WPBN: When the calendar shifts to 2025, what particular changes can you anticipate? Aside from bringing the $5 Value Meal on the menu permanently, other pending projects include uniform changes, new menu items and pricing surprises, sustainability initiatives, and the completion of a cage-free egg rollout, to mention a few.
Wait until you see what McDonald’s has planned for 2025 if you thought there would be significant improvements to fast food in 2024 to pique your interest.
Menus may offer Big Arch Burgers
Americans may have heard of McDonald’s Big Arch Burger, a mega-sandwich released in 2024. This mega-sized stack-up has two quarter-pound patties, all the condiments, plus a new sauce.
It was tested in three international markets. Customers demanded greater servings to satisfy their gluttonous appetites, therefore the Big Arch was created. McDonald’s got the message and gave its audience a huge plate of its favorite food.
McDonald’s tried McPlant burgers using Beyond Meat patties in 2021 in response to Burger King’s 2019 Impossible Whoppers.
The animal-free burger launched in Canada, California, and Texas, but customer response was disappointing. McDonald’s has shifted from targeting a more mindful market to delivering more animal protein. U.S. menus will likely feature the Big Arch before 2025, but the timing is unknown.
A new McValue Menu is coming
McDonald’s deals are a great way to start the year. Inspired by the enthusiastic response to the company’s $5 Value Meal over the summer, the executives have decided to keep the bargain bag and add two new McValue Menus—one for breakfast and one for lunch and dinner—with competitive food and treats.
Visitors have been hoping for cheap fast food to return.
However, the deals may have a catch that limits your spending. Ronald’s restaurant is offering Buy One, Add One, where consumers can add a dollar to their bag, instead of a discount menu.
The morning lineup includes four popular McDonald’s items: hash browns, sausage burrito, sausage mcmuffin, and sausage biscuit. Six-piece McNuggets, Double Cheeseburger, small fries, and McChicken sandwiches are available for lunch and dinner.
Add Krispy Kreme doughnuts to the menu
In the second half of 2024, McDonald’s added Krispy Kreme doughnuts to their assortment, a major double-brand partnership in the fast food industry. The alliance brought two delicious brands to McDonald’s, solving Krispy Kreme’s 357 store count’s limited reach. In 2025, McDonald’s will provide several pastries as all U.S. restaurants seek to serve glazed rings by 2026.
After a hearty McMeal, a sweet treat is alluring, and Krispy Kreme’s quality and familiarity make add-on sales a no-brainer.
The prospect of purchasing a six-pack of classic glazed, chocolate Kreme-filled, and chocolate iced with sprinkles doughnuts provides exciting possibilities for 2025.
Even though Krispy Kreme doesn’t compete with McDonald’s ice cream-based desserts, adding a treat with pedigree to a fast food giant’s menu could benefit both firms.
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Renewable materials will be used for packaging and utensils
McDonald’s has switched to renewable packaging and utensils to reduce the plastic and paper trash that comes with every meal. McDonald’s will mass-produce these more responsible materials in 2025.
Hong Kong replaced plastic utensils with wood, Canada turned plastic straws into stylish trays, and a big change to McFlurry cups reduced single-use plastics in the U.K., Europe, and Indonesia before coming to the U.S.
The company proudly highlights that 99.6% of their fiber-based packaging comes from recycled or certified sources in a website graphic. McDonald’s says 100% by 2025. Recycling programs in all restaurants are also planned as a partner project, closing the circle on a worrisome component of the convenience-friendly fast food model.
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Fixing soft-serve machines onsite
Repairs to McDonald’s soft-serve machines were the joyful ending no one expected. Putting a “not in service” sign on one of its most popular products may have cost the corporation a lot of money.
New regulations allow businesses to adjust soft-serve machines, so dessert fans should have less problems in 2025.
McDonald’s case led to a 2024 policy allowing non-manufacturer suppliers to repair “retail-level commercial food preparation equipment.” Legal jargon for restaurants finally being able to summon a repairman when a machine breaks.
Maybe now you can receive your McFlurry when you want it, not when the machine says so.
