--- title: Starbucks Quietly Launched a Lunch Combo Deal That Costs $8 description: Starbucks has entered the fast food lunch combo wars with the $8 Power Lunch, aimed to compete against McDonald's and Wendy's. authors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2016-05-20T14:12:08.000Z' modified: '2024-05-16T11:12:33.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - Coffee - deals - Fast Food - Food & Drink - pubdesk - restaurants - Starbucks word_count: 254 canonical: https://money.com/starbucks-lunch-combo-deal-8/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![USA - Food - Starbucks Introduces Low Calorie Products](https://img.money.com/2016/05/starbuckslunch-em-526241046.jpg) OK, so it's not quite the bargain that Wendy's 4 items for $4 or McDonald's 2 for $5 fast food deals are. But what would you expect from Starbucks? Starbucks, of course, considers itself a notch above the fast food proletariat. Yet it has quietly dipped into the fast food value lunch wars with a limited-time combo deal. As [*Nation's Restaurant News*](http://nrn.com/marketing/starbucks-offers-8-bundled-lunch-deal) reported, the coffee chain introduced a Power Lunch bundle this week, in which customers can mix and match a choice of sandwiches, wraps, panini, salad bowls, fresh fruit, a bag of popcorn or chips, and a bottle of water for a grand total of $8. It's a good value, considering that it could easily cost over $10 if you were buying all of these items a la carte. It would be an even better value, though, if customers had the option of ordering a coffee—the reason most people go to Starbucks in the first place!—instead of water. Then again, this is probably a wise move on Starbucks' behalf: They know that many customers will wind up ordering a coffee or latte on top of their Power Lunch combo. ***Read Next:* [This Shows How Much People Hate Starbucks New Loyalty Program](https://money.com/starbucks-new-loyalty-program-hate/)** Note that the Power Lunch promotion may not be available at your local Starbucks. It's available only at company-owned locations, now through May 30. 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