One of the West Coast’s most coveted fast-food chains has been quietly raising prices in California thanks to a minimum wage hike — and most customers hadn’t even noticed.
In-N-Out confirmed in a statement to local outlet KTVU this week that the burger chain has incrementally raised prices across the state in what the company says is an effort to offset the new costs associated with minimum wage pay.
“On April 1st, we raised our prices incrementally to accompany a pay raise for all of the Associates working in our California restaurants. The price increase was also necessary to maintain our quality standards,” a spokesperson for the company told the outlet.
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