McDonald’s to Use Fresh Beef for Quarter Pounder Burgers -<br />By DANIEL VICTORMARCH 30, 2017<br />McDonald’s announced on Thursday that it would use fresh beef instead of frozen patties in Quarter Pounder burgers<br />in most of its restaurants by mid-2018, the latest step in the company’s efforts to overhaul its menu and image.<br />But Ms. Hary said prices did not rise when McDonald’s tested the concept at hundreds of locations in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and in Tulsa, Okla.<br />“We do not anticipate there will be any significant impact on price when this sandwich rolls out nationally,” she said.<br />Becca Hary, a McDonald’s spokeswoman, said McDonald’s would “continue to look at the rest of the menu based on what the customers are asking for.”<br />Since prices are set by individual franchise owners, the effect on pricing is unknown.<br />Beef patties for the company’s signature Big Macs and other cheeseburgers would continue to be frozen, prepared ahead of time and kept warm.
