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McDonald's announced plans to not only extend its value menu initiative, but also bolster it, in a statement obtained by CNBC on Wednesday (November 20).
The fast food chain plans to keep its $5 value meal that launched this past summer through the first half of 2025, while also introducing a 'buy one add one' option for $1 more as part of a new 'McValue' approach. The 'buy one add one' option includes any combination McDonald's double cheeseburger, McChicken sandwich or 6 piece chicken nuggets and small fry during lunch and dinner hours, or a Sausage McMuffin, sausage biscuit, or sausage burrito and a hash brown during breakfast hours, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed.
McDonald's recently included local value offerings nationwide and on its app, which includes 10 piece nuggets for $1, as well as others, in an effort to improve its value options. Operators are reportedly still voting on the 2025 value offerings, however, two sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed that its expected to be approved.
“We and our franchisees have heard customers loud and clear when it comes to keeping prices as affordable as possible," McDonald's said in a statement to CNBC. "From the popular $5 Meal Deal, to numerous local and in-App offers on the food they love – we went big on value this summer and fall, bringing fans even more ways to save when they visit McDonald’s. And as we look to 2025, we’re cooking up something even bigger. We can’t wait to share what’s in store."