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A McDonald's Caesar Salad has more calories, fat and salt than a Double Big Mac burger. Nutrition fact.
Burger King filed an official complaint against the movie “It” and tried to get it banned from theaters, claiming unlawful free advertising for McDonald’s since Pennywise is “an exact replica” of Ronald McDonald, thus promoting the rival restaurant.
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Repeated attempts to capitalize on the popularity of McDonald's Quarter Pounder by releasing competing 1/3 pound burgers have failed because Americans are bad at fractions.
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McDonald’s burgers were not big enough to satisfy Jamaicans, which led to the failure and closure of all McDonald’s locations in Jamaica.
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A&W introduced a burger that was bigger and less expensive than McDonald’s Quarter Pounder, but it failed because customers assumed 1/3 was less than 1/4.
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A Dutch prank group tricked a group of "foodies" into eating McDonald's nuggets and burgers.
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At one time Pillsbury bought Burger King with the intention of fixing everything that was wrong with the then declining franchise. To turn things around they hired a McDonald's executive and when his changes were implemented BK took off like a rocket.
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A McDonald's franchisee invented the Filet-O-Fish as a option for Lent. McDonald's owner Ray Kroc wanted to sell the Hula burger (Pineapple on a bun) instead and held a sales contest. The Filet-O-Fish won hands down
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In the 1980's, A&W tried to sell a third pounder burger to rival McDonald's quarter pounder. They sold it for the same price, but nobody wanted to buy it because the majority of people thought they were getting less meat.
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In the 1980's to compete with McDonald's quarter pounder, A&W introduced a third pound burger that did well in taste tests, but it didn't sell well because Americans thought a quarter pound was bigger than a third of a pound.
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There are more Chinese restaurants in the United States than McDonalds, Burger Kings, Wendy's, Domino's, and Pizza Huts put together
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McDonalds own employee health benefits page warned employees to avoid burgers and fries out of health concerns
McDonald's Filet-O-Fish was invented by franchiser Lou Groen because of falling hamburger sales on Fridays (Lent)in his area. Ray Krock made a deal - they would sell his own "Hula Burger" (grilled pineapple) and the Filet-O-Fish one on Friday, the bestseller would be added to the permanent menu. - source
A&W once tried to lure fans of McDonald's quarterpounder burger with its new 1/3 pound burger... only to find it was a flop because most people thought 1/3 pound was smaller than 1/4 - source
The same man created The Bigfoot and Stuffed Crust Pizza at Pizza Hut, McGriddles and Fruit 'N Yogurt Parfait at McDonald’s and Smashfries, Veggie Frites, The burger and grilled chicken at Smashburger
White Castle is the oldest burger chain, beating out McDonald's by 27 years - source
In 2009 a man in Iceland bought and saved the last McDonald's burger ever sold in the country and donated it to Iceland's national museum. You can now watch the burger via a live webcam.
In 1992 McDonalds sold a burger called the "McJordan" that included all of Michael Jordan's favorite toppings, one of which was BBQ sauce. In 2012, an unopened gallon of 20 year old McJordan BBQ sauce sold on eBay for $9,995
Due to the process of blending together beef from multiple delivery batches, a McDonald's burger patty "can be made up of the meat from more than 100 cattle"
It only takes 42 seconds to grill a McDonald's hamburger patty on a double-sided grill. So technically no one has a job "flipping" burgers at McDonald's.
A&W made a 1/3 pound Burger to compete with McDonalds' 1/4 pound Burger. The burger was thicker, cheaper, and preferred in taste tests but was failure because Americans can't math, thinking the "4" in "¼," is larger than the "3" in "⅓".
The last McDonald's burger sold in Iceland before its closure in 2009 is on display at a hostel in Reykjavik. And you can watch a live webcam of the burger, which turns 7 today.
