Eating out is getting more expensive faster than eating in, and fast food is outrunning both. The USDA Economic Research Service reports that food away from home prices in June 2026 were 3.4 percent higher than a year earlier, while all food ran 3.0 percent higher. Separate price tracking by GetFoodMenus , which monitors published menu prices across 76 chains, puts fast food specifically at 4.2...
