Is Fast Food Affordable Anymore? Here’s How Menu Prices Have Changed Over the Years [2024]

If you were forced to increase your prices by 10x, what would you have to do to justify it?

Working Americans turn to food banks as the Fed inflation battle drags on. The rise of food insecurity isn’t due to unemployment, but rather the persistent cost-of-living crunch faced by low-income and middle-class workers. Prices for groceries have soared nearly 28% over the past five years (that’s about how much food costs increased in the 15 yea... See more

In the past month, chains have taken $3 out of every $4 spent eating out.