McDonald’s is making changes to its Big Mac and other burgers

Peter Sblendorio  | New York Daily News

McDonald’s hopes a few changes to its burgers will be a recipe for success.

On Monday the fast-food giant announced tweaks to its Big Mac, McDouble and standard hamburgers and cheeseburgers, including softer buns and onions added to the patties on the grill. The chain is also adding more sauce to its Big Mac burgers.

McDonald’s has already begun to introduce the “small but tasty improvements” at some U.S. restaurants and says the national rollout will be complete by 2024.

“I’ll always remember my first burger from McDonald’s. And now my culinary team and I have the best job in the world: thinking about ways to bring even more of that iconic McDonald’s taste to fans,” said Chad Schafer, McDonald’s USA’s senior director of culinary innovation, in a statement Monday.

“We found that small changes, like tweaking our process to get hotter, meltier cheese and adjusting our grill settings for a better sear, added up to a big difference in making our burgers more flavorful than ever.”

McDonald’s says it received “rave reviews” after it introduced the changes to its burgers in Australia, Canada and Belgium. The chain has since started selling the refashioned burgers in Los Angeles, Seattle, Denver, Portland, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Phoenix.

The changes mark the latest updates to the McDonald’s menu. In 2018, McDonald’s introduced cooked-to-order fresh beef for its Quarter Pounder with Cheese. Three years later, the chain began serving the McCrispy, a “southern-style” fried chicken sandwich.

“This year, we’re bringing hotter, juicier and more delicious classic burgers to our fans with small changes that add up to a big difference,” McDonald’s said.

McDonald’s also announced it is testing cold brew coffees in 600 locations throughout Southern California.

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