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☆ 10 popular McDonald's menu items that cost up to 168% more now than a decade ago
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Collectively, the cost of a group of the most popular McDonald's items has doubled in that time. FinanceBuzzAmong the biggest McDonald's price hikes was for the McDouble sandwich, which went from an average price of $1.19 in 2014 to $3.19 in 2024 — a 168% increase. McDonald's has increased prices multiple times over the past decade. Executives acknowledged in February that McDonald's price increases had put off customers who made $45,000 a year or below. The fried-chicken chain Popeyes increased prices by 86%, while Taco Bell hiked them by 81%, the study found.

Persons: McDonald's, Price, —, FinanceBuzz, Burger, Taco Bell, Daniel Roccato Organizations: Starbucks, Service, Mac, Burger King, Business, Taco, University of San, Knauss School of Business Locations: McDonald's

☆ You might be paying twice as much by ordering takeout food on DoorDash or Postmates, new study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Besides tips and service fees, restaurants often also charge higher menu prices for delivery orders. AdvertisementOrdering takeout food for delivery might cost you twice as much as picking it up yourself, depending on the delivery service you use, according to a new study. AdvertisementFinanceBuzz compiled its data by ordering food from various national restaurant chains on DoorDash, Grubhub, Postmates, and Uber Eats. Delivery orders from the fried chicken chain were between 82% and 149% more expensive than pickup, depending on which delivery service customers ordered from. AdvertisementDo you work for Instacart, DoorDash, Walmart Spark, or another delivery service and have a story idea?

Persons: —, FinanceBuzz, DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber, Gruhub Organizations: Service, Uber, Panda Express, Walmart Locations: Southern California, DoorDash

☆ A company wants to pay you $1,000 to watch all 10 ‘Fast and the Furious’ films. Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Ashley R. Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —How does earning $1,000 to binge watch movies sound? A financial website is offering the prize to one person who can devote two weeks to viewing more than 20 hours of the “Fast and the Furious” film saga. “F9: The Fast Saga,” the franchise’s ninth installment, raked in over $400 million after its release in 2021. The claims adjuster’s mission: track damages from every car crash that occurs in each film, including the upcoming “Fast X,” which debuts May 19. To qualify for the job, the successful applicant must be able to rent or stream movies at home and watch “Fast X” in a movie theater.

☆ 'Toxic Twitter' activists ramp up pressure on brands after Trump account reinstated
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Sheila Dang | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The groups in the Stop Toxic Twitter coalition complained that Musk had vowed to advertisers that Twitter would take a considered approach to reinstating banned accounts and convene a new content moderation council. Twitter began reinstating banned or suspended accounts late last week including the comedian Kathy Griffin as well as Trump. The platform also reinstated the personal Twitter account of U.S. House Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene on Monday. Major brands HBO and Mondelez were Twitter's top two advertisers in the week before the acquisition, according to data from Pathmatics. Pathmatics data showed that the top 100 advertisers between Nov. 10 to Nov. 16 spent an estimated $23.6 million on Twitter, down from $24.

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