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  • Burger King is launching a dollar menu, called the $1 Your Way menu, in late December. 
  • The menu will include a Bacon Cheeseburger, Chicken Jr. sandwich, fries, and a soft drink. 
  • Fast-food chains are preparing for a battle over budget shoppers in early 2021, as many Americans struggle economically during the pandemic. 
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Burger King is launching a dollar menu as many Americans struggle financially amid the pandemic-induced recession. 

On Monday, Burger King announced the chain will debut a $1 Your Way menu starting on December 28. The menu will include four items priced at just $1: a Bacon Cheeseburger, Chicken Jr. sandwich, fries, and a soft drink. 

«The dollar menu is back,» Ellie Doty, Burger King North America’s chief marketing officer, told Business Insider. «And, a lot of our guests and guests across QSR generally have really, really missed it.»

Dollar menus have been disappearing in recent years. McDonald’s killed its iconic Dollar Menu in 2013. In the years since, it and other fast-food chains have increasingly relied on bundled deals or promotions tied to mobile apps instead of building out a menu of items costing a single dollar. 

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«It’s important for us to be offering everyday value that’s consistent and easy for the guests to understand, and that doesn’t require them to jump through a lot of hoops to access it,» Doty said. 

Fast-food chains frequently roll out new deals touting lower prices in January, when customers are more attuned to their budgets. This year is set to be a massive budget battle, as chains try to win over customers impacted by 2020’s rise in unemployment. 

«When we think about what might resonate with our guests at any given time of year, setting aside the macro economic times, we heavily consider how they’re thinking and feeling – what’s going on in our guests’ lives that we might be able to be a solution,» Doty said. 

«When we promote a value menu or launch $1 Your Way menu, being sensitive to when that might be most useful to our guests is definitely top of mind,» Doty added. 

Burger King is promoting the new deal by sending randomly-selected Burger King customers $1 via Venmo, from Monday until the new menu launches on December 28. 

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