{"id":2790,"date":"2018-11-28T12:30:51","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T17:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.frenchlanguagesalon.com\/?p=2790"},"modified":"2020-01-21T21:32:22","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T21:32:22","slug":"why-is-mcdonalds-better-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchlanguagesalon.com\/drinking-in-france-en\/why-is-mcdonalds-better-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is McDonald’s better in France?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you have been to a McDonald’s restaurant in both countries, you most likely noticed huge differences.<\/p>\n

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  1. Restaurants are decorated nicer, look newer, and are better equipped in France.<\/li>\n
  2. Menus are (much !<\/em><\/span><\/strong>) more elaborate, with a wider range of ingredients. About thirty<\/strong>\u00a0burgers, 9 salads, 5 wraps<\/strong> all made with local products such as cheese (goat<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>or Blue cheese<\/span><\/em><\/strong>, <\/em>for example<\/em><\/strong>) and a variety of vegetables. And on the side, you have your choice between 11 sauces<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  3. Sodas<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>are\u00a0not refillable<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. It is\u00a0forbidden<\/span>\u00a0in France\u00a0!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You may ask yourself, “why those differences” ?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Well… simply put, because we are in France. As a matter of fact, when McDonald\u2019s established its 1st restaurant in the Hexagon, they quickly understood that they were going to have to adapt to the cultural differences between the 2 countries.<\/p>\n

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    1. French people prefer to take time to eat lunch. A meal is a ritual<\/strong><\/span>. Americans do not hesitate to eat on the run when needed.\u00a0As a result, we eat on-site, so the restaurants need to be welcoming and cozy<\/span>.<\/strong>\u00a0In the USA, we take to-go food, so there seems to be no need to invest in new premises.<\/li>\n
    2. \u00ab\u00a0Junk Food<\/span><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb and the French, don’t go together. Following the opening of McDonald’s in France, protests happened and the brand suffered. One of the strategic changes implimented to better their image was to use local products, quickly<\/span>.<\/li>\n
    3. Because we take time to eat, we expect a certain quality. So, a menu with only 3 sandwiches without sweetened\u00a0filling\u00a0or\u00a0coating is not worth the wait<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0So we often innovate at McDonald’s France. A sandwich with goat cheese, one with a smoky sauce, and salads with a twist.<\/li>\n
    4. Oh\u00a0 and let’s not forget the most important meal of the day.\u00a0Breakfast<\/span> :<\/strong>\u00a0 croissants, chocolate croissants, espressos or cappuccino, a piece of pie? Everything is here for a \u00ab\u00a0p\u2019ti d\u00e9j \u00e0 la fran\u00e7aise<\/em><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb. Welcome to McCaf\u00e9<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Today, McDonald’s is the biggest fast food chain in\u00a0France.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0They keep developing and creating new sandwiches.\u00a0In the United States<\/span><\/strong>, despite many attempts at rebranding,\u00a0Ronald and his restaurants<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0have had a lot of trouble keeping up and keeping things fresh<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

      Visiting a McDonald’s during your trip to France for the experience (or to see the difference), could not be such a bad idea\u2026 even though we still recommend trying a local restaurant a block away instead\u2026 Bon app\u00e9tit\u00a0!<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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