he says one recent morning as he sits in the Hastings McDonald’s, sipping a skinny vanilla McCafé Latte. Such “foo-foo coffee,” as he calls espresso and its var

he says one recent morning as he sits in the Hastings McDonald’s, sipping a skinny vanilla McCafé Latte. Such “foo-foo coffee,” as he calls espresso and its variants, is partly why he bailed: He loves the taste, but the complexities of making it came to epitomize his disillusionment with McD’s. “The service times went up If McDonalds didn't sell this hard to prepare "foo-foo coffee" then potential patrons will just go across the street to Starbucks... and pick up a sandwich there for lunch too. I can see why a complex menu creates financial and operational demands on restaurants, but driving customers to other restaurants does too.