McDonald's is discontinuing its selection of baked goods less than three years after their debut. The chain confirmed that its McCafé bakery lineup, consisting of an apple fritter, blueberry muffin and cinnamon roll, is being phased out beginning this month.
Restaurant operators are happy with the new strategy, which cut some healthy items due to longer prep time and lower demand. “Our simplified menu enables for speed,” said the National Owners Association, a large group of McDonald's franchisees, in an email last month viewed by Bloomberg News.
“We found that small changes, like tweaking our process to get hotter, meltier cheese and adjusting our grill settings for a better sear, added up to a big difference in making our burgers more flavorful than ever,” Chef Chad Schafer, senior director of culinary innovation for McDonald's USA, noted in a statement on ...
Lovers of the McDonald's all day breakfast have started 2023 off to some disappointing news - the breakfast waffles are being axed from the menu for the time being. They will go alongside other favourites such as Cheese Melt Dippers and the Big Tasty, according to food website delish.
The announcement continued: "We're doing this to remove over 850 tonnes of plastic from our suppy chain a year, as part of our Plan for Change". A number of people applauded this move, pleased to see McDonald's take a stance on such an important issue.
McDonald's has still introduced plenty of new offerings to help ring in 2023, including a new wrap, McFlurry flavour and side. To find your nearest restaurant use the store-locator on the McDonald's website, or download the McDonald's app for home delivery.
The new items include a Casear & Bacon Wrap, Mozzarella Bites, Lotus Biscoff McFlurry and the highly-anticipated Double Chocolate Pie.
McDonald's New Fries Are Veggies, But Not Healthy
McDonald's no longer fries its french fries in lard, but its recipe does contain a beef flavor that includes both wheat and milk (making them not vegan, vegetarian, or even gluten-free). Here's a look at what the chain's fries are made of in the U.S.
The labor crunch could be one reason for the drag on drive-thru times and accuracy this year. Another potential explanation for the lag in drive-thru times compared with a year ago could be the return of longer menus.
The sandwich, originally introduced in 1980, proved to be a sales disappointment and was later replaced with the highly successful Chicken McNuggets.
Because McDonald's buys so much food, any supplier would want their business. Therefore, these businesses offer the fast food giant steep discounts on products. They are essentially buying the ingredients they need at wholesale prices.
McPizza was discontinued in almost all restaurants by 2000 because the eleven to sixteen-minute cook was out of sync with the restaurant's reputation for fast service. As of 2022, McDonald's pizza is available at only location, in Orlando, Florida.
There is an ongoing shortage on our potato supply due to the global freight crisis. We continue to serve Fries but to ensure that customers are able to enjoy them for a longer period of time, we are making the regular size available at the moment.
Over the decades, the fast-food giant has changed the oil used to cook those signature fries, often in response to public pressure for a "healthier" French fry, resulting in a product that many swear doesn't taste quite as good as it once did (not that we've stopped eating them, mind you).
Is McDonald's losing popularity? Yes, McDonald's is losing popularity. The restaurant chain has seen a steady decrease in both its number of employees and its annual revenue over the past few years, and it has been closing locations faster than it's been opening them in the U.S.
When our suppliers partially fry our cut potatoes, they use an oil blend that contains beef flavoring. This ensures the great-tasting and recognizable flavor we all love from our World Famous Fries®. The fries are cooked in our kitchens, seasoned with salt, and served hot to you.
To mimic the chain's original oil blend, the oil is laced with natural flavoring to replicate that mouthwatering smell. In other words, the delicious scent we know and love is actually the smell of potatoes cooked in beef fat, an aroma so powerful it makes the fries seem even tastier!
In the 1990s, as health concerns over saturated fat reached an all-time high, McDonald's faced a backlash against the use of beef tallow, and worried about losing customers, the chain switched to vegetable oil. Unfortunately, many customers said the new texture and taste weren't up to the mark.
By 2030, McDonald's has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 36%, globally, saving 150 million metric tonnes of CO2, and to source all packaging from renewable or recycled sources by 2025. All the energy McDonald's buys to run its restaurants comes from renewable wind and solar power.
McDonald's has different colors in different countries, with Europe getting a distinct image from the United States. The characteristic letter M shares the yellow color around the globe, but the background of the box has shifted to green in Europe, while it remains red in the United States.
For the adult Happy Meal, customers can choose between a Big Mac or a 10-piece Chicken McNuggets. The meal will also come with a side of fries and a drink, just like the McDonald's Happy Meal box for kids. Of course, also like the kid's Meal, the adult box will include one collectable figurine.
Hi, the Toffee Sundae and Strawberry Sundae were removed from the McDonald's menu on Wednesday 26th September 2018, and they were removed because they weren't very popular. The Government recommendations regarding sugar also played a part in the removal.
McDonald's Cuts Calories by Removing Cheeseburger from Happy Meal. The fast-food chain is changing its Happy Meal menu and eliminating cheeseburgers and chocolate milk to reduce kids' caloric and saturated fat intake.
McFlurry flavors vary from market to market, and new flavors are introduced regularly. The ice cream in a McFlurry is the same that McDonald's uses for its cones and sundaes. The ice cream is made from Ultra-high-temperature processing (UHT) milk, extended with methylcellulose.