{"id":2029136,"date":"2023-09-12T12:13:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T16:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcdonalds-making-big-change-to-dining-room-due-to-hygiene-theft-and-customer-demand\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T12:16:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T16:16:18","slug":"mcdonalds-making-big-change-to-dining-room-due-to-hygiene-theft-and-customer-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcdonalds-making-big-change-to-dining-room-due-to-hygiene-theft-and-customer-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald&#8217;s revamping dining room for hygiene, theft, and customer demand."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmcdonalds-making-big-change-to-dining-room-due-to-hygiene-theft-and-customer-demand%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2029136&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>McDonald&#8217;s Making Big Change to Dining Room Due to Hygiene, Theft, and Customer Demand<\/h2>\n<p>By virtue of being the world\u2019s largest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-aoc-mcdonalds-employees-in-denmark-arent-better-off\/\" title=\"No, AOC, McDonald\u2019s Employees in Denmark Aren\u2019t Better Off\">fast-food chain<\/a>, there are certain things about McDonald\u2019s that customers have gotten very used to.<\/p>\n<p>The signature fries, the\u200d nigh-mythical McRib, iconic breakfast hash\u200d browns,\u200c and dollar beverages\u2062 are just some of the things \u2062that customers have grown to appreciate since the restaurant was founded in 1940.<\/p>\n<p>(The modern \u2063iteration of the restaurant is largely considered to have begun in 1955, when\u200c businessman Ray Kroc ultimately joined the team and purchased the franchise from the McDonald\u2019s\u200d brothers.)<\/p>\n<p>That being said, McDonald\u2019s fans have also grown accustomed\u200c to permanent changes in the restaurant \u2014 think of discontinued items like McSalad Shakers and the McPizza.<\/p>\n<p>The latest change, however, is a big one and has nothing to do with the food at the restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>No, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sj-r.com\/story\/entertainment\/dining\/2023\/09\/08\/mcdonalds-ending-self-service-soda-fountain-drink-stations\/70785168007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The State Journal-Register<\/a>, this change has\u200b everything to do with those tall, frosty Coca-Cola-based beverages that \u200dhave become synonymous with those numbered \u200dcombo meals at the fast-food chain.<\/p>\n<p>The Illinois-based outlet, citing multiple local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-owner-of-14-franchises-sues-mcdonalds-over-bias\/\" title=\"Black Owner Of 14 Franchises Sues McDonald\u2019s Over Bias\">franchise owners<\/a>, is reporting\u2063 that McDonald\u2019s corporate has \u2063passed down an edict to phase out self-service soda fountains \u200dby 2032.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, this is \u200ba slow \u200cand deliberate rollout, so there will be less of a shock to the system \u200bof customers.<\/p>\n<p>But \u2062it\u2019s still a\u2063 jarring change, and\u200b the franchise owners are \u2062aware of it.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps honing \u200din on \u200bexactly what customers would complain about, Kim Derringer\u200c (who \u200coperates a trio of\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/houston-rockets-owner-tilman-fertitta-slams-enhanced-unemployed-benefits-americans-have-no-incentive-to-work\/\" title=\"Houston Rockets Owner Tilman Fertitta Slams Enhanced Unemployed Benefits: Americans Have No Incentive To Work\">local restaurants<\/a>) told \u200dthe Journal-Register that refills would still be\u2064 free \u2014 \u2063customers just won\u2019t be able to grab it on their own\u2062 whim.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>\u201cFree refills are a\u2062 big draw for people,\u201d\u200b Derringer told the outlet. \u201cI don\u2019t see anything\u200c taking that \u200daway.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Franchise owner Brad Davis \u2063was tabbed by the corporate team\u2063 to test out\u2064 this \u201ccrew pour\u201d (wherein the customer hands his or her cup to an employee \u200dfor a refill) system\u2064 and revealed\u2062 that while it was \u201can adjustment for customers and staff,\u201d his team \u201cdidn\u2019t get too many complaints \u200con\u2062 it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for why this rollout is happening, \u2063McDonald\u2019s \u2064cited three key factors:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Hygiene\/Cleanliness: Citing challenges that first cropped up during the COVID-19 pandemic, McDonald\u2019s \u200dappears to be acknowledging \u200bthe difficulties of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcdonalds-making-big-change-to-dining-room-due-to-hygiene-theft-and-customer-demand\/\" title=\"McDonald's revamping dining room for hygiene, theft, and customer demand.\">keeping soda fountains completely clean<\/a>. As any restaurant owner or health inspector can tell you, public soda fountains are a haven for all \u2062sorts of bacterial buildup, including salmonella.<\/li>\n<li>Theft: The \u201ccrew pour\u201d system effectively eliminates\u2062 anyone being able\u2062 to steal\u2064 soda (for example, in \u2064water cups).<\/li>\n<li>Customer Demand: Customers simply do not frequent the dining room of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chick-fil-a-is-facing-a-sauce-shortage\/\" title=\"Chick-Fil-A Is Facing A Sauce Shortage\">fast food restaurants<\/a> the \u200bsame way they used to, \u2064thus greatly diminishing the need\u200b for self-service soda fountains.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>It\u2063 is worth noting that this is hardly \u2063the first time that McDonald\u2019s has opted to\u2062 suspend their self-service soda fountains.<\/p>\n<p>Granted, as Food Business News reported back in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 lockdowns, McDonald\u2019s didn\u2019t just shut down the soda fountains \u2014\u2063 the\u2062 restaurant closed down\u200c dining rooms.<\/p>\n<p>While self-service soda fountains appear to be going \u200dthe way of the Big N\u2019 Tasty, McDonald\u2019s has not expressed any intention of eliminating the self-service kiosks that have largely been replacing cashiers at certain restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>The post\u2063 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mcdonalds-making-big-change-dining-room-due-hygiene-theft-customer-demand\/\">McDonald&#8217;s Making Big Change to Dining Room Due to Hygiene, Theft and Customer Demand<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the world&#8217;s biggest fast-food chain, McDonald&#8217;s offers familiar favorites that customers have come to expect. 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