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McPick 2 is a value menu of American fast-food restaurant of McDonald's. Originally, the menu would allow customers to choose two items from a selection of McChicken, McDouble sandwiches, small French fries, or mozzarella sticks for the price of $2. In January 4, 2016, McPick 2 was scheduled to debut for a five-week run.[1][2]

History

In 2014, McDonald's phased out its popular dollar menu "Dollar Menu and More" which offered menu items that cost up to $5.[3] In November 16, 2015, Fortune announced that McDonald's would replace it with a $2 menu. Fortune's Phil Wahba speculated that "the price returns some sandwiches to the key $1 point that had fueled McDonald’s astonishing sales growth from 2003 to 2013."[2]

Chief Executive Steve Easterbrook said McPick 2 and the all-day breakfast menu were part of McDonald's "turnaround plan."[4][5][6] In a July 2015 conference call, Easterbrook said "Some of the challenges we've had in the US have been somewhat self-inflicted. [...] We moved away from the Dollar Menu and didn't replace it with significant-enough value in the eyes of consumers."[5][3] Easterbrook has also said "it's also considering tinkering with the McPick 2 offer, and possibly offering it in different ways in different parts of the nation."[7]

In March 29, 2016, McDonald's began testing the McPick 2 menu for breakfast at select locations. In

Northwestern Pennsylvania locations, McPick 2 breakfast menu items included sausage McMuffin, a large coffee, hash browns, and a sausage burrito.[8]

Menu items

McPick 2-for-$2

In January 4, 2016, McPick 2 was scheduled to debut for a five-week run.[1][2] Originally, the menu would allow customers to choose two items from a selection of McChicken, McDouble sandwiches, small French fries, or mozzarella sticks for the price of $2.[9][10][1][5]

McPick 2-for-$3

In March 29, 2016, McDonald's began testing the McPick 2 menu for breakfast at select locations. In St. Louis, Missouri, customers can pay $3 for two items from a selection of sausage McGriddles, pancakes, hash browns, and a large hot coffee.[8]

McPick 2-for-$3.50

Nomura Group's Mark Kalinowski reported local/regional locations offering two-for-$3.50 deals with some focusing on breakfast items.[11]

McPick 2-for-$4

Nomura Group's Mark Kalinowski reported that the two-for-$4 was also a local/regional promotion offered.[11]

McPick 2-for-$5

In February 29, 2016, the company switched from the two-for-$2 business model to two-for-$5 for the menu items 10-piece Chicken McNuggets, Big Mac, Filet-O-Fish or Quarter Pounder sandwiches.[10][1][5][3][12]

Controversy

Mozarella Sticks

Many customers complained about the mozarella sticks lacking mozarella. Several of these complaints were documented on the social media platform

breading and disappointment. Reportedly, McDonald's declined to comment.[9]

Reception

McPick 2-for-$2

According to Consumerist's Ashlee Kieler, the promotion for the two-for-$2 business model was popular and many customers were devastated by the price increase.[13] In response, McDonald's spokeswoman Lisa McComb told Business Insider "The McPick 2 for $2 offerings were always intended to be a limited-time offer; however, owner/operators are free to offer the menu items they feel their customers will enjoy most at the price they choose."[3]

Crain's Chicago Business's Peter Frost found the initial launch of the McPick 2-for-$2 menu "may have hurt profitability in some markets because of a 'trade-down' factor, in which customers chose the $2 deal over a regular-priced entree or value meal."[1] According to The Daily Meal, the short-lived menu "McPick 2 for $2" drew "disdain from the 26 U.S. franchisees (out of the more than 3,100 U.S. franchisees operating McDonald’s stores)."[14]

McPick 2-for-$5

Nomura Group's Mark Kalinowski pointed out franchisees "greatly prefer" the McPick 2-for-$5 over the previous approach.[11] According to The Daily Meal, franchise operators viewed the increase "much more favorably."[14] Eater's Whitney Filloon was critical, comparing it to the value menus of Burger King and Wendy's, "[d]espite its inclusion of more 'premium' offerings like Big Macs, the two-for-$5 switcheroo makes McDonald's value deal seem considerably more expensive than deals other fast-food chains are promoting right now."[10] Investor's Business Daily's Vance Cariaga reported "positive results from its McPick initiative."[4] Nation's Restaurant News's Jonathan Maze said franchise operators cited the value offers for "generating sales."[15]

Mozarella Sticks

Eater's Whitney Filloon said "two bucks for two orders of mozzarella sticks wasn't actually that great of a deal when they turned out to be hollow inside."[10] Fortune's Michal Addady called the order "a steal, unless of course they’re cheeseless."[9]

See also

  • Burger Wars

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Frost, Peter (April 20, 2016). "Your Big Mac is about to get bigger. And smaller". Crain's Chicago Business. Crain Communications. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Wahba, Phil (November 16, 2015). "McDonald's Is Taking Another Stab at Replacing its Dollar Menu". Fortune. Time Inc. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Peterson, Hayley (February 24, 2016). "McDonald's doubled the price of a popular promotion, and many customers are devastated". Business Insider. Axel Springer SE. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Cariaga, Vance (April 22, 2016). "McDonald's Fries Up Strong Earnings On All-Day Breakfast, McPick Menu". Investor's Business Daily. investors.com. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  5. ^
    theguardian.com. Guardian Media Group
    . Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  6. ^ Udland, Myles (April 22, 2015). "STOCKS GO NOWHERE: Here's what you need to know". Business Insider. Axel Springer SE. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  7. ^ Bomkamp, Samantha (April 22, 2016). "McDonald's turnaround keeps churning with breakfast all day". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  8. ^ a b Taylor, Kate (March 29, 2016). "McDonald's is bringing out a new weapon against Taco Bell in the budget-breakfast battles". Business Insider. Axel Springer SE. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  9. ^ a b c Addady, Michal (January 27, 2016). "Some McDonald's Mozzarella Sticks Are Missing the Cheese". Fortune. Time Inc. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  10. ^ a b c d Filloon, Whitney (February 23, 2016). "McDonald's 'McPick 2' Deal Will Now Cost You $5 Instead of $2". Eater. Vox Media. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  11. ^
    Barron's. Dow Jones & Company
    . Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  12. ^ Whitten, Sarah (April 22, 2015). "McDonald's posts Q1 earnings beat". CNBC. NBCUniversal. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  13. ^ Kieler, Ashlee (February 23, 2016). "McDonald's Makes "McPick 2 for $5" Official… For A Limited Time". Consumerist. Consumer Reports. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  14. ^ a b admin (April 19, 2016). "McD's Operators Applaud Move to 2 for $5". The Daily Meal. Spanfeller Media Group. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  15. ^ Maze, Jonathan (April 19, 2016). "Analyst: McDonald's franchisees are upbeat on sales". Nation's Restaurant News. Penton. Retrieved April 24, 2016.

External links

Category:Restaurant menus Category:Fast food Category:McDonald's foods

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