Commitment to quality
At McDonald’s, we take great care to ensure that what we serve every day is safe, great quality and produced in a responsible way. That means we use 100% real beef patties seasoned with just a pinch of salt and pepper. Our Chicken McNuggets™ are made with white meat chicken. Simply put, it means real, quality ingredients and always evolving what matters to you.
New Chicken Antibiotics Policy
In March of 2015, we committed to source chickens not treated with antibiotics important to human medicine* in two years’ time. We are proud to say that we fulfilled that promise for our chicken nearly a year ahead of schedule.
*Farmers still use ionophores, a class of antibiotics that are not prescribed to people, to help keep chickens healthy.
A Global Commitment to Sustainable Beef
Burgers are an integral part of our menu, but that’s just one of the reasons we’re on a journey to advance more sustainable beef production. We’re striving to improve environmental practices in how beef is produced, make a positive difference in the lives of farmers, and to drive improvements in animal health and welfare. By joining forces with our partners, our goal is to influence industry-wide changes on a global scale.
Pride in Preparation
Every day, our kitchens work to prepare your food just the way you like it. That’s why we’ve implemented a new searing method for beef which makes our burgers hot and juicy. We’ve also begun toasting our buns for burgers and sandwiches 5 seconds longer for a little extra crisp.
Back to Basics
Our food philosophy is – The Simpler The BetterTM, and our menu shows it with ingredients like real butter on our breakfast items. Or, our Grilled Chicken Burger: it’s made with 100% grilled chicken breast filet and simple ingredients you’d find in your pantry. Even our tasty Buttermilk Crispy Chicken embraces batter with real buttermilk. Simply delicious.
Commitment to Sustainably Sourced Coffee
McDonald’s is making meaningful changes to our coffee supply chain. We’ve partnered with other industry leaders in a shared effort to make coffee the world’s first sustainable agricultural product by joining Conservation International’s Sustainable Coffee Challenge.
In addition to 100% of the espresso beans used in the McCafé beverages we serve in our restaurants being sustainably sourced and Rainforest Alliance Certified™, we’ve launched the McCafé Sustainability Improvement Platform (SIP) which will help us engage our entire coffee value chain in sustainable sourcing.
We are also committed to sustainable packaging—our goal is to source 100% of our fiber-based packaging from certified or recycled sources by 2020.
Learn more from our 2016 Coffee Sustainability Report [PDF] that outlines key elements of our sustainable coffee sourcing efforts.
