The burger wars are heating up as McDonald's loses ground to an old rival
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The brief
"The burger wars are heating up as McDonald's loses ground to an old rival" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Eat This Not That, crossroadstoday.com, Yahoo and economist.com. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.
Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 90d ago.
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Coverage (11)
- Peter Lauwers used to swing by McDonald's to buy dinner for his family on busy weeknights. A few years ago, though, the Michigan-based father, who runs a mobile app development company, noticed rising prices for Big Macs and Quarter Pounders. Lauwers LinkedIn · 90d ago
- For McDonald's and rivals, cheap deals no longer do the trick Reuters · 90d ago
- These Fast-Food Chains Are Losing Customers Fastest, Data Shows Eat This Not That · 90d ago
- For McDonald's and rivals, cheap deals no longer do the trick crossroadstoday.com · 90d ago
- Fast Food Prices Got Out of Control. Now 5 Chains Are Racing to Fix It Yahoo · 90d ago
- Americans are losing their appetite for fast food economist.com · 90d ago
- The burger wars are heating up as McDonald's loses ground to an old rival Business Insider · 90d ago
- Fast food chains are rolling out value deals after years of rising prices khq.com · 90d ago
- Taco Bell thrived as McDonald's struggled. The difference wasn't price USA Today · 90d ago
- The burger wars are heating up as McDonald's loses ground to an old rival Currently.com · 90d ago
- Is McDonald's (MCD) Facing More Pressure In Its Core U.S. Burger Business? simplywall.st · 90d ago
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