Are chemicals used at the farm level in growing potatoes for McDonald’s?
Our Answer Potato farmers will only use pesticides, fungicides and fertilisers on their potato fields to help protect and ensure a healthy crop. Farmers who grow potatoes for McCain (who supply McDonald’s), work with company agronomists to determine when and how to use pesticides, fungicides and fertilisers. McDonald’s require that any chemicals used must be […]
Why are the skins of McDonald’s potatoes not used in the process?
Our Answer McDonald’s South Africa (SA) customers have come to expect perfect golden fries when they visit any of our restaurants, so making our famous French fries without potato skins have been a consistent signature of McDonald’s globally.
Are McDonald’s French fries made from powder?
Our Answer Well, the answer is simple: not at all. At McDonald’s South Africa (SA), we guarantee that all of our fries are only made from real, locally sourced potatoes of the very highest quality. The potatoes farmed for our products are in no way genetically modified, and we make sure that all the potatoes […]
How much do different batches of McDonald’s fries vary in nutritional content, based on how the potatoes were grown?
Our Answer The varieties grown by our suppliers for McDonald’s (Innovator, Fianna & Pentland Dell) are not affected by mineral nutritional bases, regardless of where they are grown. The nutrition content of our French fries is therefore consistent that is, they fall well within regulatory requirements for declaration. Our approach leads to consistency of product, […]
Is it true that McDonald’s potato supplier provides genetically modified potatoes?
Our Answer The potatoes farmed for McDonald’s South Africa (SA) products are not genetically modified. McCain Foods are our global French fry supplier and since 1999, McCain has had a policy of not using genetically modified potatoes in any of their products — including those used to make the McDonald’s famous fries.
Do McDonald’s add sugar to their fries?
Our Answer There are natural sugars in potatoes that accumulate during their growth and during storage. When cooked, these sugars can caramelise and create dark areas in the fries, particularly at the ends. Our blanching process of the potatoes in hot water or steam, in fact, helps remove excess natural sugars. During processing, we treat […]
Are McDonald’s fries really made of potato powder and water?
Our Answer No, our fries are not made of potato powder. McDonald’s famous French fries are made from whole potatoes grown on local farms.
Is McDonald’s potato peeling process mechanical, chemical, steam, or something else when they make their French fries?
Our Answer McDonald’s South Africa (SA) potatoes are peeled using steam pressure. They are first washed with water in a barrel washer before being sealed inside the peeling machine and then compressed with steam. When the steam is released, the potato peels fall off.
McDonald’s said that their fries are supplied by McCain, but I buy McCain and mine don’t look or taste like that! Why is this the case and why don’t McDonald’s fries mould?
Our Answer McCain Foods make McDonald’s French fries to our gold standard specifications, which means that they are not quite the same McCain fries you find in the freezer section of your grocery store. Our cooking process is also different from how you might cook fries at home. The reason why our French fries don’t […]
Sinah Rametse: Partner
Get to know more about Our People Sinah’s approach to chicken farming is driven by love. She knows that love and care go a long way in raising quality chickens. Her motherly touch is an inspiration to everyone on the farm, as the love and tenderness with which the chickens are treated is clear to […]