Steak ’n Shake touts $2.50 ‘Patriot Milkshake’ to honor America's semiquincentennial

Steak ’n Shake is offering a $2.50 "Patriot Milkshake" throughout January, promoting the discount as an early nod to America’s 250th anniversary, according to a post from the company’s X account.

"Steak n Shake is getting a head start on America's 250th anniversary of its founding," Steak ‘n Shake wrote on X.

The promotion comes as fast food chains take sharply different approaches to pricing and cost pressures, with some leaning into discounts while others cut locations or warn against relying on promotions to drive traffic.