{"id":2245220,"date":"2024-05-15T15:04:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T19:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/struggling-restaurants-announce-deals-to-lure-in-customers-as-inflation-remains-high\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T15:09:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T19:09:04","slug":"struggling-restaurants-announce-deals-to-lure-in-customers-as-inflation-remains-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/struggling-restaurants-announce-deals-to-lure-in-customers-as-inflation-remains-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurants Offer Deals to Attract Customers Amid High Inflation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstruggling-restaurants-announce-deals-to-lure-in-customers-as-inflation-remains-high%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2245220&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary \u2062discusses how restaurants \u2064are \u200bcoping with \u2064rising inflation by introducing value deals to attract financially\u200d strained customers. Red Lobster&#8217;s closure of over 50 locations coincides with a 2.2% inflation\u200d increase in April. \u200dThe \u200brestaurant industry faces challenges, including necessary price hikes for survival. To stay competitive, restaurants like Pizza Hut are offering meal deals. The summary highlights how restaurants adapt to inflation by offering value deals\u200b amidst challenges like Red Lobster&#8217;s \u2063closures \u2064and a 2.2% \u200dinflation rise in April. Price hikes become \u200dessential for survival in \u2063the\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-push-to-rein-in-big-tech-as-federal-gears-grind-slow\/\" title=\"States Push to Rein in Big Tech as Federal Gears Grind Slow\">competitive industry<\/a>. To maintain competitiveness, restaurants like Pizza Hut roll out meal deals to\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/target-whose-stores-were-ravaged-in-blm-riots-will-spend-over-2-billion-with-black-owned-businesses\/\" title=\"Target, Whose Stores Were Ravaged In BLM Riots, Will Spend Over  Billion With Black-Owned Businesses\">attract customers<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>As rising <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>inflation<\/a> continues to affect businesses across the country, several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/restaurants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>restaurant<\/a> chains have announced value deals to get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-british-banks-mortgage-payday-comes-with-sting-in-the-tail\/\" title=\"Analysis-British banks\u2019 mortgage payday comes with sting in the tail\">cash-strapped customers<\/a> to return.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Red Lobster announced it was shuttering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3002935\/red-lobster-closes-over-50-stores-across-major-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>over 50 locations<\/a>. It comes as the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Tuesday that inflation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3002557\/inflation-rose-to-2-2-in-producer-price-index-in-april-in-bad-news-for-the-fed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>went up 2.2%<\/a> for the year ending in April.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reality is restaurants are in trouble, and this is not something we\u2019re going to see consistently going forward because they\u2019re going to have to raise prices to survive,\u201d former CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder said on Fox Business\u2019s <em>Mornings with Maria Bartiromo<\/em>. \u201cYou can\u2019t survive in an environment like this and have your prices come down. Wages are surging, you\u2019ve got these huge minimum wage increases, in addition to economic pressure, you\u2019ve seen commodities go way up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to remain competitive, here are the restaurants that are offering meal deals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pizza Hut<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The iconic pizza chain has recently unveiled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pizzahut.com\/c\/content\/my-hut-box\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>its new My Hut Box<\/a>, which will give customers a choice between various personal pizza entrees combined with either a side of fries or chicken wings and a 20-ounce soda for $6.99.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Buffalo Wild Wings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The sports bar is currently offering customers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buffalowildwings.com\/dine-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>all-you-can-eat wings<\/a> for $19.99 on Mondays and Wednesdays at participating locations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>KFC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kentucky Fried Chicken revealed its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kfc.com\/newsroom\/kfc-introduces-new-taste-of-kfc-deals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>\u201cTaste of KFC\u201d menu<\/a> to include various deals for customers, with the cheapest offering being a $5 meal consisting of two pieces of chicken, mashed potatoes, and a biscuit. The menu also offers a $10 bucket of eight chicken pieces every Tuesday at participating restaurants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>McDonald\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This week saw the release of a report that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3002421\/mcdonalds-considering-5-value-meal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the Golden Arches is considering a $5 meal plan<\/a>, which would give customers a choice between a McChicken sandwich or a McDouble, paired with a side of fries and a soda. However, some locations are cutting back on free refills of beverages.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Restaurants are not the only food-related businesses seeking to offer deals amid inflation, as Walmart unveiled a new brand offering cheap food products, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/2986358\/walmart-launching-new-cost-efficient-grocery-brand-to-help-struggling-shoppers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>bettergoods<\/a>. This line features items costing between $2 and $15, with a majority of items under this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walmart-launching-new-cost-efficient-grocery-brand-to-help-struggling-shoppers\/\" title=\"Walmart to Introduce Affordable Grocery Brand for Budget-Conscious Shoppers\">chain costing<\/a> less than $5.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid ongoing inflation challenges, restaurant chains launch value deals to entice budget-conscious customers. 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