McDonald’s reported its worst quarterly sales for the United States since the height of the pandemic in 2020, the latest restaurant chain to be impacted by America’s turbulent economic environment.
The burger giant reported U.S. same-store sales fell 3.6%, the largest three-month drop since Q2 2020, when they plunged 8.7%. Forecasts had been for a decline of just 1.7%.
“Consumers today are grappling with uncertainty,” McDonald’s Chairman and CEO Chris Kempczinski said in a statement, as the chain cited lower guest counts…