Inflation is coming for McDonald’s dollar drinks.
Some McDonald’s Corp. locations are axing the chain’s U.S. deal offering soda and other cold beverages of any size for a buck as restaurant owners try to manage a record spate of inflation.
Owners in a number of the chain’s markets recently have voted to ditch the drink deals despite the company’s recommendations to keep them, some franchisees said.
McDonald’s owners from restaurants ranging from Chicago to Tennessee have boosted the prices for drinks by several dimes or are set to shortly.
Out of McDonald’s 56 U.S. markets, 16 restaurant coops voted to advertise the company’s value menu rather than dollar drinks, allowing them to move away from them, according to people familiar with the discussions.
McDonald’s said customers can count on the chain for great value, and that good deals remain an important part of its marketing strategy.
“Franchisees set prices and…
