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.
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