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McDonald’s Lied
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I don't know if this is the same in much of the world. But McDonalds burger patties in South Africa started with the global recipe where the patty is mostly soy bean with some beef products, to fully beef with no soy.
They did this because in South Africa, we don't have massive subsidies on soy and we have lots of cheap grazing land for beef, so beef is a lot cheaper here than soy bean.
Instead of dropping the price, they increased the price, saying that they now have a "100%" beef patty. At least it tastes much better than the soy plastic patty.
Remember these corporations will compromise on anything to make more profit.
Ah, so that’s why their burgers really don’t taste good (not that they were ever great) and are now so much less filling.
I don't know what the U.S. burger patties are like now because I haven't been to a McDonald's in years, but "all-beef patty" used to be a selling point in some of their advertising.
In the U.S., at least, the burgers have always been "all beef." They taste different than other burgers because their beef comes from old, lean dairy cows that are no longer "useful," then they add fat to make up for the leanness.
Mcdonald's has been raising prices over the last few years mostly just because they can (and for shareholders, of course). They recently stated they've noticed "consumer resistance," so they'll probably slow down price increases now.