Cash-Strapped Consumers Flock To McDonald's On $5 Meal Deal

Cash-Strapped Consumers Flock To McDonald's On $5 Meal Deal Let's begin with our note from early May titled "McDonald's Admits Consumers Are Broke With Planned Reintroduction Of $5 Meal Deal." Four weeks after the meal deal began at most McDonald's locations across the US, an internal memo obtained by Bloomberg reveals that it will be extended due to an overwhelmingly positive response. About 93% of McDonald's locations have committed to selling the bundle past the initial four-week window that started June 25, according to a memo seen by Bloomberg News....