McDonald’s Japan will elevate costs on menu objects for the primary time in years as prices rise for components, labor and logistics.
The adjustments introduced Friday have an effect on 13 merchandise ordered in-store — 20% or so of the menu. Hamburgers will go as much as 130 yen ($1.12) from 110 yen.
McDonald’s Japan final launched into wide-ranging hikes in 2013. It raised the worth of a hamburger to 120 yen from 100 yen, solely to decrease it again to 100 yen in 2014.
Prices went up in April 2019 for 3 menu objects, together with double cheeseburgers. Hamburgers rose to 110 yen that October to mirror the consumption tax hike.
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日本マクドナルドは「ハンバーガー」や「てりやきマックバーガー」「チキンマックナゲット」など、店頭で販売する商品の約2割にあたる15品目を10円から20円、値上げすると発表しました。 – ANNnewsCH
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