 The farmers actually supply the food, so why not blame them?

[@lourawls-nl9ch]

Can't remember the last time I actually got my food at the drive-thru window. Now it's always pull forward and wait 15 minutes.

[@Rashnak66]

pretty sure the one on the right knows everything about fast food prices...

[@Madamchief]

She's pregnant?

[@juliethompson8685]

🙄

[@RabbitWatchShop]

@@Madamchief I've known a lot of pregnant moms that were not obese. The one that was developed diabetes, passing it on to her offspring.

[@aNYCdj]

LIKE DUH..........you have a computer My mother taught us 50 years ago to use coupons at different stores.... today i have 3 stores on my phone so i can get the discounts, and none of them are out of the way, i drive by them almost every week anyway so why not stop in.

[@Make_Me_A_Sandwhich]

I buy my produces at Aldi and meats at Kroger. I rarely eat out

[@robertward8035]

LoL, I do exactly the same. I am on a fixed income, and eating, too well, still....😮

[@kevinrudisill6129]

Eat at home pack a lunch

[@gregorovyc]

meanwhile stockholders squirreling away every dime

[@spankyssurprise1361]

And? That's the point of business.

[@freddiecarr7602]

the anchor in green is pissed!

[@thoughtstorn854]

😂

[@garymilner2544]

Bet she could down 5 big macs

[@RickHoffman777]

she got a 2 Mac a day habit

[@Scrappy90059]

Wow we have cute anchors here in Fresno for the most part definitely never a lazy pig like that is around? She is on the TV, does she not realize this?

[@MrKelMills]

McD's in the 90's was like a gourmet restaurant, now it's like nursing home food and it's not worth the price, especially when the ice cream machine is always broken. That's why I don't go there anymore. Wendy's has a good thing going, the biggie bag for $5 and their burgers are better.

[@GLITTERandSKULLZ]

If not for the multiple food banks i go to every month my family would go hungry.

[@tommytorrence7553]

And it should no longer be called “Fast Food.” There is nothing fast about the service.

[@lelandgaunt9985]

Especially Popeyes!

[@reyakisakura3971]

Just stop going to these places. People ate mc Donald’s because they were cheap and convenient.. you don’t go there to eat good food.

[@Biden-SUCKS548]

they literaly did what drug dealers do to get people hooked on druga. i personaly havent had mcdonalds sense 2014.

[@rogerparker9364]

My local restaurant must miss this prices are going up all the time

[@daninspiration4064]

Just boycott them all the prices will have to reduce. The greedy corporate are not just raising prices accordingly but are raising higher for more profits

[@tomatencio9223]

You, just like every other site, talk about the rising cost of supplies. But not one word about the profits they are generating. I guess we all know who pays your bills.

[@lazyj616]

The business owners did make a lot of money on the tax breaks the GOP gave them a few years ago. Their profits have more than doubled since the pandemic because of raised prices. They won't lower until after the election. Greed is a greedy thing.

[@RickHoffman777]

learn to cook and shop for yourselves... store loyalty is gone... go for the best bargin..... store loyalty cards are messed up

[@Honeymoon1988]

The greed of these fast food chains will be their demise.

[@cococinnamon2236]

This is the first stage of A.I and it’s coming

[@bonghungk7544]

Both of these anchors look like regular McDonald’s clients 😂🎉

[@quesadilla79]

KFC in Japan, Burger King in Kuwait and McDonalds in Mexico are all better than the garbage they crap out here. they actually look like the pictures everywhere but here.

[@michelep9477]

All fast food in Kuwait is really good. The ingredients alone are much better, at least for fast food standards

[@joshuapowell1868]

Problem is money will never stop going up

[@robmarshall5100]

A big Mac's quarter.Pounders, then giving you the good stuff.Double walper's 8 bucks.That's a burger king but they have good deals 45 dollars

[@bobby-ov9qn]

Not necessarily a fast food guy, but tell me, what restaurants have not raised their prices. I’ll wait.

[@cgschow1971]

They all have. The issue is fast food prices have soared up to the point where they're equivalent to or have surpassed your average local eateries. Yes, their prices have increased, but not at the percentages that fast food has.

[@benmartinez8443]

We should tax fast food like we do on alcohol and tobacco. People will always eat fast food regardless of the price.

[@spankyssurprise1361]

More taxes....good idea.

[@jeffboyd1682]

Build back better 😂👏👏👏

[@passerau]

Biden and Trump don't set prices of goods, but companies do. Corporate profit from 2020 to 2023 has almost tripled to 1.5X in only three years, but from 2012 to 2019 it grew only by half of a percent. There is no longer a supply chain issue, yet they keep increasing prices. Not everything is about politics. This is not inflation it's Greedflation

[@Madamchief]

BBB didn't pass Congress?

[@danoalex2977]

@@passerauGovernment spending doesn’t increase inflation and weaken the dollar, right?

[@mimim8532]

Starbucks prices are nuts….mcdonalds….forget it

[@jimbrausky]

Just don't buy that junk folks

[@vanstra]

Which restaurant is she going to where her bill will be $14?

[@samuelhomer8885]

Talking about what something cost is not going to bring the price down. What does it matter what something cost anyhow

[@jonsekander619]

Thanks god, perhaps one of those reportes my lose weight 😅

[@mrhalfstep]

Miss Pike from FL doesn't actually look like someone that eats a lot of fast food. Sne looks more like one of them "influencers" that somehow have wound their way into our lives. How did you come to select her as a spokesperson, especially since you are a local news program based in Louisville, KY? OMG, Praise Jesus, our youth are finally realizing how stupid they are for going to Starbucks.(At $5.71 per pound and at the 2 Tbsp/6 oz of water rate that they recommend for brewing, Walmart's Donut Shop coffee will yield 32 6oz cups of coffee at a cost of 18 cents per cup) I never thought I'd see the day, so now I have something to live for. Gen Zers, follow the lead of the lady from Tampa, buy GROCERIES and buy them at the cheapest prices. (My way of saying, don't be taken in by the "organic" BS) Maybe now food stamp recipients will be forced to focus on buying actual food rather than ice cream, potato chips, prepared meals, cookies, candy, pastries, Pop Tarts, frozen waffles, exotic crackers, sodas, Lunch 'ems, etc. (heaven forbid)

[@Itsme-vo4fx]

People demanding higher wages are responsible for the inflation that they complain about. The company that is forced into paying higher wages will increase the price of the product/service they provide to compensate. And that my friend is how inflation is created.

[@robertward8035]

I guess you should stop sending MAGA money to pay trump legal bills for making stupid decisions...

[@spankyssurprise1361]

​@@robertward8035You're comment has zero to do with the OP's comment. Good job TDS clown.

[@Itsme-vo4fx]

@@robertward8035 : I wouldn’t send a multi billionaire, wannabe dictator, scum bag, like Trump one red penny. Anyone who wants to destroy America’s democracy for his own personal gain only deserves an orange suit and a view from a 6X6 cement room somewhere on a different planet. The only people who supports him are the rejects from the human factory, running around in their Trump clown outfits begging us normal people to take them seriously.

[@Itsme-vo4fx]

@@robertward8035 : Yes, spend your money at a retailer in your community and help to fight inflation, instead of sending it to a billionaire who’s a wannabe dictator out to drain your pockets for his own personal gains. I guess there are none so blind as those who choose not to see. Wake up and see what Trump is doing to those who he said “are stupid and will believe anything I say”.

[@pris_pris]

Stop buying their food, this will fix the problem!!!

[@cococinnamon2236]

It won’t don’t forget the people that makes the food they will be out of a job

[@reneefurrer2712]

Well Duh!

[@PeterMainwald]

Evidently the woman in blue makes enough money

[@paulthescorpio]

Everything changes. Get over it!

[@workstationmark4103]

Eat at the dollar store

[@cme1027]

There are KZbin channels that are dedicated to finding good food at Dollar Trees etcetera

[@robmarshall5100]

Dollar chicken sandwiches dollar make doubles for peacemake nuggets, small fry and a small Coke.All that's right.They give you a medium Coke.Only because coca cola is participating in their prom

[@robertward8035]

Good, the garbage shouldn't be eaten as much as people do anyway 😜. People have become unhealthy and fat eating junk. This is a blessing that fast food is expensive. Should have a fat tax on it too.

[@juliethompson8685]

$7 for a cup of coffee??!!

[@jewelqueen5949]

Crazy!!!

[@RATED4EVER]

Might as well make it at home where it will last you weeks, depending on how much coffee you drink. I usually drink 10-15 Cups/Day, so that would be $70-$105 compared to making it at home for $15/Month.

[@ramencurry6672]

Back in the 1970s many people used to bring coffee in a thermos bottle. It’s an insulated container to store hot containers. Back then coffee shops or coffee to go retail was rare and almost did not exist

[@floydsemlow8253]

Nationwide boycott!

[@bradobbink6564]

44 you have enough money give to 45

[@MIAPhilly]

I see what they did there with the reporter... very on the nose

[@josephwelzenbach6879]

Boycott fast food.

[@christine-t8v]

ill starve im single its jello n yogurt its hard

[@cme1027]

There are so many budget meal prep channels on KZbin just check them out you'll be able to eat like a king within your budget

[@MilePost106]

I'm sure the ones barking the most voted for all this.

[@kevinrudisill6129]

Boycott all fast food

[@flygirl5633]

Bit dramatic? It is a free world, nobody forces you to eat crappy fast food in the first place.

[@devildiamond68]

Like even the quality of the fast food is trash. Just saying it doesn't look like what we see in the commercials. Please grrrrr Im🎉 cooking at home from now on..

[@sarahsimpkins1311]

Cook your own food eat at home

[@IMagnus123123123]

Bidenomics

[@Freedomisintelligence]

I don't know why people continue to pay for unhealthy fast food. You can save 70% of your money eating asian food dishes. It is very rare that i buy anything at the store. We have a very large supply of diverse vegetables and raise fish. We donate 90% of our food to feed those in need and it doesn't cost anything to grow. We have free solar energy grids and create our own free hydrogen supply. Unlimited free fresh water, power, hydrogen, food, electric vehicles. I don't understand why people work for money like slaves. Yes i am a millionaire but i live modestly and share 90% of what i have with those who need it. That is how the world suppose to operate. Capitalism is what corrupts the minds of the people into slavery and oppression over cost of living. We only spend maybe 30 min a day working. Communities help each other without expectation of anything in return. We help thousands of people every week and it doesn't cost anything. When society stops working for money and just contributes with the skills they enjoy doing life becomes easier. A true moneyless society sharing and rationing resources to meet the needs of the people. A humanitarian society created without capitalism has no need for money. This is how the world should be. Technology and automated industries can create and distribute all the basic needs of humanity with very little human workers. People should be thriving in culture and learning what they are passionate about working a career they love not out of necessity and missing out on life and joy. We waste so much resource on this planet with non essential jobs just to make money in a competitive economy. Waste of time and causes oppression for the people. Every year over 1 trillion dollars of food is wasted or destroyed. That is about 1.3 billion tons a year. That is 1/3 of all food supply on the planet gone and you wonder why food is so expensive. 90% of the world is working, driving and stressing for no damn reason just to make money that isn't really needed. Wake up and realize your all being manipulated by the government, religion and capitalist that control your lives. It is a sad reality but the truth. It won't stop until people start changing to a better way of life. Honestly i live off less than 30.00 a month with a family of 14 people and i feed over 1000 families every single week for free. My passion is showing people there is another way of life they are missing out on and it cost nothing to truly live. With proper planning you can do anything you want. It is the governments that have to change.

[@johnrodriguez1145]

Thank Biden and those who voted for him. No money? Ask zelinsky, maybe he will help you

[@ramencurry6672]

In theory, helping Ukraine can prevent future Russian domination as a world power. But if in the future Russia and China takes over America, will it be bad? Maybe it might be good to lose USA and start over.

[@ObiJohn-rj7cg]

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