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McDonald's diners moving to fancier options

While the fast-food chain still offers several items for US$1, its menu is quietly getting more expensive at a time when competition for frugal diners' spending is increasingly fierce

Published Mon, Oct 20, 2014 · 09:50 PM
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MIKE Hiner used to take his grandsons to McDonald's when they wanted a treat. With higher wage and food costs pushing up prices at the Golden Arches, he's increasingly taking them to IHOP, Denny's and Chili's instead.

"Those meals are the same price," said Mr Hiner, a 58-year-old geologist in Houston. "And they're better." The loss …

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