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Many people believe it’s an astounding $18 after a post on X of McDonald’s menu prices at a rest stop in Connecticut went viral and made national headlines. (Narrator voice: It’s not.)

Now, almost a year after the post, a top McDonald’s executive wants to set the record straight. In a recent letter, Joe Erlinger, president of McDonald’s USA, said $18 for a Big Mac combo was the “exception” and not the norm across all 13,700 restaurants in the country.

The average price of a Big Mac in the US was $4.39 in 2019,” Erlinger said in his recent letter. “Despite a global pandemic and historic rises in supply chain costs, wages and other inflationary pressures in the years that followed, the average cost is now $5.29. That’s an increase of 21% (not 100%),” he added.

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[-] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 61 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I would admit I used to get McDonald's quite a bit for lunch because it was pretty cheap. But, where I live a Big Mac meal is on average about $16 right now and I can get a burrito bowl from Chipotle with a drink for $13.
I'm not saying Chipotle is high quality food but I don't think anyone's going to argue it's not better quality than McDonald's, so why on earth would I pay more for McDonald's?
They overreached on their price gouging and now they're just trying to backpedal because they're losing money.

[-] hamFoilHat@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

Started eating at Culver's recently. Same price as McDonald's but tastes like actual good quality hamburgers.

[-] Zron@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Plus Culver’s always has ice cream

[-] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 days ago

Pretty sure Chipotle is owned by McDonalds.

Invest in real food. It is the foundation of your body.

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Pretty sure Chipotle is owned by McDonalds.

It is not. McDonald's was an early investor but hasn't been for a long long time (almost 20 years now), but the idea has stuck around.

[-] absentbird@lemm.ee 11 points 4 days ago

Chipotle is a publicly traded company.

[-] KneeTitts@lemmy.world -1 points 4 days ago

I dunno.... sugar is sugar, carbs are carbs, protein is protein, your body is not prejudiced as to where those components comes from

[-] Dkarma@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

Sugar is carbs

The 3 macros are carb fat protein.

[-] LarryTheMatador@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

Carbs, fat, protein. Live for one year on just pepsi, canola oil, and chicken feet skin. Report back. Your body isnt prejudice.

[-] sunzu@kbin.run 4 points 4 days ago

Chiptle is real food... Mcshit ain't.

I don't got to chiptle because customer service is shite tho

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