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Starting Monday, fast food workers began earning a minimum of $20 an hour after lawmakers approved a bill in 2023 despite objections from the quick-service industry.
Based on Chipotle's app, prices on Monday are generally up to 10% higher at several Los Angeles-area restaurants than other locations across the U.S. "Longer term, what we've been talking about with our franchisees is this is an opportunity for us to gain share, because this is an impact that's going to hit all of our competitors. We're in a better position. We believe we're in a better position than our competitors to weather this," McDonald's CEO Chris Kempinski said in a call with investors in 2023.
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