Former McDonald's chef explains why he believes in conspiracy theory that claims the fast food giant is making its food 'bad on PURPOSE' By Kelsi Karruli For Dailymail.Com Published: 22:28, 22 May 2024 | Updated: 22:40, 22 May 2024 e-mail 6 shares 15 View comments A former McDonald's corporate chef has suggested that the fast food chain is 'purposefully' making its burgers 'bad' to keep customers coming back for the more costly items on the menu. Illinois-based Mike Haracz , who worked at the company until 2019, took to TikTok to spill the secrets about the fast-food chain 's prices, burgers and a recent conspiracy theory that McDonald's has found itself embroiled in - with foodies claiming that the restaurant is 'sabotaging' its own food.

He explained that he believed that the fast food giant had been intentionally making its cheeseburger, which costs $2.89, less tasty so that customers would upgrade to the more costly option, a $6.69 Quarter Pounder.

In a viral video, which has so far amassed more than 150,000 views, chef Mike claimed he had a flood of information to 'back up' the conspiracy theory. A former McDonald's corporate chef has suggested that the fast food chain is 'purposefully' making its burgers 'bad' to keep customers coming back for the more costly items on the menu Illinois-based Mike Haracz , who worked at the company until 2019, took to TikTok to spill the secrets about the fast-food chain's prices The former corporate chef suggested that McDonald's wanted.