Current Events > McDonald's is getting rid of McFlurry spoons.

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https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/25/business-food/mcdonalds-mcflurry-spoon/index.html

This is an outrage! I demand satisfaction.

McDonalds is getting rid of one its most recognizable utensils.
The McFlurry spoon, which sparked confusion among its fans for being hollow, is being phased out as the fast food chain says it seeks more sustainable alternatives. The clear plastic spoon doubled as a spindle, with the utensil being inserted into the McFlurry machine to mix in the toppings into the ice cream.

McDonalds said that its US locations are changing how they mix McFlurry treats, with the machines now using a reusable spindle thats swapped out and cleaned after each McFlurry is made. The shakes will now be served with a smaller black spoon that uses less plastic, which are currently handed out with its sundaes.

The company explained that the small change will help reduce single-use plastic waste without altering how the McFlurry tastes.

Reducing plastic is part of the fast food giants goals to become more environmentally friendly. Earlier this year, it tested new strawless lids in some US cities in an effort to stop giving out plastic straws.

McDonalds set a goal in 2018 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its offices and restaurants by 36% between 2015 and 2030. In 2021, the chain switched out some of its plastic Happy Meal toys for 3-D paper-based toys that customers can put together themselves.

The McFlurry spoon is the latest thing to go at McDonalds, with the chain recently announcing that self-serve soda machines will be eliminated by 2032. Consumer behavior has changed since the pandemic, and the chain has experienced a surge in business through its drive-thru and delivery services, with fewer people choosing to eat in its dining rooms, reducing the need for the machines.

So now we have to eat them with our fingers like Mr. DeSantis

They don't even mix those fuckin things anyway

I've never gotten a mcflurry that had any ingredients mixed in deeper than an inch or two, they're awful compared to blizzards

The last time I had a McFlurry was probably over a decade ago (because when do their machines work). I didn't even know they still did McFlurries. But can those thinner black spoons even handle them? I feel like they'd snap since McFlurries are so thick. >_>

Cocytus posted...

The shakes will now be served with a smaller black spoon that uses less plastic, which are currently handed out with its sundaes.

ok

codey posted...

I've never gotten a mcflurry that had any ingredients mixed in deeper than an inch or two, they're awful compared to blizzards

Culver's Concrete Mixer >>>>>>> both tbh

Cocytus posted...

McDonalds said that its US locations are changing how they mix McFlurry treats, with the machines now using a reusable spindle thats swapped out and cleaned after each McFlurry is made. The shakes will now be served with a smaller black spoon that uses less plastic, which are currently handed out with its sundaes.

This is literally not going to ever happen until/unless something/someone actively forces it because of some very serious reason. People barely clean things like these already - making it be cleaned more is just going to amplify that problem.

It seems fairly miniscule, but honestly I'm just happy when I see corporations, especially those at the top of their respective markets, feeling the need to take more initiative to be environmentally conscious. They're obviously more influential than the common person, and very arguably more influential than world leaders. That said, while I'd rather see a market that seeks to correct itself, at the same time, small gestures like this could be PR / lip service to the general public, so I definitely can't rule out the need for top-down measures as well. I would like to see continued public pressure on both politicians and corporations.

That spoon is the only confidence I can eat a McFlurry

Those little black spoons will suck for McFlurries

LoZguy709 posted...

It seems fairly miniscule, but honestly I'm just happy when I see corporations, especially those at the top of their respective markets, feeling the need to take more initiative to be environmentally conscious. They're obviously more influential than the common person, and very arguably more influential than world leaders. That said, while I'd rather see a market that seeks to correct itself, at the same time, small gestures like this could be PR / lip service to the general public, so I definitely can't rule out the need for top-down measures as well. I would like to see continued public pressure on both politicians and corporations.

This is ultimately so small scale it's worthless, especially when other companies are doing shit like this:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/0/3/AAN_ZGAAE-Qz.jpg

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Facts.

itcheyness posted...

This is ultimately so small scale it's worthless, especially when other companies are doing shit like this:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/0/3/AAN_ZGAAE-Qz.jpg

I was taking it as a sign of encouragement that corporations are actually taking more initiative to respond to public pressure, but that follow-up statistic is infuriating that mass transportation can go so unregulated like that. I think mass-transit, shipping, and egregiously wasteful entertainment (cruises, etc.) industries should be the highest on the list of industries regulated for the negative externalities they impose, and I wish more people were willing to bring attention to wasteful operations like what you posted. It would also be great to see governments imposing taxes on companies using large quantities of cheap, pollutive non-renewable resources when cleaner alternatives are available for those companies to invest in.