In-N-Out Raises Prices, Blames Cost Of Ingredients

CBSLA.com) ^ | June 17, 2014 5:42 AM

[BenLurkin]

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — In-N-Out is the latest fast food chain to raise its prices, blaming the soaring costs of core ingredients like dairy and beef.

The chain’s famous Double-Double will now cost $3.45, up 15 cents.

The price of hamburgers and cheeseburgers have also risen 10 cents, while the cost of a soda is up 5 cents.

In-N-Out’s last price hike was just last year.

Chipotle recently announced its raising the price of steak burritos and chicken salads by about five percent

[Farmer Dean]

And the government still refuses to consider food in it’s inflation calculation.

[Don Corleone]

Best burgers in town IMHO!

[BenLurkin]

Si, senor!

[moovova]

Toss in a few $10/hour minimum wage brainiacs serving your burgers up hot and fresh...you got the makings for a real eating revolution.

(Staying home.)

[ScottinVA]

They blame the cost of ingredients but also pride themselves in starting wages of $10 per hour. It must be the meat. Always blame the meat.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

The Counter has the best burgers IMHO.

The Habit, Tomboys, [Long list of Mom and Pop burger places and bars]...

...then maybe the bland offerings of In 'n Out.

What's with those fries? How do they make potatoes taste like chalk?

[BunnySlippers]

Really!

[GSWarrior]

The progressives will always hate In n Out.

[jsanders2001]

The rich liberals and elites won’t be affected one iota...

[CyberAnt]

And the next increase will be because of wage increases imposed by law; or Obamacare expenses causing a reduction in hours or termination for a lot of employees.

But, unions don’t care about that .. and yet will they figure it out when there are less employees to be coerced into joining them ..??

[Sam Gamgee]

I though inflation was just shy of 2% so says the government?

[Veggie Todd]

$10 an hour? Well, that’s just racist. Isn’t it supposed to be at least $15?

[MrB]

I really think this is part of the elites’ plan -

they thrive on the difference in lifestyle between themselves and “the masses”.

Since it’s harder to increase your lifestyle beyond a certain point, it’s much easier to reduce everyone else’s lifestyle through destroying the economy.

[Resolute Conservative]

Whataburger rules.

[Osage Orange]

Pretty good..!!!

[ErnBatavia]

Yep - it wasn't but a couple of years ago a Double-Double was $2.90...they've had two or three bumpups since then.

Either way, $3.45 beats the hell out of $4.50 for a crappy Big Mac.

[PapaBear3625]

They blame the cost of ingredients but also pride themselves in starting wages of $10 per hour. It must be the meat. Always blame the meat.

It used to be that my local supermarket would have sales of ground beef for $1.99, but that hasn't happened in over a year. Now "sale" price is $2.99, very occasionally $2.49, and sales don't happen that often.

[PapaBear3625]

I really think this is part of the elites’ plan - they thrive on the difference in lifestyle between themselves and “the masses”. Since it’s harder to increase your lifestyle beyond a certain point, it’s much easier to reduce everyone else’s lifestyle through destroying the economy.

More than that, the elites want servants and mistresses (or "boy-toys" for the gay ones), and it's harder to get people for those positions when the regular economy is doing well.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I tried them a few times and wasn’t impressed. Why do people rave so much about what was until recent years, a California only chain?