There's a paywalled WSJ article that mentions it but there's websites floating around that hint towards Carpigiani being an approved vendor now in addition to T

There's a paywalled WSJ article that mentions it but there's websites floating around that hint towards Carpigiani being an approved vendor now in addition to Taylor. https://www.wsj.com/articles/mcdonalds-customers-scream-and-get-new-ice-cream-machines-1488476862 https://www.wsj.com/articles/mcdonalds-customers-scream-and-... https://www.carpigiani.com/en/news/mcdonaldsaward2017 https://www.carpigiani.com/en/news/mcdonaldsaward2017 https://coolersinc.com/2020/02/21/mcdonalds-shake-machines/ https://coolersinc.com/2020/02/21/mcdonalds-shake-machines/ Somewhat ironically though, Carpigiani just hired a Taylor executive to handle their McDonalds account: https://www.foodserviceequipmentjournal.com/carpigiani-scoops-taylor-executive-to-run-mcdonalds-global-account/ https://www.foodserviceequipmentjournal.com/carpigiani-scoop... For new franchisees I assume that they have more flexibility, but existing ones would have to weigh the cost of upgrade vs the cost of having the Taylor machines down all the time.