McDonald's uses AI to set burger prices by customer willingness to pay
Summarised from 3 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 2 Oct, 12:25 · Archive
McDonald's is using AI to set prices for items like the Big Mac based on estimates of customer willingness to pay.
McDonald's is deploying AI-powered tools to set prices for menu items, including the Big Mac, using algorithms that estimate how much each store's customers are willing to pay. The system represents a shift towards dynamic pricing in the fast-food industry.
According to reports, the algorithm has created pricing disparities for identical menu items across different McDonald's locations, even within the same neighbourhoods. Franchisees have raised concerns about the impact of this widening gap on customers and pricing consistency across the chain.
How it is being reported
- Get the feeling you’re being nickel-and-dimed? Dynamic pricing means you probably areMcDonald's is the latest to use AI-powered algorithms to set pricing.New York Post · 30 Sept, 23:44
- Inside McDonald’s push to have AI price your Big MacOne pricing factor for McDonald's that artificial intelligence has supercharged: an estimate of how much each store's patrons are willing to pay.The Japan Times · 30 Sept, 05:38
- McDonald’s pushes AI tools that suggest Big Mac prices based on ‘customer willingness to pay’Franchisees said the algorithm has widened the gap between prices on identical items at various restaurants within the same neighborhoods, according to a report.New York Post · 29 Sept, 21:21
- McDonald's is reportedly using AI to "dynamically" price its burgersIts food isn't the only thing leaving a bad taste in customers' mouths.Engadget · 29 Sept, 18:00
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