McDonald's set to raise UK prices due to an Iran war cost shock

McDonald's set to raise UK prices due to an Iran war cost shockThe UK boss of burger giant McDonald's says prices will rise "where customers are willing to pay a little bit more" to recover higher costs from the Middle East conflictCommentsMoneyGraham Hiscott Business and Consumer Editor10:52, 22 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesQuestions over whether the price of a Big Mac will rise in the UK after comments by its new boss (Image: PAT BATARD, Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)Fast food giant McDonald’s is set to raise its prices because of the Iran war.The boss of the burger behemoth’s UK arm told the Mirror that a “slight price increase” was on the cards.What that means isn’t clear at this stage, although she confirmed its Meal Deal and Saver menu items will remain the same. That still means a host of other products could rise in price for its millions of UK customers, including its big-selling Big Mac.Lauren Shultz, who took over the UK and Ireland arm last September, told the Mirror: “Like any business we have to measure cost pressures with where prices need to go,” insisting it would remain value for money compared to its competitors. “There is a predicted slight price increase,” she added, continuing that it is “in deliberations” about when prices would have to go up.She later told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We have been operating in a volatile, inflationary industry for years now. With the volatility, though, we are watching where inflation goes. We have long standing, strong relationships with our suppliers, who have given us a lot of cost certainty.“We will likely to see some prices go up but in a small disciplined way. It is where customers are willing to pay a little bit more.”View 2 ImagesUS President Donald Trump - taking in a McDonald's order at the White House - may be to blame for the firm having to raise its prices READ MORE: McDonald's still has 'bad behaviour' after sexual harassment scandal, says bossREAD MORE: McDo...