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 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.
I was just at Burger King today and got 2 Impossible Jr burgers and small fries for $14. It had to have been over a thousand calories of food. In California. Seems reasonable to me, a big burrito would cost the same.
edit: lol downvotes for sharing facts. interesting. I think that the “fast food is too expensive” narrative is a distraction from the “Americans on the whole are underpaid” discussion.