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<div id="pastingspan1"><font face="arial"><span style="">Combo meals are starting to pay off again for burger franchises. A report from research firm The NPD Group, as reported by the <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-fast-food-combo-meals-0506-biz-20160505-story.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=combo-meals-a-hit-for-burger-brands-can-other-franchise-concepts-capitalize-on-this-trend-4549" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chicago Tribune</a>, found <a href="http://www.aboutmcdonalds.com/mcd/franchising.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=combo-meals-a-hit-for-burger-brands-can-other-franchise-concepts-capitalize-on-this-trend-4549" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">McDonald&#8217;s</a>, <a href="http://www.bk.com/franchising/home?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=combo-meals-a-hit-for-burger-brands-can-other-franchise-concepts-capitalize-on-this-trend-4549" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Burger King</a> and <a href="https://www.wendys.com/en-us/about-wendys/wendys-north-america-franchising?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=combo-meals-a-hit-for-burger-brands-can-other-franchise-concepts-capitalize-on-this-trend-4549" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wendy&#8217;s</a>&nbsp;saw an increase in sales for combo meals, which comes as a relief after the brands saw a decline in their sales. Combo meal purchases for lunch and dinner increased one percent for the three brands combined during the 12 month period ending in March 2016.</span></font></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><span style="">While one percent may seem like a lackluster figure to tout, it equates to 2.5 billion combo meals purchased. Consumers have been avoiding combo meals over the past few years because of their lack of variety and standard offering of a sandwich, side and drink. NPD Restaurant Industry Analyst Bonnie Riggs told the Chicago Tribune the spike in sales is due to burger brands offering guests the ability to customize their combo meals.</span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">"Consumers want choices, and they want to be able to mix and match," Riggs said. "Burger chains, in large part, still haven't addressed that need, but they are certainly addressing the value need."</span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">McDonald&#8217;s has seen success with its McPick 2 combo meal option, while Wendy&#8217;s introduced its 4 for $4 meal last fall. These popular fast food burger brands hope that customizability will help them make up some of the ground they've been losing to fast-casual restaurants over the last few years.&nbsp;</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">To read the original Chicago Tribune Article, click <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-fast-food-combo-meals-0506-biz-20160505-story.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=combo-meals-a-hit-for-burger-brands-can-other-franchise-concepts-capitalize-on-this-trend-4549" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div id="pastingspan1"></div>

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