Fast-food prices way up the past decade. Low-income consumers are starting to crack.

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Change in average menu prices for ten popular items over the past decade, per FinanceBuzz:

1. McDonald’s: +100%
2. Popeyes: +86%
3. Taco Bell: +81%
4. Chipotle: +75%
5. Jimmy John’s: +62%
6. Arby’s, Wendy’s, Burger King, Chick-fil-A: +55%
7. Panera Bread: +54%
8. Starbucks, Subway: +39%

A little over a decade ago, Subway had their $5 footlong deal. You could get McD's hash brows for 2 for $1.

Today, a 5lb bag of potatoes is $3. You can buy 10 frozen hash brown patties for $3.50.

A McD's Quarter-Pound w/cheese meal costs $12. I could make this myself in 5 minutes with Rally's fries for $3.

Fast-food prices surged faster than inflation the past decade.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/y...inflation/

McDonald’s and other big brands warn that low-income consumers are starting to crack
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/30/companie...umers.html

$3 for a single McDonald's hash brown? Some customers are fed up and pushing back
https://www.ksl.com/article/50868966/3-f...shing-back