McDonald’s may not be the first place we think of when we want to pick ourselves up a salad, but they’re a staple on the menu nonetheless. If you’ve had one too many Big Macs and Chicken McNugget shareboxes, you may be tempted to order a crispy chicken and bacon salad instead once in a while. But this will no longer be an option in the birthplace of McDonald’s – the big USA.
Why? Well the healthier options on the Maccies menu are not popular at all, so much so that they are being discontinued. McDonald’s USA president Joe Erlinger made it clear that salads will not be making a comeback to the menu, after their production was halted during the pandemic to speed up operations, as not enough people want them. ‘The demand just isn’t there,’ McDonald’s USA president Joe Erlinger told the Wall Street Journal Global Food Forum in Chicago last week.
‘They’re looking for great french fries, they’re looking for a $5 meal deal, they’re looking for a hot, fresh sandwich, and so that’s what we’re going to continue to provide them’ he explained of McDonald’s customers. But, if you’re a Brit who loves a salad, don’t panic. McDonald’s told Metro that they have no plans to discontinue any of the five salads currently on its menu.
McSalads were introduced in the US as part of the menu in 2000 when the McSalad Shaker debuted, with a huge advertising push. Those who ordered the Shaker would get a tall cup of salad with dressing but customers didn’t lat.
