Burger King’s new $5 meal deal has hit restaurants and beats McDonald’s version in several key ways.
The $5 Your Way Meal, which last sold for a limited time in select parts of the US in 2023, is now available across the US this summer.
Fast food fans can choose from one of three sandwiches: Whopper Jr, Bacon Cheeseburger or Chicken Jr, plus four chicken nuggets, fries and a soft drink.
Chains are reeling from falling customer numbers as Americans, fed up with two years of price hikes, stay away, as are the rollout of deals.
The BK deal comes as McDonald’s plans a nearly identical $5 meal package starting June 25 for a month.
Golden Arches customers will receive a McDouble or McChicken sandwich, fries, soda and four McNuggets.
The $5 Your Way Meal has a choice of one of three sandwiches: a Whopper Jr, a bacon cheeseburger, or a Chicken Jr, with nuggets, fries and a drink.
But fast food fans say the BK deal has key advantages over its rival.
It will be released soon, will last “several” months instead of just one, and is expected to be in almost all retailers.
DailyMail.com reported last week that not all McDonald’s restaurants will offer the deal, with those with higher labor and rental costs opting out.
We also told that the agreement will only last one month starting June 25, instead of the entire summer.
‘Burger King is king for a reason! It’s great that it runs most of the summer, and I’ve heard it’s in all the restaurants, not just some,” said fast food fan Andrea Smith.
American fast food chains are struggling to win back customers.
Wendy’s has launched a $3 breakfast, as the fast food price war appears to be heating up.
McDonald’s missed profit estimates for the first time in two years in its latest quarter, and the company said consumers became “more demanding with every dollar they spend.”
