Grocery prices stayed flat in May, after ticking down the month before. But menu prices, a source of frustration for budget-conscious consumers, are still going up — even as restaurants brag about ...

As rising labor costs, commodity inflation and energy-related expenses mount, major quick-service chains are taking steps to reverse dwindling profits from their popular value menus and low-priced ...

McDonald’s has jacked up its menu prices by more than 100% over the course of the last decade — more than three times the rate of US inflation, according to a research report. The Chicago-based burger ...

Earlier this month, Waffle House announced it was ending a recent surcharge on eggs, reflecting a broader shift among American chain restaurants toward easing menu prices and rolling back extra fees.

Citations: Bray, Robert, Ioannis Stamatopoulos. 2020. Menu Costs and the Bullwhip Effect: Supply Chain Implications of Dynamic Pricing. Operations Research.

You’ll be dropping a lot of dollar on that Whopper. Menu prices at fast food chains across California have increased, as a new law went into effect requiring them to pay a $20-an-hour minimum wage to ...

If you grocery shop, you are well aware food prices are rising. So it should come as no surprise that eating out at your favorite diner, drive-thru and fine dining establishments is also costing you ...

Coming this summer is a new state law that bans unadvertised service fees, surcharges and other additional costs that are added to the end of a bill for meals or delivery service. On July 1, Senate ...