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Can Toasting Buns, Searing Burgers Boost McDonald’s Sales?

Filed under: Company News, McDonald’s, Food & Beverage, Restaurants Alamy NEW YORK — McDonald’s is tweaking how it cooks it burgers in hopes of winning back customers. To improve the taste of its food, the chain is toasting its buns longer so sandwiches will be warmer, said McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook at the Bernstein’s Strategic Decisions Conference in New York. He also said the company is changing the way it sears and grills its beef so that the patties are juicier. “It’s these little things that add up to big differences for our customers,” he said. Easterbrook, who stepped into his role March 1, said the changes are part of the company’s recommitment to “tastier food across the menu.” The remarks come after Easterbrook laid out the