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Taylor knows how to build proper ice cream machines. They only sell the constantly breaking down model to McDonalds.

0xy 3y ago
Has it been established if McDonalds profits from the servicing of the machines? If so, the faulty nature could be known and encouraged by McDonalds.
- Alupis 3y ago
  There's no reality where there's enough soft-serve machines in McDonald's locations for the profits from this scheme to outweigh the damage to McDonald's reputation and actual revenue from customers. Seriously it would be a drop in a very big bucket.
  - 1letterunixname 3y ago
    You didn't see the documentary on the McFlurry machine then... Here's a summary: https://www.wired.com/story/they-hacked-mcdonalds-ice-cream-makers-started-cold-war/ https://www.wired.com/story/they-hacked-mcdonalds-ice-cream-...
1letterunixname 3y ago
The first part is true. The second part varies if the machines' maintenance will be covered by McDonald's corporate or by franchisees. McFlurry machines are a gambit to extract more maintenance fees from franchisees because McDonald's corporate doesn't care. McDonald's corporate isn't eating this "tax'.
nebula8804 3y ago
Are the other models just as complex as the Mcdonalds one? I can attest that the Wendys machine is much simpler in design than Mcdonalds. It only deals with one flavor, produces a product with only one consistency and has simpler instrumentation: it just has a simple indicator LED and on/off/clean toggle switch. The Mcdonalds machine is a "2 in 1" unit where it produces soft serve but also has a separate mechanism for mixing up milkshakes in 3-4 flavors. Also the Wendys machine requires complete disassembly and sanitation each night where as from what I can tell the Mcdonals machine does not.
- inferiorhuman 3y ago
  Apparently the McDonald's machine also pasteurizes the mixture so it can go a few weeks without cleaning. That's an added complexity that most other machines don't have, and it's a huge risk safety-wise for pasteurization to go wrong.

0xy 3y ago

Has it been established if McDonalds profits from the servicing of the machines? If so, the faulty nature could be known and encouraged by McDonalds.

Alupis 3y ago
There's no reality where there's enough soft-serve machines in McDonald's locations for the profits from this scheme to outweigh the damage to McDonald's reputation and actual revenue from customers. Seriously it would be a drop in a very big bucket.
- 1letterunixname 3y ago
  You didn't see the documentary on the McFlurry machine then... Here's a summary: https://www.wired.com/story/they-hacked-mcdonalds-ice-cream-makers-started-cold-war/ https://www.wired.com/story/they-hacked-mcdonalds-ice-cream-...

1letterunixname 3y ago

The first part is true. The second part varies if the machines' maintenance will be covered by McDonald's corporate or by franchisees. McFlurry machines are a gambit to extract more maintenance fees from franchisees because McDonald's corporate doesn't care. McDonald's corporate isn't eating this "tax'.

nebula8804 3y ago

Are the other models just as complex as the Mcdonalds one? I can attest that the Wendys machine is much simpler in design than Mcdonalds. It only deals with one flavor, produces a product with only one consistency and has simpler instrumentation: it just has a simple indicator LED and on/off/clean toggle switch. The Mcdonalds machine is a "2 in 1" unit where it produces soft serve but also has a separate mechanism for mixing up milkshakes in 3-4 flavors. Also the Wendys machine requires complete disassembly and sanitation each night where as from what I can tell the Mcdonals machine does not.

inferiorhuman 3y ago
Apparently the McDonald's machine also pasteurizes the mixture so it can go a few weeks without cleaning. That's an added complexity that most other machines don't have, and it's a huge risk safety-wise for pasteurization to go wrong.