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  1. The start of the year brings with it the same routines: New year’s resolutions broken in the first month, the concomitant joy and horror of angbaos coming in from relatives curious to ask if there’s anyone new you’re seeing, and of course, an update to the McDonald’s menu. I am talking, of course, about the seasonal Prosperity Burgers that re-emerge during every Chinese New Year-period. Though not one to chase seasonal culinary trends (not because I think I’m above them, by the way; it’s more because I’m lazy/a creature of habit), my curiosity had been piqued last week during a spontaneous McDonald’s visit with the team after a recce for a shoot. Alas, when I saw the numbers staring at me back from the screen, I could hear my wallet screaming out to me making a more sensible decision - and I chickened out towards a Double Cheeseburger meal instead. The weekends somehow always trigger extra weakness for indulgence, though. And on Sunday afternoon, upon finding myself very hungry all of a sudden at 1:30pm (this was after a couple of minutes of exercise plus a couple of hours of doomscrolling), I decided to head on down to the McDonald’s near my place. Do it for work, I told myself. This isn’t just to satiate my own hunger, but also to remedy that throbbing headache from worrying about what I should write about next. Here, I must caution that I am as far as can get from even an amateur food critic or reviewer. Nonetheless, I’d like to think I have a good enough grasp of the English language to determine whether a product has been sold to me truthfully (or not). As such, here goes my honest review of the Prosperity Feast, based on the McDonald’s team’s own marketing language. (I realise now I am exposing the mountain tortoise in me by revealing that I am not well-acquainted enough with the Prosperity Burgers to truly know what lies in wait with one of these meals. If anyone finds my lack of prior knowledge to the following food items pathetic, this is me apologising in advance.) (Additional note, in case the poor reviewing style does not show it, let it be written in black and white again - this is not sponsored in any way whatsoever.) 1) The Prosperity Chicken Burger®: “Prosperity awaits in every bite! Juicy chicken patty dipped in a savoury kick of black pepper topped with fragrant onion slices and soft glazed buns.” I must admit - I was slightly disappointed when I unwrapped the waxed paper. Cheeseburgers are far more appealing to the eye when standing alone, thanks to the sprinkling of extra colour from a loose pickle, or from tomato sauce. Nonetheless, McDonald’s wasn’t lying when it used the term “juicy”. Considering its size, the chicken patty was tender and - yes - quite juicy throughout, without any of the dryness or blandness that larger pieces of meat are sometimes plagued with. The black pepper sauce also packs sufficient, well, ‘kick’ by fast-food standards. And just when you think the one-two punch of the patty and sauce comes across as too oily or overpowering, the crunch of the onions - clearly cooked slightly, yet still also raw/fresh enough to retain some level of bite - comes in to balance things out. Overall rating: Better than you’d expect. 2) Prosperity Twister Fries™: “Crispy, curly and a classic favourite that needs no introduction: the Prosperity Twister Fries™!” The ‘needs no introduction’ part is not oversold - and it speaks volumes that the McDonald’s team didn’t bother with an outsized description here. Savoury, crispy, and even mixed with crumbs, Twister Fries will always remain one of the cornerstones of the McDonald’s seasonal menus. It helps that you can get them outside of the Prosperity Feast meal, too (you should). 10/10. 3) Pink Guava McFizz®: “A bubbly, tropical sip that brings about a gentle spring breeze. A guaranteed refresher.” This is where the marketing starts to get a bit ahead of itself. To my disappointment, wind did not start blowing in my face after I took my first sip, and this unfortunate outcome sadly held across subsequent attempts. On a more serious note, however, ‘tropical’ actually works as a great descriptor for the Pink Guava flavour - which is just as delightful as you’d expect when served up in a carbonated package. Extra points for the fact that it’s not as sweet as Coke. Considering all the salt and heaviness from the burger and fries, this is, as marketed, a refreshing drink to accompany the meal. (Fun fact: I checked the McDonald’s website and this even has ‘scientific’ backing. A cup of Original Coke (with less sugar) is rated with an 8% sugar level. Pink Guava McFizz? 6%. Nice.) 4) Pineapple Pie: “Let the Huat roll with warm luscious pineapple filling in crispy, flaky pastry shell.” Finally - the dessert. As an individual with a temperamental appetite, I must be very frank to admit that by the time I had finished the burger and fries and was halfway through my drink, it was spectacularly clear that I did not have any room left for the pie. As such, I only got round to eating an air-fryer reheated iteration of the pie for supper later that night. Nonetheless, McDonald’s should be commended once more again for not going overboard with the descriptions. How it manages to get the pastry shells of its pies so crispy remains a mystery (actually, we probably know the answer: lots of oil), and pineapple, as a filling works as a wonderful counterpart to apple too. Executed in this form, it was rich, gooey (in a good way), and sweet. Helps too, that the dessert, on the whole, is certifiably auspicious. Huat ah! A general conclusion In case it hasn’t been clear thus far, I ended up really enjoying the Prosperity Feast - and can surmise that McDonald’s, to the most part, was quite on-point with the way it marketed the meal. Every single component was competent on its own; I’d just caution that those with smaller appetites might do better to remove the Pineapple Pie, and save themselves some money. On that note, however, by far the most misleading part of the menu descriptions is the repeated suggestion that prosperity awaits. This is an outright delusion - considering that the entire Prosperity Feast will set one back… a good $12.25. I want to be objective that $12 for a full meal - considering that dessert and drinks are already bundled in - is not entirely deplorable in an economy where the Mains off a standard cafe menu will already set one back between $25 to $30. Still, $12 is not chump change, and I happen to hail from an era where $5 could secure a Double Cheeseburger meal in full. As such, it will forever remain dissonant to me to see a McDonald’s meal breaching the $10 mark. All jokes aside, however - happy Chinese New Year everyone! May the dragon year be filled with abundance, strength, and of course - lots of prosperity 🐉🐉🐉 - Matt
  2. Here's more reason to miss your favourtie bite of delicious McSpicy. McDonalds is collaborating with Toyota Gazoo Racing to bring these Toyota GR Supra scale models with what looks like each purchase of fries or a Big Mac. (I'm just guessing from their Japanese site) And at ¥220 and ¥370 respectively, we think that's mighty good value! (Again, guessing from the Japanese website) The model appears to only be available in Japan (as you might have guessed, but we hope not for long!) but for all those that need their McDonald's fix, there's a mighty delicious video of Toyota's 'Drift Twins' Daigo Saito and Nobuteru Taniguchi going sideways around a little Macs, embedded for your convenience above. Imagine showing up to your nearest Maccies in one of these. Yeah the mad things people will do to get some fries. We cannot wait for this circuit breaker to end. Check out the scale model's promo site here.
  3. Gonna grab half a dozen of bottles this time. mcdonalds-singapore-curry-sauce-bottle-back-11571832
  4. McDonald’s launches Cheesy Loaded Fries with chicken bacon bits, nacho cheese & sour cream. The fries are served topped with chicken bacon bits, doused with nacho cheese and sour cream sauce. Clearly a response to KFC’s cheesy fries. Nonsense! What chicken bacon bits?
  5. Chinese Language education centre Xin Zhong Wen (新中文) has teamed up with McDonald’s to launch a new initiative to encourage practical learning of Chinese for children. The initiative, named Project 开心点(Kāi Xīn Diǎn, be happier in English), will offer free Happy Meals to kids under 12 who place their orders in Mandarin. The promotion will be available from Feb. 16 to Feb. 17, at four McDonald’s outlets — NEX, JEM, Great World City, United Square. 1000 Happy Meals will be given out, per day, at each outlet. No catch. Read more: https://mothership.sg/2019/02/free-happy-meal-mandarin-chinese-xin-zhong-wen-mcdonalds/
  6. Anyone tried it yet? Have mixed reviews from friends.
  7. Watwheels

    McWorms

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32PndO3STe0 Pui! http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/mcdonalds-looking-into-case-of-worms-found-in-big-breakfast
  8. https://www.facebook.com/knn.sg/videos/752465024865498/ https://www.facebook.com/knn.sg/videos/752465024865498/
  9. do you think Miss Chiu is jumping into conclusion about McDonald's service? i dun blame her as she cannot see and expect the whole world has come to the awareness and accept the guide dog.
  10. Porker

    McDonald

    McDonald’s Corp. said Chief Executive Don Thompson was leaving, less than three years into his tenure, and promoted a company veteran to try to revive the fast-food giant from its worst slump in more than a decade. Steve Easterbrook, 48 years old, who started with McDonald’s in 1993 and is currently chief global brand officer, will succeed Mr. Thompson on March 1, becoming the company’s third CEO in the past decade. McDonald’s gave no reason for the abrupt retirement of the 51-year-old Mr. Thompson but it comes after two years of worsening sales declines in its core U.S. market that have so far defied management’s remedies. Net income last year fell nearly 15%, to $4.76 billion, and McDonald’s stock has been basically flat since Mr. Thompson took over in July 2012—a period when the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 36%. McDonald’s shares rose more than 3% in after-hours trading on Wednesday following the news, to $91.60. A spokeswoman said the retirement, announced after a regularly scheduled board meeting on Wednesday, was Mr. Thompson’s choice. In a statement, Mr. Thompson said Wednesday, “It’s tough to say goodbye to the McFamily, but there is a time and season for everything.” “Steve is a strong and experienced executive who successfully led our U.K. and European business units and the board is confident that he can effectively lead the company to improved financial and operational performance,” said Andrew McKenna, McDonald’s nonexecutive chairman, said in announcing the change. Left unclear for now is how Mr. Easterbrook will address the broad range of challenges McDonald’s faces. Its business is under attack from a host of smaller, more focused “fast casual” restaurants that are winning younger consumers with fresher and more customized offerings. These range from burrito chain Chipotle Mexican GrillInc. to upstarts like Shake Shack Inc., a boutique burger joint with 63 locations that is expected to raise up to $109 million in an initial public offering scheduled to price on Thursday. The Golden Arches also is wrestling with the effects of its own expansion over the years, with more than 14,350 locations in the U.S.—4.6 for every county in the country—and a menu that executives acknowledge has become so bloated with items that it has slowed service. Mr. Thompson’s team, including Mr. Easterbrook, has unveiled a host of proposed solutions in recent months. It announced last month plans to eliminate low-selling items from its menu, and to expand experiments with more customized offerings. That followed a restructuring of its U.S. operations designed to give regions more autonomy to offer locally tailored products. This month, McDonald’s launched a new marketing campaign in the U.S. with commercials and food packaging designed to refresh its longtime “I’m lovin’ it” slogan, under Chief Marketing Officer Deborah Wahl, who joined in March, and McDonald’s USA President Mike Andres, who took over in October. Still, McDonald’s said it expects January same-store sales to decline, after a 3.6% decline in global customer traffic last year, including a 4.1% drop in the U.S. “Don got fatally behind the last couple of years,” said John Gordon, restaurant consultant at Pacific Management Consulting Group. “And he hasn’t presented to the investment community that he’s moving quickly to solve these problems.” McDonald’s has a history of promoting within its ranks rather than recruiting outsiders, which comes with the risk that the changes won’t be substantial. But some investors and analysts think the potential to shake-up the business is still there with Mr. Easterbrook. “While Easterbrook is an insider, I think his expertise and focus on branding, media, and menu should give him credibility in the areas that McDonald’s is most needing change and improvement,” said Will Slabaugh, restaurant analyst at Stephens investment bank. Investor Bill Smead, CEO of Smead Capital Management, said that even though Mr. Easterbrook and Mr. Thompson have long been on the same management team, that doesn’t mean they have the same management style. “I think Don [Thompson] just wasn’t inspiring the franchisees or people around him in the way that they needed to be,” said Mr. Smead, whose firm owns about 168,000 shares of McDonald’s. Mr. Easterbrook has zig-zagged through McDonald’s corporate leadership roles, starting in London as a financial reporting manager in 1993. He climbed the ranks of its U.K. operations and in September 2010 was named the top brand officer. After just two months, he took over as the president of the European operations—then left McDonald’s less than a year after that. He then served stints as CEO of two British restaurant chains, PizzaExpress Ltd. and Wagamama Ltd., before returning to McDonald’s in June 2013 to head up global brand operations once again. Last March, McDonald’s broadened Mr. Easterbrook’s responsibilities to include oversight for corporate strategy and the restaurant solutions group as well as sustainability and philanthropy. Mr. Easterbrook has been vocal about McDonald’s need to make itself attractive again to “millennials,” often defined as the group born between 1980 and 2000, who are now in their mid-teens to mid-thirties. That age bracket once was a core demographic for the chain. Millennials “want to buy into a brand not just from it,” he said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal last summer. “What we’ve got to do is find interesting and engaging ways to share that information with millennials, not old-fashioned corporate lecturing.” Also on Wednesday, McDonald’s appointed Google executive Margo Georgiadis to its board, representing a push to improve digital capabilities and connect with younger consumers. Mr. Thompson, McDonald’s first African-American CEO, took the helm after nearly a decade of prosperity led by Jim Skinner . Mr. Skinner became CEO in 2004, in the wake of McDonald’s last big business downturn. Mr. Skinner helped turn around McDonald’s U.S. operations, which had been suffering from overexpansion. Under his tenure, he slowed new-store openings and focused on improving the company’s operations. McDonald’s steered through the recession relatively unscathed, partly by rolling out coffee nationwide, which helped make the company one of the most successful restaurant chains at the time. By Mr. Thompson’s appointment as CEO in March 2012, McDonald’s stock price had nearly quadrupled since 2003 on strong revenue and profit gains.
  11. super upset now!! WHY IS THERE NO CURLY FRIES!!! now theres nothing to look forward to for Macs' CNY special liaos
  12. not a regular but once in a blue moon will buy the double cheeseburger to bring to work as a "meal" ... but on thursday, when i wanted to get it, found out the price had shot up from the old $2 to $3.10 now !! decided to get a slice of cheesecake instead. is this happening all around or just at certain outlets ?
  13. Darthrevan

    McDonald

    McDonald’s has some healthy advice for its workers – don’t eat at McDonald’s. The fast-food behemoth recently posted the jaw-dropping tip on its Web site for employees, warning that the very same burgers and fries they sling for their legions of customers are hazardous to their health. “Fast foods are quick, reasonably priced, and readily available alternatives to home cooking. While convenient and economical for a busy lifestyle, fast foods are typically high in calories, fat, saturated fat, sugar, and salt and may put people at risk for becoming overweight,” the post said, according to CNBC. The post shows a picture of a burger and fries – but slams the meal as an “unhealthy choice.” It then praises a submarine sandwich and salad – typical fare served by arch-rival Subway – as a healthier choice. “It is hard to eat a healthy diet when you eat at fast-food restaurants often,” according to the post, which cautions fast-food junkies to watch how many burgers and fries they shovel down. “In general, people with high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease must be very careful about choosing fast food because of its high fat, salt, and sugar levels.” The tips about healthful eating are only the latest in a series of embarrassing posts on the company’s internal site. An earlier post included a guide for how much the chain’s low-wage employees should tip their au pairs and personal trainers. And another offered tips on how workers could be more thrifty when managing their money – like spending nothing on heat in the winter and returning unopened Christmas gifts for cash. Red-faced McDonald’s brass defended the posts – which come from an outside vendor – in a statement. “Portions of this website continue to be taken entirely out of context,” McDonald’s sniffed. “This website provides useful information from respected third-parties about many topics, among them health and wellness. It also includes information from experts about healthy eating and making balanced choices. McDonald’s agrees with this advice.” Source: http://nypost.com/2013/12/24/mcdonalds-to-workers-dont-eat-our-food/
  14. Got good discount on 1st July. Bring 11B.
  15. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F99faLJYpo8
  16. Dear Brudders Its time to come together to cheer for you favorite political party to win Hougang by erections. Date : May 26 Time : 8:00 pm Place: Stadium McDonalds. I'm open to your suggestion of alternate places that offer free parking, drinks and snacks. List you name here if you can come :
  17. http://youtu.be/Y5qwrjo8M2Q Gonna be sadly missed. Guess many here grew up going to this particular McDonalds. So many memories.
  18. You can imagine lot's of ways to go and order for a burger at McDonalds, but this guy just went off orbit when he decided to pay a visit to Drive Thru in his tank... Can you imagine it??? Funny uh!!!
  19. Would you like a wife with that? McDonald's offers weddings Hong Kong becomes the first place in the world to have McDonald's wedding packages Read more: Would you like a wife with that? McDonald's offers weddings | CNNGo.com http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/life/mcdona...##ixzz1E68EU1D9 We can
  20. my family from time to time dine at Mcdonalds you know the kids thing got to make them happy once in a while even the food is not healthy by any standard to my horror just found out tonight that every Mcdonald has a different price for the same Big Mac. I am surprise and shock after all it is a franchise right anybody realize this yet? from now on got to eat at the cheapest Mcdonald
  21. McDonald's vs McCurry. McDonalds tried to sue McCurry for the use of their name. http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNew...ory_426885.html Is it an infringement? Please vote. I was watching the news yesterday and was humoured by the reply from the curry stall owner. The reply from him was :
  22. What's your view for a middle aged (30-35)person with full-time day job, looking for a part-time night job at McDonalds?
  23. Hello all, SOG Meetup will be held in 3 weeks' time. Details are as follows: Date: 24th October 2006 (Tuesday, Hari Raya Puasa) Time: 0900 to 1230 Venue: Kallang McDonalds Meeting point: Car Park of McDonalds Scheduled Activities: 0900-1200: Breakfast/Brunch and get-together 1200-1230: Photoshoot at neighbouring URA carpark Please indicate your presence here: 1. Koolaba 2. Beanoyip 3. 4. 5. ... Looking forward to your presence. I would like to take this opportunity to extend a warm welcome to the latest additions to our growing family of Skoda owners: Echelon Viperphoenix Try_Conti Do join us for the meetup.
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