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    McDonald's puts up price of cheeseburger for first time in 14 years

    Originally posted by BBC
    McDonald's has put up the price of its cheeseburger for the first time in more than 14 years, due to growing cost pressures.

    The fast food chain said its UK restaurants would be adding between 10p and 20p to a number of items.

    The price of a cheeseburger has increased from 99p to £1.19.
    14 years, good grief.
    Originally posted by MaryPoppins
    I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
    Originally posted by vetran
    Urine is quite nourishing

    #2
    Soon it'll be cheaper to eat real food

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      #3
      Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
      Soon it'll be cheaper to eat real food
      Hardly have you been to the shops recently?
      Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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        #4
        I had a quick google,

        Asda do 10 beef burgers for £1.60:
        10 Cheese slices 50p:
        And burger buns are 13p.

        So thats 34p + the energy to make a cheeseburger at home.

        https://groceries.asda.com/product/s.../1000139371628
        Last edited by Fraidycat; 27 July 2022, 11:39.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Fraidycat View Post
          I had a quick google,

          Asda do 10 beef burgers for £1.60 each:
          10 Cheese slices 50p:
          And burger buns are 13p.

          So thats 34p + the energy to make a cheeseburger at home.
          With energy costing ONE BILLION pounds

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            #6
            Originally posted by Fraidycat View Post
            I had a quick google,

            Asda do 10 beef burgers for £1.60:
            10 Cheese slices 50p:
            And burger buns are 13p.

            So thats 34p + the energy to make a cheeseburger at home.

            https://groceries.asda.com/product/s.../1000139371628
            You need the pickles and the relish, etc too
            Originally posted by MaryPoppins
            I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
            Originally posted by vetran
            Urine is quite nourishing

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              #7
              If Asda can do them for 34p and make a profit, that means they cost McDs 20p or less for the ingredients.

              It is labour and energy costs that have gone up.

              Those overpaid human burger flippers (now paid £20k a year pro rata) need to be replaced by robots asap.
              Last edited by Fraidycat; 27 July 2022, 12:16.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Fraidycat View Post
                If Asda can do them for 34p and make a profit, that means they cost McDs 20p or less for the ingredients.

                It is labour and energy costs that have gone up.

                Those overpaid human burger flippers (now paid £20k a year pro rata) need to replaced by robots asap.
                I would actually say McD has better quality (really!) than bargain basement supermarket burgers. They make a big effort to be able to be seen on the right side since they are such a big target. Living Wage, Fair Trade, using actual meat. e.g. their nuggets are actual pieces of chicken not nameless mush.
                Still, you're probably right on price since they have their own vast private supply chain. However considering this is the first increase in 14 years, I think we can assume ingredient prices have risen significantly in that time. I imagine they've been eating(!) the increases for some years to keep that 99p price point which must be a huge marketing win.
                Originally posted by MaryPoppins
                I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
                Originally posted by vetran
                Urine is quite nourishing

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Fraidycat View Post
                  I had a quick google,

                  Asda do 10 beef burgers for £1.60:
                  10 Cheese slices 50p:
                  And burger buns are 13p.

                  So thats 34p + the energy to make a cheeseburger at home.

                  https://groceries.asda.com/product/s.../1000139371628
                  Would you really want to eat a burger that's been sold for 16p, which presumably includes a profit margin? I wonder how much of it is actual beef...
                  His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Mordac View Post
                    I wonder how much of it is actual beef...
                    62% beef, but wouldnt like to know which part of the cow it is..

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