Fast food wars: Wendy’s offers $3 breakfast meal deal after McDonald’s unveiled $5 combo
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Fast food restaurant Wendy’s begins offering a $3 breakfast combo meal this week, as the chain seeks to confront declining traffic across the industry and battle rivals like McDonald’s, which unveiled a $5 lunch meal deal earlier this month. The McDonald’s promotion, meanwhile, includes a McDouble or McChicken sandwich, a small order of fries, a soft drink, and a four-piece McNuggets, and is expected to run for about a month beginning 25 June. Last month, McDonald’s announced it had lost its affordability lead in certain markets, and suggested that franchisees, who make up the majority of the chain’s restaurants, had now returned to prepandemic levels of profitability and could afford to offer nationally-set meal deals. Wendy’s offers $3 breakfast deal after McDonald’s unveiled $5 combo Both brands are confronting a challenging economic landscape for fast food.