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The Big Macs are probably because of some regulation that France established for fast food, and it was in particular targeting McDonalds. They have to use trace
by seec 3y ago
The Big Macs are probably because of some regulation that France established for fast food, and it was in particular targeting McDonalds.
They have to use traceable meat and they can't serve sandwiches if they are not very fresh (no standby allowed like before). I can't find the legislation or any article explaining this because it is quite old (probably 20 years +) but I believe it is something like that.
So, it ensures high quality sourcing as well as fresh cooking, it makes sense that it's better. But it is also way more expensive than neighboring countries in my experience.
- pas 3y agoI'm comparing it to fresh sandwiches from Barcelona, Budapest and Zürich. The last one is important, because there's a huge protectionist tariff on beef in Switzerland, so McDonalds is either buying super cheap import meat or using local. (And my guess is that they are not importing, it's simply noticeably worse.)
- saiya-jin 3y agoMcDonald in Switzerland is more expensive and often worse than comparable stuff in France, living here near border (Geneva) so had plenty of experience. Many better and healthier options are simply not there in CH menu. You really see they squeeze every bit of quality to have the cheapest menus possible (I guess due to high CH wages), but at the end they cost the same as normal restaurant with lunch menu offer, so only desperate or not-so-smart people go there when there is competition (after 10pm situation is different unfortunately).
- pas 3y agoyep, it was after 10 :)