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Taco Bell to Introduce $1 Menu to Lure Budget-Conscious Diners

Friday, 15 August 2014 04:43 PM EDT

Taco Bell, mimicking a strategy used for years by McDonald’s Corp., is introducing a dollar menu nationwide for the first time.

The Mexican-food chain will roll out the new Dollar Cravings menu with 11 items on Aug. 18, including a chicken mini quesadilla, spicy tostada, potato soft taco and cinnamon twists, the company said in an e-mailed statement today. Taco Bell, owned by Louisville, Kentucky-based Yum! Brands Inc., had tested the menu on a more limited basis last year.

Restaurant chains are introducing new and discounted fare to attract American diners on a budget, ratcheting up competition among fast-food companies. McDonald’s recently began selling a $2 jalapeno burger, while Burger King Worldwide Inc. is advertising a two-sandwiches-for-$5 deal. Taco Bell introduced a high-protein menu earlier this year and rolled out breakfast foods to all its U.S. locations.

Yum, which also owns KFC and Pizza Hut, has underperformed its peers this year. The shares have lost 5.5 percent, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Restaurants Index declined 1.3 percent.

Taco Bell’s same-store sales rose 2 percent in the U.S. last quarter. The chain has about 6,000 locations.

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