you uh you hesitated there is it something i should know yes mcdee's has plenty of
dessert options but today we're going to focus on the icy sweet stuff so here
are ten mcdonald's ice cream facts you need to know ice cream what about ice cream i don't know
the international flavors are insane they always think they're better than us in america we like
our oreo mcflurry it's the most popular flavor around and one of the tastiest however if we could
experience even half of the world's craziest flavors most of us would probably jump ship
after the first bite if you go to singapore for instance there's something called a dessert kiosk
where they offer tons of fun and ever-changing dessert options like in the summer of 2020 you
could get a banana mcflurry if fruit isn't your thing then you could head over to germany and
give their toblerone chocolate raspberry or kat mcflurry ago and be amazed that's insane
for the sweetest of sweet tooths australia has the ultimate treat to satisfy your craving the bubble
gum squash which don't worry does not contain any actual squash it's simply a mix of colorful bubble
gum flavored syrup and marshmallows and finally we can't forget the classic matcha mcflurry available
in japan a flavor that has become quite the obsession in the last few years who knows maybe
some of these flavors will eventually end up on the us menu our last best hope the the machines
are always broken theory it's a conspiracy theory we've all experienced it you're suddenly craving a
mcflurry you head down to the closest mcdonald's show up at the highest of hopes and the biggest
of appetites only to be left with devastating disappointment the ice cream machine is broken
oh the pain however there are other people who think the machines are never really broken let
us explain there's this conspiracy theory going around that says mcdonald's workers are the ones
deciding when the machine is broken by simply lying to the customers since the machines aren't
the easiest to clean it's believed that some less than friendly employees simply don't want
to bother cleaning the whole thing especially near closing time maybe it's just easier to lie to the
world than it is to be honest with yourself to avoid the hassle they simply tell you that the
machine is down obviously this is just a theory but the speculation has still managed to carve a
place in a lot of people's subconscious the broken ice cream machines have become by far the most
common complaint at the golden arches and have been responsible for a lot of lost sales so to
debunk this idea once and for all no the employees aren't lying and there is an actual reason you're
often left mcflurryless not guilty the real reason why the machines are always broken go on tell me
every detail employees have nothing to do with the bad performance of the machines it's all due
to bad machinery and inconsistent servicing by the firm that supplies mcdonald's with its ice cream
machines the taylor company is mainly the one to blame for this problem the company apparently
follows impractical and questionable protocols that aren't suited for the type of industry they
need to provide for for starters to clean the machines mcdonald's franchisees are forced to
use an automated self-cleaning function daily that can take up to four hours to complete if that's
not already an important setback it is usually during this lengthy process that everything gets
messy my life is a total mess inexplicable errors and mysterious failures frequently happen
more often than not in the middle of a busy day leaving the location deprived of ice cream since
the machines are so expensive each location only gets one and when it's inconveniently out of order
mcdonald's is forced to call the tailor company and wait for the technicians to show up and tap a
secret passcode the machines also overheat quickly which leads to frequent temporary shutdowns it
makes one wonder could the ice cream machines be improved or are they made to break down on purpose
this is another conspiracy by the school faculty a real cold war there's a cold war cold as ice
tired of constantly running into problems with the ice cream machines mcdonald's decided to
take matters into its own hands and partnered up with a software company to improve the performance
of the machines kitch the third-party device can easily hack into the soft serve machine
and monitor the possible problems to come for instance it can detect if the ice cream machine
is overfilled or under-filled a simple error that could put an entire machine out for hours
it can self-correct those mistakes by alerting the workers directly which prevents frequent and
long shutdowns but this hope was short-lived when taylor company mcdee's trusty machine suppliers
found out about the partnership i know everything apparently franchisees now needed to use taylor
shake sunday connectivity exclusively a device similar in concept to kitsch mcdonald's issued
a franchise-wide notice encouraging them to stop using kitsch which led to kitsch losing a lot
of business now kitsch is supposedly planning to file a lawsuit against some mcdonald's franchisees
for colluding with taylor and allowing their product to be reverse engineered a violation
of the franchisee's original agreement with kitsch this is war now private
ice cream hacks what are you doing life hack with mcdonald's ice cream being so tasty all on its own
it's hard to imagine making it even tastier but there are many hacks you can try to make
your experience even more enjoyable and so many ways to elevate your dessert for starters you
can transform your mcflurry however you'd like by simply adding a bunch of dessert items try asking
the worker to crumble up an apple pie and blend it in your mcflurry to get the ultimate comfort
treat the apple pie mcflurry you can also do the same with any pastry like a muffin or a danish
to create your very own personalized dessert the other now famous way to up your ice cream game is
by building your own ice cream sandwich just order two chocolate chip cookies and an ice cream cone
combine the two together and voila well that kind of worked out or better yet make a mcrate ice
cream sandwich and you'll have the perfect dessert slash breakfast hybrid and last but not least
why not tweak your ice cream sundaes as well just order a side of bacon and sprinkle it all over and
mix it with the chocolate syrup the perfect sweet and salty combo you can also order a bag of apple
slices to add to your caramel sundae or go crazy and add donut sticks for a guaranteed sugar high
it's all up to you and your sugary imagination whatever they were crazy enough to imagine
there was a serious lawsuit what happened oh we had some problems you know once again you don't
get to be one of the biggest companies in the world without encountering some bumps in the
road with the courts mcdonald's has found itself inside a courtroom on multiple occasions but one
of the most notable times involves mcdonald's and central ice cream it all began in 1977
as the first star wars movie was coming out so began one of the longest-running legal battles
one that would last for over 12 years central ice cream claimed that mcdonald's had broken
a handshake agreement in which it had agreed to sell the company's triple ripple ice cream cone
featuring chocolate strawberry and vanilla all the way back in 1971. that's a very serious accusation
since that verbal contract was broken the company went bankrupt in 1980 and found itself in quite
a predicament there were even accusations that mcdonald's had launched a campaign of harassment
against the company the jury's verdict central ice cream won a settlement worth over 60 million
dollars while mcdonald's still claims to this day that the agreement was never guaranteed the chain
still lost and was faced with a bit of a bad rap in court a bad reputation is better than no
reputation at all the recipe quietly changed and don't tell anybody about this most people like to
talk a big game about how sacred and iconic their favorite fast food items are and yet sometimes
they can't even notice when the recipes have drastically changed before 2017 when you stopped
by mcdonald's to get ice cream you would get the same good old formula with all the same fats
and flavors however in 2017 the fast food giant decided to make some changes and tried to make the
soft serve a little healthier the only thing they didn't tell anybody it was nearly six months after
the vanilla treat had changed that mcdonald's announced that milkshakes mcflurries and ice cream
cones and over 14 000 restaurants throughout the us we're now free of artificial ingredients and
additives you can always be healthier sir the healthy changes to the soft serve were part of
a gigantic menu overhaul meant to get rid of artificial ingredients completely in an effort
to better the quality of the food aside from the changes the vanilla sweet base went through the
chain also removed the high fructose corn syrup from the chocolate and strawberry shake syrup
and made the whipped topping without artificial ingredients colors or preservatives keeping the
same delicious flavor was the highest priority and since no one could even tell the difference
before the chain released the information we'd say it was mission accomplished the perfect crime
rumor has it i heard the rumors i didn't believe it at first when you're a fast food restaurant as
successful as mcdonald's you're bound to be the target of a fair share of crazy internet rumors
some will sound completely ludicrous while others could bring some real doubt to customers
mcdonald's has been at the center of many strange rumors and conspiracy theories over the years
especially regarding its ice cream the first rumor began circulated in 1997 when an email was sent
claiming there was no actual dairy in the ice cream the claim was based on something resembling
those chain emails we would all get back in the day and didn't really have anything concrete to
base it on and yet the rumor spread like wildfire and soon enough everybody had heard about it guys
believe the hype of course this isn't true following this first personal attack more
claims began circulating this time about what was added to the mix like styrofoam balls as ice cream
filler for example mcflurries also apparently contain bird feathers and one even went as far
of accusing mcdonald's of using cow eyeballs as a thickener in its milkshakes the last one sounds
more like an urban legend than anything else but some people still strongly believed it for a while
however rest assured as none of these rumors are true so you can eat your ice cream with peace of
mind you shouldn't worry about it vegan ice cream this doesn't feel right like a vegan barbecue
speaking of amazing international mcflurry opportunities how would you feel if we told
you that vegan ice cream existed at mcdonald's yeah probably pretty excited there aren't that
many if any vegan options at mcdees so to be able to indulge in a tasty ice cream cone would be the
dream the only problem it's not available in the u.s yet it's only on the german market
the lacto-vegetarian product is essentially a strawberry sorbet which can be used in every
single regular ice cream dessert including the mcflurry i mean nothing special there right i
guess nothing special just imagine how good it must be with a bunch of oreo pieces mixed in
with the strawberry flavor you don't even need to be vegan to appreciate how delightful this sounds
this vegan strawberry sorbet was introduced to the menus in germany in march 2020 and was a huge hit
so we can't help but hope it will eventually find its way onto our menus and into our stomachs i
will wait and worry a change for the worst or not hey pal where we heading again as we've mentioned
before 2017 was the year mcdonald's decided to step up its game and turn to an almost all-natural
approach in its overhauling of recipes however as the chain was moving away from artificial
ingredients a dozen class-action lawsuits claiming mcdees was not using real vanilla in its ice cream
began seeing the light of day in february 2019. in march 2020 emelina weber filed a suit claiming the
vanilla and their ice cream was a completely synthetic taste alike product called vanillin
and was not from vanilla beans at all her takeaway was that the ingredient list says the ice cream
contains natural flavor but doesn't actually go into more details to explain the source of the
flavor here's where things get a little bit tricky nowhere does it say contains real vanilla meaning
the representation is misleading weber claims that vanilla is an extremely popular flavor
but due to the limited supply and high cost of vanilla beans it's at high risk for food fraud
mcdonald's was not the only ones targeted as other lawsuits have also been filed against turkey hill
edies and breyers with demands for all natural vanilla increasing and a decrease in production
where does that leave mcdonald's in the courtroom again new management same mistakes
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