When it comes to McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), both Wall Street and Main Street aren’t exactly loving it right now. McDonald’s stock has been pulling back in recent months. The recent release of mixed quarterly results has given the market more reason to bail on the fast food giant’s shares.On Main Street, public chatter about how overpriced the company’s menu items have become continues to climb. This, coupled with customer traffic numbers provided in financial releases, has fueled further Wall Street pessimism a ...

In this articleMCDThe purple coloring of CosMc's Tropical Spiceade comes from the mix of lemonade, pineapple flavoring and dragonfruit.Nearly six months since McDonald's opened its first CosMc's location, the hours-long drive-thru lines have died down, but the chain is just getting started.The burger giant created the spinoff using one of its lesser-known McDonaldland mascots, CosMc, an alien who loves McDonald's cheeseburgers. While unveiling CosMc's at an investor event in December, McDonald's CEO Chris K ...

Key TakeawaysMcDonald's and Burger King both recently announced $5 "value meal" deals in an effort to win over inflation-weary consumers.Wendy's also unveiled a $3 breakfast deal earlier this week.Companies across a number of industries acknowledged the impact of inflationary pressures on consumers in recent earnings calls, with some opting to lower prices or promote discounts. A price war is brewing in the fast-food industry, with McDonald's (MCD) and Burger King of Restaurant Brands International (QSR) re ...

An employee hands an order to a customer through a drive-thru window at a McDonald's restaurant in Oakland, California, April 9, 2020.An independent advocacy group of McDonald's franchisees is weighing in on the company's upcoming value meal promotion, cheering affordability for the consumer, but pushing for future contributions from the company to make the discounted offering sustainable for operators in the long run. "The fact remains that in order to provide the consumer with more affordable options, the ...

Wendy's will offer a $3 breakfast combo meal starting Monday, as restaurants chains look for new ways to drive sales while consumers pull back on dining out.The deal will include a small portion of seasoned potatoes and a choice of either a bacon, egg and cheese English muffin or a sausage, egg and cheese English muffin, the fast-food chain said.The promotion comes as Wendy's rival McDonald's plans a similar yet limited value meal option as it tries to boost traffic. Last week, CNBC reported the fast-food g ...

Anna Linda Knoll/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Introduction In my earlier articles on Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX), I commented about one of SBUX's major peers in the restaurant industry, McDonald's (NYSE:MCD). In my latest article on SBUX, I highlighted that MCD's store growth plans are bullish for SBUX because they show that, despite having an enormous global footprint, MCD expects to be able to keep growing store (or restaurant) count by 4-5% annually going forward. Since I already referred to it in t ...

McDonald’s customers fumed at the fast food chain for the “skimpy” offerings on its new $5 value deal — and that the promotion will only last for just one month.The Chicago-based company will roll out the $5 combo meal on June 25 for either a McDouble or a McChicken sandwich that come with small fries, four pieces of Chicken McNuggets and a small soft drink.The promotion will be halted at the end of July. 4 McDonald’s is rolling out a new $5 value meal bundle that has prompted criticism on social media. R ...

McDonald's Corporation (MCD) is benefiting from increasing comparable sales on the back of its focus on loyalty programs, expansion efforts and affordable menu offerings.The Zacks Consensus Estimate for this current Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s 2024 earnings per share is pegged at $12.17, depicting 1.9% growth from the prior year’s reported levels. MCD delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 6.4%, on average. The positive trend signifies bullish analysts’ sentiments, robust fundamentals and ...

McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) is trying to woo back customers amid high inflation with a new $5 meal deal set to take place for a limited time starting in June.The McDonald’s $5 meal deal will see it offer a McChicken or a McDouble, a four-piece chicken nugget, fries and a drink. The offer will start on June 25 and will be available for about one month.McDonald’s isn’t offering this $5 meal deal alone as it’s teamed up with Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) for it. That has the soft drink company agreeing to cover any losses con ...

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