Several burger restaurants have been getting heat on social media for recent price hikes, and the newest to come back under fire is the favored chain, Five Guys.
A picture of a customer’s receipt goes viral on X and has received over 25.2 million views thus far, in accordance with the platform.
Five Guys prices are uncontrolled.
$24 for one person
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— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) March 1, 2024
“Five Guys prices are uncontrolled,” the user @WallStreetSilv wrote on top of a photograph of a $24.10 receipt for one individual that featured a $12.49 bacon cheeseburger and a $5.19 order of small fries with a drink and sales tax.
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“I assume I used to be expecting about $12 to $15 per person for Five Guys,” the user wrote. “What’s the correct amount as of late?”
Viewers were shocked at the entire, complaining that prices of fast food chains have reached an “unattainable” high.
“5 dollars for a small fry is highway robbery,” one user said. “It’s literally only a potato and a few salt. Cost them 1 / 4 to make.”
“This is the reason I now not go to Five Guys, not because I am unable to afford it but because you should draw the road in some unspecified time in the future,” one other said.
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In response to MoneyGeek, the typical price of a Five Guys meal in 2022 was $19.95.
In a recent interview, the Director of Operations-APAC at Five Guys International, Iain Ross-Mackenzie, explained that higher prices were because of the corporate using fresh ingredients.
“We wish to place control back in the buyer’s pocket,’ Iain said. “Nothing is frozen. We only ever use fresh ingredients.”
Earlier this 12 months, McDonald’s was criticized for raising prices, and rival chain Wendy’s revealed that it might be experimenting with a “dynamic” pricing model.
Five Guys didn’t immediately reply to Entrepreneur’s request for comment.
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