10 Best Value Meals at Fast Food Chains in 2024
As inflation continues to impact wallets, many fast-food chains started a trend of launching value meals to attract budget-conscious diners. We gathered the 10 best affordable options that offer a satisfying meal for a fair price.
Burger King Is to Launch $5 Meal Before McDonald's in The Battle for the Budget Eater
According to an internal memo, Burger King's budget meal will let customers pick one of three sandwiches, plus chicken nuggets, fries, and a drink - all for just five bucks. The chain plans to promote this value meal "for several months," longer than the roughly one-month run planned for McDonald's similar $5 deal. "We are moving full speed ahead to launch our $5 value meal before they do," states the memo from Burger King's U.S. and Canada president Tom Curtis seen by Bloomberg.
Self-Service Kiosks Boosting Fast Food Sales
Major fast-food chains across America are racing to install more digital kiosk ordering stations - and they have a good reason. The self-service kiosks have shown their efficiency in making customers spend more money per order. "People who ordered at kiosks rather than at cashiers spent on average nearly 10% more," Shake Shack CEO Randy Garutti told investors in February. Yum! Brands, parent of Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut, is also prioritizing kiosk expansions. Taco Bell has them in all U.S. stores, while KFC should have kiosks in the "vast majority" of non-China restaurants by end of 2026.
