Failing fast food chain trying everything to survive
The chocolate fries, called McChoco Potato, will be available in either cacao flavor or white milk chocolate and will debut in Japan on Jan. 26.
The fast food giant is facing imminent collapse after several straight years of declining sales due to customers growing more health conscious and thus avoiding fast food altogether.
“The CEO is sowing the seeds of our demise,” one franchise owner wrote. “…The system may be facing its final days.”
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I'm sure if the fries were tested they'd test positive for another Brown substance called Eco-lie, from the cooks dirty hands!
ReplyDeleteThis "Eco-Lie" evidently causes learning difficulties also...unless of course you were referring to E.coli?
ReplyDeleteyuk
ReplyDeleteIt's called Poop!
ReplyDeleteWhoever the marketing person is for McDonalds needs to be canned.
ReplyDelete1. The stupid food for hugs promotion
2. The red sunglasses for whatever cancer group they were supporting. They didn't advertise it so at first I thought the drive thru girl was just being rude not taking them off to wait on customers.
3. That ad where people asked a box on the street if the burgers had horse meat.
4. The "select" burgers and chicken patties, which are the same as the dried up cheapo patties just with veggies sauce and their god awful bacon.
5. The obvious effort to market their food more to blacks, knowing that they have to appeal more to economically desperate people who don't have time or money for a proper meal for their families.
6. Expanding the menu so drastically. (Fast food is better off with fewer choices but more customizable requests)
7. The inability to get out in front of strikes and demands for outrageous wages.
There are other bizarre decisions that I can't remember off the top of my head, but marketing person needs to be FIRED or demoted to fry guy. The only thing they have in the last couple years that was a good idea was breakfast all day.
ReplyDeleteThe test is in Japan. McD's over the years has chosen to localize some of their menu offerings in various markets around the world.
Apparently some Japanese think it's an appetizing mix.
Never worked for them; occasional customer.
My treat, when available, dining out is gravy on fries; beef preferred over chicken gravy.
Chocolate covered fries sounds revolting. Disgusting.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about desperate. This new 2 for $2 is pretty popular here. All the usual suspects every night. Cheaper than a frozen meal, you don't have to wait 30-40 minutes and it's a convenience that you don't have to leave your car. It's jumping.
If they want to really make bank, bring back the deep fried apple pies like they have in California. Now that old days eating is good eats.
ReplyDeleteof all fast food, MacDonalds is the best! How come you don't hear how awful the rest are?
ReplyDeleteI can eat there & remain healthy! And, so can you!
7:18 wow are you deceived!
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