The McDonald’s menu includes its classic burgers and fries, along with chicken and fish sandwiches, chicken nuggets, breakfast options, and more. It has also expanded its drinks, with a whole line of coffee beverages like lattes and iced coffees to compete with other chains like Dunkin’ Donuts. While its prices have risen due to inflation, it is still possible to get a meal at McDonald’s even if you’re on a tight budget.
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The History and Future of McDonald’s
McDonald’s typically credits its founding to Ray Kroc, who owned a franchise of the restaurant. Kroc was an aggressive businessman who ultimately purchased the McDonald brothers out of the company in 1961. He then began to expand the company’s reach.
Today, McDonald’s is the world’s largest fast-food restaurant chain with restaurants in more than 100 countries. It serves more than 69 million customers each day in more than 41,000 stores. Its annual revenue is a staggering $25.49 billion.
McDonald’s is well-known for its “golden arches” logo, which was trademarked in 1961. In 1963, clown mascot Ronald McDonald was introduced as a way to market the chain to children. Later, McDonald’s introduced other characters like Grimace and the Hamburglar.
McDonald’s has utilized multiple extremely successful marketing campaigns over the years, including the famous 1980s McDonald’s rap that included a $1,000,000 giveaway linked to records that customers could play at home. The company also routinely partners with celebrities for special meals and with movie studios for tie-in promotions with its Happy Meals.
The company has been incredibly successful due to its aggressive business tactics and smart marketing. It has weathered many controversies over the years, including questions about the quality of its ingredients. Both in the United States and throughout the world, McDonald’s remains a staple for road trips, special treats, and quick meals.
McDonald’s Menu
Breakfast
- Bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit: $4.59
- Bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit meal with hash browns and coffee: $7.89
- Sausage biscuit: $2.59
- Sausage biscuit with egg: $4.49
- Sausage egg biscuit meal with hash browns and coffee: $7.69
- Steak, egg, and cheese biscuit: $5.39
- Steak, egg, and cheese biscuit meal with hash browns and coffee: $8.49
- Sausage, egg, cheese biscuit: $4.79
- Egg biscuit: $2.79
- Steak biscuit: $3.89
- Steak biscuit meal with hash browns and coffee: $6.89
- Steak egg biscuit: $4.89
- Egg cheese biscuit: $3.19
- Biscuit: $1.89
- Bacon, egg, and cheese bagel: $4.79
- Bacon, egg, and cheese bagel meal with hashbrowns and coffee: $7.89
- Sausage, egg, and cheese bagel: $4.89
- Sausage, egg, and cheese bagel meal with hashbrowns and coffee: $8.09
- Steak, egg, and cheese bagel: $5.99
- Steak, egg, and cheese bagel meal with hashbrowns and coffee: $8.99
- Bagel: $1.89
- Egg McMuffin: $4.59
- Egg McMuffin meal with hash browns and coffee: $7.99
- Sausage McMuffin: $2.39
- Sausage McMuffin meal with hash browns and coffee: $5.59
- Sausage McMuffin with egg: $4.59
- Sausage McMuffin with egg meal with hash browns and coffee: $7.99
- Bacon, egg, and cheese McMuffin: $4.79
- Bacon, egg, and cheese McMuffin meal with hash browns and coffee: $7.89
- Steak and egg McMuffin: $5.29
- Steak and egg McMuffin meal meal with hash browns and coffee: $8.29
- English McMuffin: $1.89
- Bacon, egg, and cheese McGriddles: $4.49
- Bacon, egg, and cheese McGriddles meal with hash browns and coffee: $7.99
- Sausage McGriddles: $3.89
- Sausage, egg, and cheese McGriddles: $4.89
- Sausage, egg, and cheese McGriddles meal with hash browns and coffee: $8.19
- Steak, egg, and cheese McGriddle: $5.29
- Steak, egg, and cheese McGriddle meal with hash browns and coffee: $8.49
- Big Breakfast: biscuit, scrambled eggs, sausage and hash browns, $5.69
- Big Breakfast with hotcakes: $6.89
- Big Breakfast with steak: $5.89
- Big Breakfast with steak and hotcakes: $6.89
- Hotcakes: $3.79
- Hotcakes and sausage: $4.59
- Hotcakes and steak: $4.79
- Sausage burrito: $2.39
- Sausage burrito meal with 2 burritos, hash browns, and coffee: $8.19
- Hash browns: $2.19
- Fruit and maple oatmeal: $2.29
- Apple slices: $0.99
- Sausage: $1.89
- 2 half strips of bacon: $1.69
- Scrambled eggs: $3.19
- Round egg: $2.29
Burgers
- Big Mac: $5.39
- Big Mac meal with fries and a drink: $9.59
- Quarter Pounder with cheese: $5.79
- Quarter Pounder with cheese meal with fries and a drink: $9.69
- Double Bacon Quarter Pounder with cheese: $8.69
- Double Bacon Quarter Pounder with cheese meal with fries and a drink: $12.39
- Double Quarter Pounder with cheese: $7.29
- Double Quarter Pounder with cheese meal with fries and a drink: $11.09
- Quarter Pounder with cheese deluxe: $6.49
- Quarter Pounder with cheese deluxe meal with fries and a drink: $10.29
- Double Quarter Pounder with cheese deluxe: $7.99
- Double Quarter Pounder with cheese deluxe meal with fries and a drink: $11.39
- Bacon McDouble: $3.69
- Daily Double: $2.79
- McDouble: $2.69
- Bacon Quarter Pounder with cheese: $7.19
- Bacon Quarter Pounder with cheese meal with fries and a drink: $10.99
- Cheeseburger: $2.49
- Cheeseburger meal with fries and a drink: $8.99
- Double cheeseburger: $2.79
- Triple cheeseburger: $4.29
- Bacon cheeseburger: $2.89
- Hamburger: $2.39
- Double hamburger: $2.59
Chicken and Fish Sandwiches
- Bacon Cajun Ranch Deluxe McCrispy: $7.39
- Bacon Cajun Ranch Deluxe McCrispy meal with fries and a drink: $11.39
- Bacon Cajun Ranch McCrispy: $6.39
- Bacon Cajun Ranch McCrispy meal with fries and a drink: $10.19
- McCrispy: $4.79
- McCrispy meal with fries and a drink: $8.69
- Deluxe McCrispy: $5.79
- Deluxe McCrispy meal with fries and a drink: $9.79
- Spicy McCrispy: $4.99
- Spicy McCrispy meal with fries and a drink: $8.79
- Deluxe Spicy McCrispy: $5.99
- Deluxe Spicy McCrispy meal with fries and a drink: $9.99
- McChicken: $2.19
- Hot and spicy McChicken: $2.49
- Filet-O-Fish: $4.39
- Filet-O-Fish meal with fries and a drink: $8.69
- Double Filet-O-Fish: $5.89
- Double Filet-O-Fish meal with fries and a drink: $9.69
- 2 Filet-O-FIsh: $6.00
McNuggets
- 10-piece chicken McNuggets: $4.79
- 10-piece chicken McNuggets meal with fries and a drink: $8.99
- 4-piece chicken McNuggets: $2.29
- 6-piece chicken McNuggets: $3.39
- 20-piece chicken McNuggets: $7.89
- 40-piece chicken McNuggets: $15.39
Fries
- French friends: $3.39
- Basket of fries: $4.79
Happy Meals
- Hamburger Happy Meal: with fries, apples, and a drink, $4.19
- 4-piece chicken McNugget Happy Meal: with fries, apples, and a drink, $4.39
- 6-piece chicken McNugget Happy Meal: with fries, apples, and a drink, $4.99
Shareables
- 20 piece chicken McNuggets and a basket of fries: $12.59
- 40 piece chicken McNuggets and 2 large fries: $23.59
- Classic cheeseburger pack: $19.49
- Classic Big Mac pack: $25.39
- 13 cookie tote: $5.49
- 2 McChicken and a basket of fries: $9.09
- 2 double cheeseburgers and a basket of fries: $10.39
- 2 Big Mac and a basket of fries: $9.99
Drinks
- Soda (Sprite, Hi-C Orange, Coke, Diet Coke, Fanta Orange, Dr. Pepper, Coke Zero, Root Beer): $1.59
- Orange Juice: $3.29
- Bottled water: $2.59
- Milk or chocolate milk: $1.19
- Apple juice: $1.19
- Frozen Coca-Cola, Hawaiian Punch, or Fanta Blue Raspberry: $1.49
- Sweet ice tea: $1.99
- Unsweetened iced tea: $1.99
- Hot tea: $1.49
- Strawberry banana or mango pineapple smoothie: $4.29
- Coffee: $1.59
- Iced coffee (plain, caramel, french vanilla, or sugar-free vanilla): $2.69
- Premium hot chocolate: $3.29
- Caramel or mocha frappe: $4.59
- Caramel macchiato – hot or iced: $3.69
- Mocha – hot or iced: $3.79
- Latte (plain, caramel, french vanilla, or sugar-free vanilla): $3.59
- Iced latte (plain, caramel, french vanilla, or sugar-free vanilla): $3.79
- Cappuccino (plain, caramel, french vanilla, or sugar-free vanilla): $3.49
- Americano: $3.09
Sweets and Treats
- M&M McFlurry: $4.49
- Oreo McFlurry: $4.49
- Chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry milkshake: $4.69
- Caramel or hot fudge sundae: $3.59
- Plain sundae: $2.99
- 1 cookie: $1.19
- 2 cookies: $1.59
- Apple or strawberry and creme pie: $2.19
- 2 pies: $2.59
- Vanilla ice cream cone: $2.09
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