McDonald’s restaurants will soon have a $5 value meal on its menus, with hopes of luring customers back.
According to a press release, the fast-food giant’s US locations will roll out the “$5 Meal Deal” on Tuesday, June 25.
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Options include a McChicken sandwich, McDouble Cheeseburger, 4-piece chicken nuggets, small french fries and a small soda.
Late last month, McDonald’s fought back against viral tweets and media reports that it says have exaggerated its price increases.
In a post on the company’s website in late May, McDonald’s U.S. President Joe Erlinger said reports suggesting the price of the average Big Mac has doubled since 2019 were false. McDonald’s said the average U.S. Big Mac was $4.39 in 2019 and now costs $5.29, a 20.5% increase.
McDonald’s said the average price of all menu items has risen 40% over the last five years, to account for a 40% average increase in the cost of labor, paper and food. That is higher than overall consumer prices, which have increased 21% since December 2019, according to government figures.