Fast food built its global success on a promise that seemed simple and reliable. Customers could expect quick service, familiar meals, and prices that felt comfortably low. For years, the dollar menu ...

Fast-food restaurants used to be a place where you could spend very little money and get a great deal of food in return. These chains get more expensive by the day now, but there are still dishes on ...

Fast-food restaurants, once the first stop for Americans looking to get at least one meal in before a long workday, are fighting to win back customers. Breakfast sales across the fast-food sector have ...

McDonald’s U.S. announced that same-store sales shrank 3.6% earlier this year and now plans to unveil discounted meals deals to drive traffic starting in September. Taco Bell’s $5, $7, and $9 Luxe ...

Fast-food chains are increasingly competing with sit-down chains that offer meal deals for around $10. When does a fast-food meal feel like a deal? Apparently, when it's $10 or under. Or even $5. Such ...

McDonald’s, Burger King and other brands push promotions, while beef prices have climbed to a record level.

It was a time when prices weren’t fry-way robbery. Once an oasis where the cash-strapped could eat on the cheap, fast food is rapidly becoming a luxury that people splash out on for special occasions.

We’ve all been there: You’re pulling into the drive-thru, craving a juicy burger and crispy fries, when reality taps you on the shoulder. Groceries cost more. Gas costs more. Somehow, even your “cheap ...