While as most fast-food chains it has been offering different meal deals and bundles for decades, McDonald's launched the latest iteration of the value menu in January 2025 — the McValue Meal Deal is marketed specifically to budget-conscious customers by letting them pair a sandwich with small fries, chicken McNuggets and a soft drink for $5.

Tesla opened a diner in Los Angeles this week as a sort of retro-futuristic eatery in the vein of Dexter Jettster's Coruscant restaurant, and its menu is full of exactly the sort of faux-elevated real-overpriced dishes you'd likely expect from such an establishment. So let's take a look through the menu and see what we're working with.

According to the June results of Toast's Menu Price Monitor, some popular food items saw an increase from the previous month.

Fast food chain Sonic releases a limited-time pickle menu in collaboration with Grillo’s Pickles. However, some customers aren’t thrilled with the unique new menu items. Sonic collaborates with Grillo’s Pickles for a National Pickle Month menu starting July 1, featuring items such as a Picklerita Slush and Pickle-Seasoned Tots.

By now, most Starbucks lovers are aware of the secret menu. It’s there where the Medicineball lives, along with the retired Java Chip Frappuccino, and TikTok-famous Gummy Shark Drink. Once merely a murmured manifestation of must-try, off-menu drinks, the secret menu is now a capital-S, capital-M thing.

McDonald’s has announced a new summer-time menu with a UK first. The fast-food giant is introducing new drink options, a dessert and the return of a popular item at the end of this month.

Early last year, Yum! Brands' ( YUM) Taco Bell hosted the Live Más Live Event in Las Vegas to celebrate the launch of over 30 new menu items and brand partnerships coming to its U.S. restaurants in 2025. The upcoming menu additions include food, beverages, sauces, and desserts, as well as exciting collaborations.

The Vox Media food publisher Eater is turning 20 this year, a milestone the publication plans to mark with a new initiative designed to reflect both its legacy and its evolving business model.