By Joseph Pisani
AP Business Writer 

Something completely different at McDonald's: Fresh beef

 

March 31, 2017



NEW YORK (AP) — Coming soon to McDonald's: Fresh beef.

The fast food giant said Thursday that it will swap frozen beef patties for fresh ones in its Quarter Pounder burgers by sometime next year at most of its U.S. locations. It's a major change for McDonald's, which has relied on frozen beef for more than 40 years. Employees will cook up the never-frozen beef on a grill when burgers are ordered.

"It's a really hot, juicy burger," said McDonald's USA President Chris Kempczinski.

Fresh beef has been the biggest selling point at rival Wendy's. Yet there are larger forces at work that have p...



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