An employee hands an order to a customer through a drive-thru window at a McDonald's restaurant in Oakland, California, April 9, 2020. An independent advocacy group of McDonald's franchisees is weighing in on the company's upcoming value meal promotion, cheering affordability for the consumer, but pushing for future contributions from the company to make the discounted offering sustainable for operators in the long run. "The fact remains that in order to provide the consumer with more affordable options, th ...