McDonald's Fries - A Stroll Through Memory Lane





Back when McDonald’s had a group of McDonaldland mascot characters, that represented the restaurant, on TV, in print, and in person as special events and at some restaurants.

back row: Mayor McCheese; Ronald McDonald; Grimace; Officer Big Mac
first row: Captain Crook; Hamburglar (original look); Fry Kids; The Professor

McDonald’s worldwide used Formula 47 until they got pressure in the early 90s to serve healthier foods. In fact, they were getting pressure from not only the healthy food nuts but the vegetarian nuts. McDonald’s folded and switched to 100% vegetable oil to cook their fries. McDonald’s fries were no longer the same and they knew it. They even tried to add “beef flavoring” to the fries, and they once again received pressure from vegetarians and Hindus.

If you want to learn more about McDonald’s history, then watch “The Founder (2016)”, it is a really good movie. Salesman Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) receives an order from Dick McDonald (Nick Offerman) of no less than six milkshake mixers–actually, better make it eight. Ray ends up purchasing the very first McDonald’s from the McDonald’s brothers, and the rest is history. Here is the trailer.