Americans are choking on surging fast-food prices. "I can't justify the expense," one customer says - Lemmy.World
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Kevin Roberts remembers when he could get a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a drink from Five Guys for $10. But that was years ago. When the Virginia high school teacher recently visited the fast-food chain, the food alone without a beverage cost double that amount. Roberts, 38, now only gets fast food “as a rare treat,” he told CBS MoneyWatch. “Nothing has made me cook at home more than fast-food prices.” Roberts is hardly alone. Many consumers are expressing frustration at the surge in fast-food prices, which are starting to scare off budget-conscious customers. A January poll [https://www.revenuemanage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Feb24-RMS-RestaurantConsumers-General.pdf] by consulting firm Revenue Management Solutions found that about 25% of people who make under $50,000 were cutting back on fast food, pointing to cost as a concern.
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          4•10 months ago

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    • RentlarOPEnglish
      -6•10 months ago

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  • @TreczoksEnglish
    11•10 months ago

    “Nothing has made me cook at home more than fast-food prices.”

    I cannot see any downsides of that.

    • XIIIesqEnglish
      3•10 months ago

      Fats food shareholders lose, your waistline wins!

  • RentlarOPEnglish
    1•10 months ago

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