got the bts mill and mcdonald's here are the top 10 mcdonald's facts you won't believe
are actually true part two while you might know the menu like the back of your hand
there are some fascinating secrets you might want to feast your eyes on
his left lung was filled with shamrock shake mcdonald's didn't even sell them this year
the nuggets have names one large order of chicken mcnuggets whether you had them as
a kid or still indulge in them today you're probably pretty familiar with these little chunks
of heaven chicken mcnuggets have been a fan favorite ever since their debut in 1981 and are
still one of the top 10 most popular items sold at mcdonald's but have you ever noticed their shapes
how they always seem to be the same well as it turns out there are four distinct mcnugget shapes
and they all have a specific name the shapes are known as the boot the ball the bone and the bell
the bell is the one with the traditional bell shape and one side shorter than the other the ball
is a simple circle the bone splits on one end and the boot strangely resembles the state of florida
obviously no matter which nugget shape you get they're all delicious and fit nicely into the
sauce cups to ensure a maximum dunk ability i deep fried chicken nuggets man i get your deal
on a barbecue sauce packet mcdonald's follows the same pattern for all of its nuggets to make sure
the chicken is cooked thoroughly and evenly the nuggets are pressed out with a rolling
cookie cutter at a production facility before being battered partially fried frozen and shipped
off to each location apparently the chain decided on the magic number four because three would have
been too few and five would have been too many makes sense to us what do you want from mcdonald's
chicken nuggets it used to be buddies with chipotle yeah you know great burritos organic
and greens i know what chipotle is mcdonald's is one of the most successful burger joints in
history and chipotle is one of the most successful tex-mex chains with that in mind it makes sense
to think these two used to work together actually mcdonald's had a hand in chipotle's major success
that's right a mcdonald's started investing in chipotle at the very beginning all the way back
in 1998 when it only had 16 locations by 2006 mcds owned over 90 of the chain which had by then grown
to 500 locations however that same year mcdonald's sold back at stake in order to concentrate on its
own growth supposedly the end of the partnership was also due to a lack of middle ground between
the two chains and a lot of rejected new business ideas are you carrying any explosives i had
leftover chipotle for breakfast does that count mcdonald's wanted chipotle to add drive-throughs
franchise restaurants and serve breakfast but chipotle was not on board with the idea they also
wanted them to rebrand the name as chipotle fresh but they saw it as a forced telling not showing
naming choice since it's split with mcdonald's the chain has expanded to over 2 000 locations
and continues to grow all on its own but still next time you're munching on a tasty burrito
bowl you might want to throw a mental thank you to mcdonald's dude have you had chipotle it's really
good started out as a barbecue joint they're barbecuing so that's so smells delicious in
here it might be hard to picture the burger giant serving anything other than big macs and chicken
nuggets but back when it first started mcdonald's menu was in a totally different stratosphere in
1940 mcds began when brothers richard and maurice mcdonald opened up the first mcdonald's restaurant
a barbecue joint located on 14th and east street in san bernardino california the menu consisted of
barbecue slow cooked for hours in a pit and served out of the tiny restaurant with no indoor dining
and only a few stools outside serving as decor they even hired car hops to speed up the process
but as the drive-in competition grew after world war ii the mcdonald brothers decided
to rethink their business model in the process they discovered that 80 of their sales came from
hamburgers so in 1948 they ditched their barbecue menu and put all their eggs in the burgers basket
hamburgers hamburgers they simplified their menu hamburgers soft drinks french fries and milkshakes
and they were back in business the speedy service system based on speed lower prices and volume was
born and became the new standard for fast food restaurants across california and eventually
around the world what was once a tiny barbecue stand just off route 66 is now a multinational
corporation that keeps growing every day the speed d system is born the world's first ever system to
deliver food fast there are many mcdonald's hello welcome to mcdonald's may i take your order please
this probably isn't so much of a surprise everybody knows mcdonald's has been growing
like weeds for ages but what most people don't know is just how many mcdonald's are actually
out there it seems like no matter where you go or where you look those golden arches are always
there with open doors ready to welcome you there are mcdonald's restaurants in over 100 countries
with a total of almost 40 000 locations that right there is an accomplishment on its own picture this
there are more mcdonald's locations than hospitals in the united states we're almost there
peter why are we stopped um yeah i'll have three cheeseburgers there is really no escaping this
fast food giant apparently no matter where you live in the u.s you are never more than 115 miles
away from getting your hands on a big mac but that's not all according to the data from 2014
a new mcdonald's opens every 14.5 hours around the world with that much gross no wonder we
see the arches everywhere the arrival of the pandemic last year only caused a small dent in
the chain's profits and it only shut down around 200 locations it's fair to assume that mcdonald's
will keep growing and ronald will keep doling out big macs to a devoted public what do they call the
big mac big mac's big mac but they call it love big mac mcdonald's worldwide or pretty different
a mcdonald's where you can get booze when you go to your local mcdonald's you know what to expect
from the menu to the decor you've grown used to everything even if you visit one out of town it'll
always be pretty much the same but if you leave the country get ready to be quite disoriented
especially when it comes to the menu while many international mcdonald's still serve the same
iconic burgers and fries they'll also offer items that reflect local culture for instance if you go
to germany you'll find they've added bratwurst to their menu including the nurnberger and everything
from vegan burgers to surf and turf they get surf and turf and we get scarf and bark also
if you travel to the philippines you can feast on the mixed spaghetti along with a piece of fried
chicken you can have a mick falafel and a mick kebab in israel and in singapore you'll be regaled
with the mick rice burger where rice paddies have replaced the bread buns if you go to a
mcdonald's abroad you'll also have the opportunity to step out of your comfort zone and try a crazy
looking mcflurry or a weird flavored burger i'll have the big bank please great joy you can get
married there was there a wedding here do you do weddings yes you heard that right you can tie the
knot while chowing down on mcnuggets i mean who wouldn't want to celebrate their big day in the
dining room of a mcdonald's however if this sounds like your dream wedding you're going to have to do
a little bit of traveling in order to walk down the mcisle in hong kong ever since 2011 some
mcdonald's offer custom wedding packages which are surprisingly pretty affordable it started out
as a small three location operation but the demand was so high it prompted an expansion of 15 outlets
planning a wedding can be very expensive but at mcdonald's you can get your happily ever after
for as little as 600 well the wedding planning is done the happiness party aka the cheapest package
includes a two-hour venue rental basic audio equipment and a party mc if you're willing to
pay a little more you can get the love forever party which is the full mcdonald's experience
for around two thousand dollars you will get the same as the basic package as well as a pair of
mcdonald's balloon wedding rings a bridal bouquet also made from balloons 50 invites guest favors
and a bunch of decorations but the best part you will also be given a tiered apple pie cake display
we'd like to see a wedding cake measure up to that there's nothing like saying i do
holding a balloon bouquet surrounded by the smell of burgers and they say romance is dead
biggest purchasers in the world just hang on all right there's a lot of us there's a lot of it's a
big order it goes without saying mcdonald's serves a lot of people like a lot in fact mcdonald's gets
around 68 million customers every single day not too shabby plus ever since its founding the chain
has served an estimated 300 billion hamburgers and serves about 9 million pounds of fries globally
every day which adds up to about 4 trillion fries since their debut with that in mind it's easy to
assume that the chain needs to buy a whole lot of ingredients in order to keep up with demand i'll
have two number nines a number nine large with all those customers and all those locations mcdonald's
now has the title of the biggest purchaser of beef pork potatoes lettuce and tomatoes in the world
and the second biggest buyer of chicken right after kfc plus thanks to happy meal apple slices
and baked apple pies mcdonald's has also become the biggest buyer of apples in the united states
as for the best-selling item it might be fair to think big macs are the star of the
show but in reality french fries are the number one selling item across the board
every year mcdonald's buys around 3.4 billion pounds of potatoes and to sink they weren't
even part of the original menu the fries what about them they're five percent too crisp it's
really well known welcome to mcdonald's can i take your order yeah i'd like to get a 10-piece
mcnugget as the world's the ninth most valuable brand the golden arches are extremely popular but
how famous are we talking about here how about more recognizable than the holy cross
indeed according to a survey of 7 000 people in six countries done by sponsorship research
international people around the world can recognize mcdonald's golden arches more
easily than the christian cross 88 were able to identify the arches and only 54 percent
recognized the cross ronald mcdonald's mascot also gets his fair share of recognition that was like
watching ronald mcdonald eat a cheeseburger off the grimace according to fast food nation written
by eric schlosser 96 of american school children are able to identify ronald mcdonald the only
other fictional character to have a higher degree of recognition santa claus that makes ronald the
second most famous fictional character in america in morgan spurlock's 2004 documentary super size
me school kids all knew who ronald mcdonald was but mistook an image of jesus for george w
bush it says a lot about the impact fast food has on our society that's for sure george w bush nope
that's a good guess though double meaning of the golden m they got the golden arches
mine is the golden arcs you don't become the most recognizable brand in the world by accident
while mcdonald's logo might seem like an innocent m there is a little more to the story behind the
golden arches it's a bit more seductive than you might have thought the very famous and very
widespread logo symbolizes maternal love as in a pair of breasts it might sound a little strange
and even borderline vulgar to some but when you put it in perspective it all makes sense
the arches are meant to create a comforting space to eat your meal respect the golden
arch that's my secret the bbc even confirmed the double meaning when a psychologist recommended
keeping the branding but that's not the only interesting bit about the mcdonald's logo
it also uses color technology to catch customers eyes even from miles away the
two main colors are red and yellow two bright colors that were not chosen lightly red is used
to trigger stimulation appetite and hunger and attract a lot of attention as for yellow or gold
it's one of the most visible colors in daylight the combination communicates speed and quickness
and was basically designed to make you salivate as soon as you see a location the golden arches work
because they're easy to remember they're huge and they've become a true icon crosses flags arches
a salad bar you know we're doing salads now a lot of people don't expect that from mcdonald's when
you go to mcdees you know exactly what you sign up for a greasy calorie-laden meal you most likely
won't mention to your doctor however in response to the world growing more house conscious and in
an attempt to be more modern and progressive mcds in hong kong came up with mcdonald's next this new
concept includes a new healthy gourmet style fast food menu with vegetarian friendly options mickey
d's has traded its neon red and yellow decor and fluorescent lighting for a black and white logo
ambient lighting and glass and metallic interiors along with all of the sophisticated decor is
another surprise a salad bar yes a salad bar at mcdonald's it includes an impressive selection
of 19 ingredients including leafy greens cheese sauces and a current favorite quinoa it's quinoa
nope i don't need foods to sound like karate words it seems like the chain is also trying to elevate
the overall fast food experience by offering table service after 6 pm and premium coffee
blends there's also a special create your taste customizable burger option self-service kiosks
phone charging stations and free wi-fi there are no words yet on whether or not mcdonald's next
will expand on a more global scale but all we can do is hope it comes to america look at that look
at that lettuce really could we talk about this another time we're open 24 7. so tap or click
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