McDonald's Bottle Deposit

The McChronicles was perusing a McDonald's receipt while enjoying the new Mac Snack Wrap this week. In the process, we noticed we had paid a 5-cent deposit on our water bottle.OK - that had slipped by us. We wondered WHEN it was instituted, how we had missed it, etc.Then, when we were leaving, we wondered what to do with the bottle.Habit had us simply dropping it into the trash. But, we knew that was the wrong maneuver (sidenote: our community has...

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McDonald's Leaves Iceland

"REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Thousands of Icelanders lined up at McDonald's restaurants to order their last Big Macs before the U.S. fast-food chain abandons the crisis-hit island at midnight Saturday due to soaring costs."This report is from Reuters and appeared on their website. The site also has a video and a deeper story - in case you want to know more.The McChronicles: a blog about, not affiliated with, McDonald...

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McDonald's Monopoly Game

It's that time of year again.Tell us your wildest McDonald's Monopoly game story.The McChronicles: A blog about, not affiliated with, McDonald...

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La Mesa, California McCafe Has A Minor Issue

McDonald's store #5252 in La Mesa, California had the McCafe retrofit, like most others in the USA. The McChronicles dropped in last week and noticed something slightly amiss - due to the McCafe.We observed that, after our order was placed, the crew had to take an unusually long walk to get our food. We asked about it and were told that the counter was moved several feet forward during the retrofit, pushing the registers far from the food stations....

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Follow McDonald's on Twitter

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None Of Us Is As Good As All Of Us

Quoting from a communique The McChronicles received from McDonald's:There are many rich stories about diversity and inclusion of all cultures in the book None Of Us Is As Good As All Of Us - stories of overcoming challenges, breaking the glass ceiling, shattering cultural perceptions, achieving great success despite hardships. These stories have never been told publically - about McDonald's business or the author herself. The author, Patricia...

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McDonald's Goes Social with Station M

Who has experience with McDonald's new social destination, Station M?If you do, file a comment here, plea...

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The Mini Mac Experiment: Searching for the Big Mac's little sister

McDonald's Big Mac is a signature sandwich. Wildly successful, and beloved by many, it is truly a classic. That said, The McChronicles has met numerous people who love the Big Mac but wish for something a little ... less.So, with the goal of maintaining the Big Mac taste and quality experience, and with reducing the calories, volume, and messiness (face it, the sandwich is not the neatest - something The McChronicles has posted about previously),...

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ANGUS THIRD POUNDER: Custom Creation ... FRANGUS

It had to happen - and it has. Someone bought TWO Angus Third Pounders and assembled a custom creation. Something The McChronicles calls the Frangus (Frankenstein + Angus).Inspired by last week's Angus Third Pounder Test Experience, a friend of The McChronicles came back at it this week, went to McDonald's, ordered up TWO sandwiches, then built his creation.Frangus creator, Jim, said it was his version of the perfect Angus burger. After assembling...

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McDonald's ANGUS THIRD POUNDER Burger Experience

The McChronicles was delighted with the prototype McDonald's Angus Third Pounder during our visit to the corporation's ultra-top secret "Innovation Center" in October of 2008. After two years of development, the product has been released (July 2nd) in the USA.McDonald's advertising agency, GolinHarris, provided The McChronicles with several "Be Our Guest Cards" - each good for one free Angus Third Pounder. So, we invited a bevy of fast foodies to...

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Facebook Ad

The McChronicles was just bouncing around Facebook and encountered this McDonald's ad. We don't recall seeing one Facebook before, do you?The McChronicles: a blog about, not affiliated with, McDonald's.Image: screen grab from Facebo...

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"Eat Less Red Meat"

According to a recent report on the findings of a research team led by Rashmi Sinha, Ph.D., from the National Cancer Institute in Rockville, Maryland, (as reported by CNN - all quotes are from the CNN article):"People who eat red meat every day have a higher risk of dying over a10-year period -- mostly because of cardiovascular disease or cancer --thantheir peers who eat less red or processed meat".Of course, upon hearing this, any burger lover would...

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McDonald's French Fries

The McChronicles dropped by a McDonald's for a quick and simple lunch, including a small french fries. In short, it was everything it was supposed to be:freshfastwarmflavorfulperfectly saltedcooked just long enoughserved with a smileAdd to that the fact that the rest of the meal arrived under the same conditions, and that the dining room was neat and clean, and we were delighted.The perfect McDonald's experience!The McChronicles: a blog about, not...

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Snack Wrap MAC

According to QSR Magazine:Canadians can enjoy ... for a limited time only ... the launch of the Mac Snack Wrap. The latest menu item from McDonald's combines all of the delicious toppings of a Big Mac sandwich in a handy, snack-sized tortilla. The Mac Snack Wrap will be available at participating McDonald's restaurants in Canada, from March 17 to May 18. This new menu item combines McDonald's delicious 100 percent pure beef, Big Mac special sauce,...

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McCafe: Tap Into The Coffee House Trend?

It seems, to The McChronicles, that coffee houses, with their third-placers, laptoppers, and modern-day beatniks and troubadors, are all the rage - at least in North America. We are constantly seeing, hearing about, and experiencing, acoustic performers, laptop users, spoken word artists, latte sippers, and the like in these unique and very interesting shops.To us it is not a stretch to see the McDonald's McCafe concept tap into this vibe. Here is...

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McDonald's Soup

We're deep in the heart of winter (in the northern hemisphere) and McDonald's is serving up SOUP. What kinds of soup? According to the McDonald's website:Vegetable BeefBroccoli CheeseChicken NoodleAccording to About.com, the most popular soups are:Chicken noodleTomatoMinestroneVegetableCampbells tells the top soups are:Chicken NoodleTomatoWikipedia chimes in with:Chicken NoodleTomatoCream of MushroomSo, why is it that the #2 most popular soup, tomato,...

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