Re: [MBZ] coffee is hot, milkshakes are cold, and it's all about profit

2008-01-04 Thread Allan Streib
Sunny Letot [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: During the 1980s and early 1990s, McDonald's contracted with my firm to write, maintain, and update all their handbooks, training manuals, food prep protocols, regional supply source order forms, ingredient disclosure forms, and franchise packets,

Re: [MBZ] coffee is hot, milkshakes are cold, and it's all about profit

2008-01-04 Thread Sunny Letot
Message: 2 Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:23:21 -0500 From: Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Discussion List: coffee is hot, milkshakes are cold, and it's all about profit To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type:

Re: [MBZ] coffee is hot, milkshakes are cold, and it's all about profit

2008-01-04 Thread Curt Raymond
I'll admit they maintain high quality control over their beef but its like 50% lean... I lifted a box of quarter pounder meat when I worked there. We tried cooking it over charcoal but a couple patties could make 6' high flames. It was good fun until the fire department came. Oh and to go

Re: [MBZ] coffee is hot, milkshakes are cold, and it's all about profit

2008-01-04 Thread andrew strasfogel
Eating there once in awhile isn't the problem. It's the cumulative effect of dining there on a daily basis. Go see Supersize me (not a Michael Moore film, BTW). On Jan 4, 2008 3:50 PM, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll admit they maintain high quality control over their beef but its

Re: [MBZ] coffee is hot, milkshakes are cold, and it's all about profit

2008-01-04 Thread Allan Streib
Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'll admit they maintain high quality control over their beef but its like 50% lean... No, it's actually around 80% lean. I think the quarter pounders are a little less lean and the 10:1 are a little more. There was the awful McLean patty that they