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Waylon Cunningham

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Covers:  Opioid crisis, Rural Healthcare Issues, Data Journalism
Fast food reporter at Reuters waylon.cunningham@thomsonreuters.com . Signal: +44 7522 104098

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Investigative journalist with a specialty in the opioid crisis, rural healthcare issues and data journalism.

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Taco Bell thrived as McDonald's struggled. The difference wasn't price

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By Savyata Mishra Verified, Waylon Cunningham
| USA Today Verified
Aug. 12, 2026, 4:02 p.m. ET U.S. fast-food chains including McDonald's MCD.N that spent the second quarter battling to pull in price-conscious diners discovered discounts alone were no longer enough to keep them coming back. Value meals and promotions have been the industry's most reliable traffic driver for the past two years as consumers squeezed by inflation sought cheaper meals.
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For McDonald's and rivals, cheap deals no longer do the trick

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By Savyata Mishra Verified, Waylon Cunningham
| MSN Verified
By Savyata Mishra and Waylon Cunningham Aug 11 (Reuters) - U.S. fast-food chains including McDonald's that spent the second quarter battling to pull in price-conscious diners discovered discounts alone were no longer enough to keep them coming back. Value meals and promotions have been the industry's most reliable traffic driver for the past two years as consumers squeezed by inflation sought cheaper meals.
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For McDonald's and rivals, cheap deals no longer do the trick

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By Savyata Mishra Verified, Waylon Cunningham
| Lufkin Daily News Verified
Aug 11 (Reuters) - U.S. fast-food chains including McDonald's that spent the second quarter battling to pull in price-conscious diners discovered discounts alone were no longer enough to keep them coming back.
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