Want a refill? McDonald’s is changing how you get soda at restaurants
Many have begun to notice a difference in their area McDonald’s restaurant. You may soon start to notice this, too.
The fast food giant announced that it will phase out self-serve soda fountains in dining rooms across the country by 2023, with the option expected to be completely eliminated by 2032. Customers will need to ask for drinks at the counter again.
“The goal of this change is to create a consistent experience for both customers and crew across all ordering locations, whether McDelivery, app, kiosk, drive-thru or restaurant,” the company told USA TODAY in a 2023 statement. he said.
State Journal-RegisterPart of the USA TODAY Network reports in 2023 that many locations in Illinois have already made the switch. Business owners said at the time that food safety, theft prevention and the lack of dine-in customers influenced the decision.
In 2023, Brad Davis, who owns multiple McDonald’s in Springfield, Illinois, said one of his restaurants was selected as part of a new “crew refill” system in which workers refill customer drinks for them, according to the State Journal-Register. He told the outlet that the experience has been an adjustment for customers and staff, but complaints have been minimal.
Although this was announced in 2023, some customers took to Reddit To highlight changes as they are gradually rolling out across the US recently
The company did not disclose at the time whether financial or health factors influenced the decision. The company told USA TODAY on Monday, May 4, that they had no new information to share about the decision.
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New refreshments and crafted sodas appear on McDonald’s menu
Meanwhile, McDonald’s added: new series of six special drinksIts menu includes caffeinated refreshments and dirty sodas.
The six new drinks include three lemonade-based refreshers and three dirty sodas. See the entire series:
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Strawberry Watermelon Refresher: Lemonade base consisting of a mixture of strawberry and watermelon flavors and freeze-dried strawberries.
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Mango Pineapple Refresher: Lemonade base blending tropical mango and pineapple flavors with strawberry popping boba.
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Blackberry Passion Fruit Refresher: Lemonade base consisting of a mixture of blackberry and passion fruit flavors and freeze-dried dragon fruit.
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Sprite Berry Explosion: Sprite is infused with blue raspberry syrup and topped with cold foam.
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Orange Dream: Hi‑C Orange Lavaburst mixed with vanilla flavor and topped with cold foam.
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Dirty Dr Pepper: Dr Pepper mixed with vanilla flavoring and topped with cold foam.
