(AP) – McDonald’s will expand its value menu in the United States early next year, as it continues to try to win back inflation-weary customers.

Starting Jan. 7, the burger chain will allow customers to purchase a full-price item from a limited-value menu and get another item from that menu for $1. Menu items include a Sausage McMuffin, hash browns, a McChicken sandwich and small fries.

McDonald’s will also continue to offer its $5 Meal Package until next summer. This agreement was introduced in June and extended until the end of this year in September. Chicago-based McDonald’s said it will also continue to offer local specialties and in-app deals, like free drinks.

As food price inflation While the situation has eased, McDonald’s says it has seen more and more diners eating at home rather than going out to restaurants. In OctoberPrices for food consumed away from home increased 3.8% from the previous year, while prices for food consumed at home increased 1.1%, according to the U.S. government.

McDonald’s $5 meal deal, which has been matched by competitors like Burger King, has helped the chain win back some customers. In the July-September periodits U.S. same-store sales – or sales at stores open at least a year – rose 0.3% from the same period last year.

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