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Rhyl Journal
a day ago
- Business
- Rhyl Journal
McDonald's launches new menu including Jaffa Cakes McFlurry
For the first time ever, the fast food restaurant is introducing a new way to customize your soft drinks. Customers can now add a pump of fruity syrup to their Sprite Zero (medium costs £1.79), choosing from two options - Green Apple or Mango & Passionfruit. Each will be served ice cold and syrups cost an additional 40p each. Ice cream fans can get excited as a new McFlurry is on the menu and it's an iconic Jaffa Cakes flavour (£2.49). McDonald's is introducing the new Jaffa Cakes McFlurry to its menu from today (July 30) (Image: McDonald's) Customers can expect soft dairy ice cream swirled with chocolate-covered shortcake pieces, topped with orange sauce. McDonald's describes it as 'the ultimate summer dessert with a nostalgic twist.' If you like adding a bit of spice to your meal, the Spicy Chicken McNuggets (£4.89) are back on the menu at McDonald's. Also returning to the menu are: Some items will be added to certain restaurant menus, including: Staying on the menu for a bit longer are the Big Arch (£7.99 - two 100% British and Irish beef patties, white cheddar cheese slices, crispy and fresh onions, shredded iceberg lettuce, pickles and the signature Big Arch sauce delivering that distinctive McDonald's taste all in a poppy & sesame seed bun) and Frank's RedHot Mayo Dip (spicy chilli mayonnaise-based sauce.) Prices may vary across UK restaurants. brb *starts side mission in app* This summer, McDonald's has introduced Side Missions described as a go-to spot for deals and wins. Running for four weeks (starting from Monday, July 14), Side Missions is available exclusively on the McDonald's App. Tap to play and unlock weekday food offers and enjoy weekend prizes. From Monday to Friday, you can grab food deals like £1.39 Chicken McNuggets, £5 Shareboxes and 15% off when you spend £15 or more on food and drink. On Saturdays & Sundays, it's all about instant wins with prize pool - no prize draws, no waiting, just play and win right away. Potential prizes include £10,000 in cash, £100 Argos or Virgin Experience Vouchers, cinema tickets and free McDonald's favourites. Those who buy a Happy Meal can look forward to seeing which Squishmallows toy they get. McDonald's Happy Meal now comes with a Squishmallows plush toy or a Little People, Big Dreams book. There are 15 friends to collect including Halley, a never-before-seen Intergalactic Axolotl (not yet available in retail) and other fan favourites. Recommended reading: McDonald's fans brand new £7.99 burger 'very nice but messy' in mixed reactions McDonald's discontinues 'best' menu item leaving fans asking 'how can I complain' What's on the McDonald's menu for breakfast (and when you can get it) Patty and Cam, two fan-favourite Squishmallows, will be making special appearances at select restaurants nationwide, where lucky families can join in on the fun with interactive activities and even collect Squishmallows trading cards, at selected restaurants. McDonald's Breakfast is available from 5 am (if the restaurant is open 24 hours, which 600 are) until 11 am, and the McDonald's lunchtime menu is available from 11 am daily. The rest of the restaurants, which are not open 24 hour,s will serve breakfast from their opening time.
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
People are travelling to McDonald's restaurants in Italy for one strange reason
Dedicated fans of McDonald's have been racing to Italy where the fast food chain has begun a new promotion. Many are heading overseas to be a part of it and posting the results online Whilst many fans of McDonald's collect the fast food chain's merchandise - most commonly Happy Meal toys - occasionally the company embarks on other promotions to attract customers. For some, that's meant travelling to Italy just to get their hands on some new 'Maccies' goods. Just as it did last year, McDonald's in Italy has launched a new adult meal campaign where the toy has been replaced by something much different - a beach towel. One person who travelled across Europe especially took to TikTok to document her adventure. "POV [point of view] You go to Italy to get the McDonald's towel," Leonie penned in a caption alongside her video. After entering the restaurant, Leonie could be seen heading straight to the touchscreen ordering system, where she picked out the "nuovi teli mare" [new beach towels] option. "Hoping for the ice cream or the burger," she continued. Indeed the McDonald's Italy website reveals there are four towels in the range, featuring a Big Mac, a drink, fries and a McFlurry ice cream. However, after opening her paper bag, she was disappointed to realise she'd been given the drink version. "Not the freaking soda," she exclaimed. Despite her modest following of just 228 on the social media platform, 1.4 million TikTok users tuned in. Elsewhere, a second McDonald's fan from Australia made the mammoth trip to Europe to get her hands on the coveted merch. "I travelled all the way to Italy to secure a McDonald's beach towel," confirmed Ana in a clip, which has also been viewed 1.4 million times. Her grand reveal saw her become the proud owner of the fries design, meanwhile, as she Ana pointed out she was actually in Sardinia rather than the Italian mainland. Writing in response, one TikTok user quipped: "This is actually really dangerous because now we've all had to book flights to Italy to get a McDonald's beach towel." A second replied: "What! I'm going to Italy on Monday. I'm gonna go to McDonald's." A third person praised: "I literally told my parents all about it and we are in Italy right now and we drove to McDonald's and my parents are getting me one." Whilst a fourth joked: "The only thing my six-year old enjoyed in Italy." And in response to questions from other intrigued McDonald's lovers, Ana explained: "You have to order specific meals! There is an option at those kiosks that tell you which ones you need to order to get the towel." If you're tempted to travel to Italy to snap one up for yourself, be wary that McDonald's Italia says of the promotion: "Offer valid at participating McDonald's locations. While supplies last. Purchase of a Large McMenu or Happy Meal includes a Beach Towel. "Check prices at participating McDonald's locations. Beach towels cannot be sold separately. You cannot choose the design of your beach towel."
South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Chiikawa toy craze grips Hong Kong as thousands queue for McDonald's promo meals
Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong have queued for Chiikawa toys that come with McDonald's Happy Meals as part of a promotional tie-up between the fast food chain and an exhibition featuring the famous Japanese manga. Some 20,000 customers were in line on the McDonald's reservation website at certain points on Monday after sales opened at 11am, and hundreds showed up at different outlets to queue for the special meal sets hours before they were made available. The promotion was related to a three-week event called 'Chiikawa Days Exhibition', organised by Hong Kong studio AllRightReserved, which will begin in the city on August 1 at K11 Musea in Tsim Sha Tsui. Chiikawa, which means 'something small and cute', is the name of the titular hamster protagonist created by Japanese artist Nagano. As part of the promotion, eight different Chiikawa toys will be given away with Happy Meal purchases on Mondays and Fridays between July 28 and August 22 at 40 McDonald's outlets in the city. At a McDonald's branch in Causeway Bay, Heiman Chan, 40, dressed in a Chiikawa T-shirt and carrying a Chiikawa plush doll on his shoulder, waited in line with his prepared QR code to collect the toy with his meal set. 'I found out online that McDonald's was selling Chiikawa Happy Meals, so I came especially to buy one today,' he said.
Miami Herald
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
A chain that isn't McDonald's is selling an ‘unhappy meal'
Debuting in June 1979, the Happy Meal is now among the most iconic items on the McDonald's (MCD) menu. The red box with handles mirroring the Golden Arches that gives the proud owner a toy or a book alongside a child's-size burger and fries has now seeped into childhood memories of generations of Americans as well as citizens of countless other countries. According to McDonald's own statistics, the fast-food chain sells over one billion Happy Meals in an average year which amounts to over 2.7 million a day in the more than 100 countries that have at least one location of the chain. Don't miss the move: Subscribe to TheStreet's free daily newsletter While most fast-food chains have their own version of the children's meal, one is choosing to lean into the reverse name to market a very different kind of offering: the Wendy's (WEN) Meal of Misfortune will be launched on August 4 to mark the second season of the Netflix (NFLX) show "Wednesday" on Aug. 6. The "unhappy meal" is meant to feature exactly the kinds of foods that the sardonic and macabre character initially created by cartoonist Charles Addams would enjoy eating: "Rest in 10-Piece" Nuggets, "Cursed & Crispy" Fries and four "Inferno" sauces to dip it all in alongside a cold "Raven's Blood" Frosty. Related: McDonald's brings back experimental menu item 13 years later The swirl of cherry syrup against the otherwise white vanilla ice cream is meant to mimic the kind of blood that Addams would find beautifully enchanting. The dips, dubbed You Can't Hyde, This Will Sting, Grave Mistake or Nowhere to Woe, feature different mystery flavors (one may be burn-your-mouth spicy while another may be confusingly sweet) and are randomly assigned with each meal sold. "Wendy's and Wednesdayare both cultural icons famous for challenging convention with wit and a bit of sass," Wendy's Chief Marketing Officer Lindsay Radkoski said in a statement. "This isn't a typical collaboration, because not just any brand could scheme up a Meal of Misfortune with Wednesday Addams. But for a brand that's proudly customer-obsessed and unapologetically bold, it was a match made in dark, dry-witted heaven." All the packaging also celebrates the show and Wednesday Addams' signature look: the sharp white collar on the brown paper bag and the 'W' featured in the Wendy's logo drawn with spooky edges for any packaging that is used for those meals. The meal will be available for purchase on Aug. 4 for a few weeks in a partnership with Netflix and the show. Along with the mainland U.S., the "Meal of Misfortune" will be available in Puerto Rico, Guam, Canada and the Bahamas both in physical restaurants and on the Wendy's app. More Food News: McDonald's menu finally brings back most-wanted fan favoritePopular fast-food burger chain to open first store in new marketWalmart makes deal to open popular food chain in stores With its dark underpinnings, the meal also helps set an early tone for Halloween. To promote it, Wendy's also snuck in a little quote from Wednesday Addams herself. "Normally I'd be against this kind of capitalistic corporate synergy," Nevermore Academy student Wednesday Addams said of the meal. "But when the fast-food-slinging pigtailed provocateur said I could do whatever I wanted to her customers, I couldn't resist." Related: Taco Bell to add three popular desserts to permanent menu The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc.
Miami Herald
21-07-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
McDonald's Snack Wrap causes alarming shortage
The McDonald's Snack Wrap is finally back after years of fans begging the fast-food chain to relaunch the beloved menu item. However, despite being the company's most anticipated return, the hype led to some alarming issues it hadn't foreseen. Don't miss the move: Subscribe to TheStreet's free daily newsletter The McDonald's Snack Wrap debuted nationwide in 2006 and quickly became a fan favorite. However, it was discontinued in 2016, since it was time-consuming to prepare and placed a financial burden on the fast-food chain. Related: McDonald's menu finally brings back most-wanted fan favorite Due to consumer demand, McDonald's returned the Snack Wrap to select locations across the U.S. for a limited time in 2020, but it was eventually removed from all menus by the end of the year. Still, customers remained vocal. After much fan pleading, the company announced it would relaunch the menu item, officially bringing it back to all locations nationwide on July 10. Following the reintroduction of its infamous Snack Wrap, McDonald's (MCD) suffered a lettuce shortage, as first reported by The Wall Street Journal. To quickly address the issue while working on a long-term solution, the fast-food giant instructed the affected franchisees to prioritize lettuce in the Snack Wrap and reduce its usage in other menu items, like the McChicken, that contain the ingredient. More Food News: Papa Johns announces wild new menu deal to win back customersPopular Mexican restaurant chain expands to new marketPopular chicken chain is begging customers to give it another chance However, McDonald's knew some customers would not be okay with a lettuce-less McChicken, so if they were unsatisfied, employees were advised to suggest McNuggets or a McDouble instead. The lettuce shortage was brief and has now been solved, but there's more to this panic. Although the temporary lettuce shortage might have annoyed customers, McDonald's was probably jumping for joy. Like most food companies, McDonald's calculates the supplies needed at each location based on demand forecasting and inventory management to minimize food waste. Ahead of the Snack Wrap relaunch, McDonald's projected the necessary quantities of each ingredient to ensure a smooth rollout, most likely using historical sales data from previous years. Related: McDonald's menu brings back wildly popular Happy Meal promotion So, although it may sound contradictory, the resulting shortage is actually a positive indicator that the Snack Wrap investment is exceeding expectations and resonating with consumers more than it did when initially launched. This is a promising sign for McDonald's U.S. business, which has been struggling with tumultuous slowdowns and concerning declines. The company's same-store sales fell 3.6% during the first quarter of 2025, marking the biggest drop in nearly five years. A significant contributor behind these troublesome numbers was a decline in guest traffic, but with the return of the Snack Wrap, McDonald's may turn its business around faster than anticipated. Related: Veteran fund manager unveils eye-popping S&P 500 forecast The Arena Media Brands, LLC THESTREET is a registered trademark of TheStreet, Inc.
