3 in 4 Americans typically eat fast food at least once a week, but the majority are eating it less due to rising prices, according to a LendingTree survey.
Actually, yes. Part of the reason that fast food was so inexpensive was that fast food workers were criminally underpaid. Wages are up because of a combination of a tighter labor market and improved minimum wage laws. I've always been in favor of this, but in talking to restaurant owners I understood that they would have to pass increased labor costs on to their customers.
Continuing supply chain disruption from COVID-19 seem to also be a contributing factor, but I'm not sure what a recovery there will look like.
@pingveno@lemmy.ml the sort of thing you expect to see when inflation is down and wages are up right?
Actually, yes. Part of the reason that fast food was so inexpensive was that fast food workers were criminally underpaid. Wages are up because of a combination of a tighter labor market and improved minimum wage laws. I've always been in favor of this, but in talking to restaurant owners I understood that they would have to pass increased labor costs on to their customers.
Continuing supply chain disruption from COVID-19 seem to also be a contributing factor, but I'm not sure what a recovery there will look like.