McDonald’s Wants to Woo You With Two New Big Macs

[viman96]

Is this restaurant in Oregon, if so, i passed on going to a conference in Portland last summer. Had i known about this place, i would have gone.

Yes both are

http://www.brunchboxpdx.com
https://killerburger.com

 

[rynochop]

I love how 'nobody' eats at McDonald's anymore yet they converted my local one to two drive ups and it stays packed. I wanted a sausage biscuit and a coffee and ended up driving off

 

[viman96]

Sorry I realize I have taken this thread way off topic

My son enjoys big macs and will like the new options. Might have to go over the weekend.

 

[dallasdave]

The Grand Mac is puny compared to the burgers I can get!

This is from Brunch Box

Boom! Grilled sandwiches for the buns!

Here is the rest of the menu

This is from Killer Burger (every burger comes with bacon and cheese)

 

[dallasdave]

Went looking for them yesterday, not available yet. So I had two Big Mac combos and a bacon egg and cheese biscuit. Yummy

Need to make a giant McRibb

 

[iceberg]

i don't get how these are "new". you can have a big mac with the standard 2 patties, or 1, or 3.

this is "newsworthy" for fast food?

 

[Stash]

McDonald’s Wants to Woo You With Two New Big Macs


Claire Suddath
January 18, 2017

Like most 50-year-olds, the Big Mac is starting to show its age: That toasted sesame seed bun and secret sauce can’t hide the fact that Mickey D’s still uses frozen patties. Today’s fast-food consumers trend toward better burgers with fresher beef and a wider variety of toppings. Last year an internal company memo revealed that only 20 percent of millennials had even tried a Big Mac. McDonald’s decided it was time for a makeover.

On Jan. 18 the company unveiled two new-look Big Macs, the limited-edition Mac Jr. and Grand Mac, to accompany the original. All three versions hold to the traditional frozen patties and classic sauce. The difference is size: The Mac Jr. lacks its middle bun(!), has only one patty, and has fewer calories (460) than a turkey sandwich from Panera Bread; the Grand Mac, an 860-calorie monstrosity about 1 ½ times as big as the 540-calorie original, will likely serve as a novelty item, ordered by the incredibly hungry or the unashamed.

“This is a smart idea, because customers keep saying they want more choices, especially in portion size,” says Bonnie Riggs, a restaurant industry analyst with market researcher NPD Group. And since traffic is expected to remain unchanged this year at all restaurants, McDonald’s will need to siphon off customers from its competitors to grow. With this campaign, the chain is doubling down on a classic offering instead of trying to lure people in with new concoctions. “If this works, it’ll have a lot of implications for what McDonald’s may try in the future,” Riggs says.

Read much more: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mcdonald-wants-woo-two-big-133015552.html

Just wanted to thank you for the stomachache I got the other night because of you.

After reading this article, it was subliminally planted in my subconscious to go to McDonald's to get a Big Mac.

And I paid for it!

 

[jimmy40]

Haven't ate at McDonalds in a year, and a half but saw this thread and decided to try one of these Grand Macs or whatever it's called a few minutes ago. My daughter and I went inside to eat and I opened my box and she asked if it was bigger and I said yes but it's shorter. I took the top bun off and they only finished the bottom half, the top bun was sitting on the middle bun. They made me a new one but I made the major mistake of not telling them easy on the special sauce, it was like a whole bottle of Thousand Island on that damn thing. I ate the whole thing and I think I'd have to die to feel better. I used to love Big Macs but that was just too much.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Just wanted to thank you for the stomachache I got the other night because of you.

After reading this article, it was subliminally planted in my subconscious to go to McDonald's to get a Big Mac.

And I paid for it!

You only rent McD's food for a short period of time.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

"Last year an internal company memo revealed that only 20 percent of millennials had even tried a Big Mac. McDonald’s decided it was time for a makeover"

They also have a few new items in testing to attract a more "hip" clientele

The "vape" Mac, which adds a smoky taste.

Gluten free French fries.

And last but not least the "hipster" Mac, which is just 2 buns{gluten free of course}some 1000 island dressing and a slice of avocado.

 

[Stash]

You only rent McD's food for a short period of time.

Yeah, and I want my money back!