Don't worry, your Shake Shack burger shouldn't get any more expensive this year

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A ShackMeister with bacon from Shake Shack
Overall, Shake Shack's menu prices went up in the mid-single digits in the quarter, its CFO said.

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McDonald's says it's listening to penny-pinching customers and focusing on value

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An aerial view of fast food restaurants on Crenshaw Blvd including Taco Bell, McDonald's, Yoshinoya, Subway, El Pollo Loco, Little Caesers, Panda Express,Taco Bell, and Smart & Final grocery store. Photo taken in south Los Angeles Friday, March 29, 2024.

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Chain restaurants like Chili's are coming for fast-food giants in the latest bout of the value wars

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Fast-food prices are climbing, and chain restaurants like Chili's are coming for fast-food giants with meal deals in a bid to win the value wars.

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Here's what 93-year-old Warren Buffett and YouTuber Ryan Trahan, 25, have in common

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Warren Buffett and Ryan Trahan.

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Chipotle says its service is much faster now, and it means fewer people are bothering to order ahead

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Workers help a customer at a Chipotle restaurant on April 01, 2024 in San Rafael, California
A key metric for Chipotle is how many entrées each restaurant makes in its peak 15 minutes.

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Chipotle had to rename its barbacoa burrito filling because its customers didn't know what it was

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A customer orders food in a Chipotle in Austin, Texas in April 2023
"Many of our guests did not know that barbacoa was braised beef," CEO Brian Niccol told analysts.

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A Chick-fil-A worker who got millions of views with TikToks of her staff meals says the company stopped her from posting. Now she's quit to become a content creator.

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Three images of Miriam Webb in her Chick-fil-A uniform, taken as screenshots from her TikTok. In two of them she is eating a sandwich. In the other she is smiling.
Miriam Webb had posted more than 40 videos of her Chick-fil-A staff meals.

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Young Chinese are trading Shanghai for small cities. Brands like KFC are following them with thousands of stores.

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Dominos Pizza in China

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People are really annoyed about the price of fast food

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Fast food is pricey now.

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Fast food has become a luxury in California, a franchisee says

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A combination of wage and labor inflation pushed fast-food prices up during the pandemic.

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