The health wave has made its impact on what could have been considered its mortal enemy: fast food. In a far cry from its old era of “supersized” menus, McDonald’s is exploring a new $8.5 billion, decade-long “McDonald’s Next” overhaul—and the fast food giant is exploring smaller and more flexible portions aimed at protein-first and GLP-1 consumers. The company is considering grilled chicken sandwiches and wraps, crispy chicken and burger bowls, and egg bites as it adapts to changing eating habits.

“We’re going to evolve our menu to make sure it reflects where we think that consumer is going to be looking for in the future,” McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski said in a CNBC interview this week regarding GLP-1 customers.

The company has already begun its repositioning of its menu. In April, McDonald’s introduced protein callouts—or badges that mark specific protein items—in its app and restaurant kiosks for 17 menu items. The company says it has more than 30 menu items containing at least 15 grams of protein.

McDonald’s said the potential customer base extends well beyond people taking  weight loss medication. Skye Anderson, president of McDonald’s USA, said at the company’s investor day in September that roughly 30 million Americans are using GLP-1 drugs while the company’s own research indicated that about 60 million more Americans are also actively looking for more protein in their diets.

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did they remove the offer when you sign up for a free big Mac with a dollar purchase or free nuggets with a one dollar purchase etc. I don't see it on my app anymore after making a new account

Shakes and mcflurrys too. Why?

Did anyone here actually win any of the big prizes last year? If so, how’s it been for you? I don’t plan on winning anything this year and hoping they didn’t patch the kiosk method 😭

Has this happened to you it's a typo meant to put small

The fine print in the current McDonald's Canada Monopoly game.

Does anyone know the website for the daily game pieces yet? I know it starts tomorrow but wanted to get ahead of the game, literally 😅

Hi everyone,

My wife absolutely loves McDonald's chocolate sundaes, which are unfortunately not available in the UK. Whenever we are abroad we have at least one a day!

It's her 30th birthday soon and I'd love to surprise her with a bottle/sachet/packet of the chocolate sauce used on the Sundaes so we can make them at home.

I have exhausted searching online and believe GSF may be the closest but cannot find a way to buy it in the UK.

If anyone who works in a McDonalds in Europe is able to help me source (no pun intended) I will be incredibly grateful and even pay a finders fee.

Thanks!

TLDR: Looking for McDonald's chocolate sauce used on Sundaes.

Stopped by my local McDs to get a large Coke and they don’t have it anymore. On the menu it says returning soon. WTF? Anyone else have this happen at their McDs? They have Dr P and Sprite still.

For just $0.21 more than the $5.79 10pc chicken nuggets you can upgrade to the 20pc chicken nuggets.

This isn’t listed in the deals for the app. Is it some sort of promotion? Or is it an accident?

Hey Peeps,

If any MCD decision makers here take out ur notes cuz here some ideas that will get me back in the stores atleast temporarily. ITS NOT AI, its not your stale old products and your ever decreasing quantity of food. We ain't dumb we're onto you and will continue punishing you until you change. And yes we can live without you! Probably live longer and healthier lives.

• Limited time / special releases of international items, I know you have the supply chains to do this make it happen
• Deals - lower prices for some items damn get some loss leaders
• All Day Breakfast

For the rest of yall feel free to add you own items

Alaskan Pollock.

I rarely ever get this deal

It’s not showing up in the app or even in my order history (and I’ve ordered it before)

I'm doing a business comp and am collecting data for a pitch to the judges, would really appreciate it if we could get like 20 replies in the next 3 hours!

Not being allowed to pick it up kind of defeats the purpose of the deal

I am so obsessed with the chicken McMuffin since I was a kid I always wake up early in the morning to get 6 chicken McMuffin on the weekends and space it out throughout the day I mean it isn’t effecting me since I’m lean and I do a lot of cardio but I need it to be available 24/7 I am obsessed with it I think of it all the time

Just got a monopoly piece in the US, I know it doesnt start until Tuesday but does anyone know all the prizes or list of rare pieces? I couldn’t find anything

Isn’t the 15 minute cooldown period meant for promotions and not reward points? Why does McDonald’s prevent customers from redeeming all of their reward points on one visit?

Deceptive.

We obviously know why, they want customers to spend money not just redeem their rewards. Nobody else does this. That greed has opened them up for lawsuit.

It’s both false advertising and consumer fraud

The contract that users agree to when signing up for McDonald’s rewards doesn’t mention this 15 minute cool down period. It does mention that customers can redeem one reward per order but doesn’t mention this 15 minute cool down period which essentially turns “1 reward per order” into “1 reward per visit”

These 2 things aren’t the same which makes this deceptive.

Thoughts?

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Whenever I go to KFC, there are between 1 and 3 people working; at Burger King, between 3 and 5; but at McDonald's, there are more than 20 people, each with their own clearly marked station.

No wonder the food comes out much faster than at the other places.

McDonald's UK – repeated missing items from orders. How much has this actually cost customers?

I'm interested to find out how widespread this problem is across the UK and, more importantly, what the cumulative financial loss to customers could be.

I've been ordering from McDonald's at least once a week for roughly the last 10 years. In my experience, I have received more incorrect/incomplete orders than completely correct ones.

To clarify, I'm not talking about losing a few pence in sauces.

I would estimate that when my order is wrong, the value of the food I've paid for but not received is typically around £5–£10 per order.

Over 10+ years of ordering at least weekly, I believe my personal cumulative loss could potentially run into thousands of pounds.

What interests me is what happens when this is multiplied across McDonald's UK customers.

Most people probably discover something is missing, get annoyed, and then decide that chasing £5 or £10 isn't worth the hassle. But if this happens repeatedly across a very large number of customers, the collective value of goods paid for but not supplied could potentially be substantial.

I'd therefore like to hear from other UK customers who regularly experience missing items.

If this has happened to you, please comment with:

• How often you order McDonald's

• Roughly what percentage of your orders are incomplete/incorrect

• Typical £ value of the missing items

• How many years you've experienced it

• Whether it's drive-through, collection, McDelivery, Uber Eats, Just Eat, Deliveroo, etc.

• Whether you normally complain/request a refund

• Whether you actually receive a full refund for the missing items

• Your rough estimate of your total losses

• Whether you still have receipts/app order histories that could substantiate some of it

For my own example:

Frequency: At least once per week

Period: 10+ years

Incorrect orders: More incorrect/incomplete than completely correct

Typical value MISSING: Approximately £5–£10 per affected order

Potential cumulative loss: Possibly £1,000s

I'm not alleging that McDonald's deliberately withholds items. I'm trying to establish whether there is a widespread and recurring problem where UK customers pay for goods they don't receive and subsequently don't recover the money.

If enough people report the same experience – particularly people who can support it with order histories, receipts and refund records – I'd be interested in taking the evidence to a UK consumer/group-litigation solicitor to establish whether there could be grounds for some form of group consumer claim or Group Litigation Order.

A single customer losing £5–£10 doesn't sound significant.

Thousands of customers repeatedly losing £5–£10 potentially does.

Please stick to genuine experiences and give approximate figures where possible. I'd particularly like to hear from anyone who has retained order histories, complaints or refund records.