the temporary mcdonalds, built to feed the athletes in
the olympic park is expected to
serve around 50,000
big macs, 100,000 portions of fries and 30,000 milkshakes
all in the next 2 weeks
during london games of 2012
it covers 3,000 square-metres
and is the largest mcdonald's ever built
it stretches over two floors, has 1,500 seats and
will employ
around 500 staff, most just cleaning-up after those kids
mcdonald's used the opening of the flagship restaurant
(pictured top) to
announce that its restaurants will ofter
the most diverse menus in their history
adding a wider variety of tastes and nutritional values
for the first time at the olympic games, mcdonald's is offering
for the first time at the olympic games, mcdonald's is offering
their famous happy meals,
which include the options
of a fruit or vegetable and low-fat dairy plus other goodies
they realize that the athletes have to stay fit
as well as part of
an initiative to help improve healthy eating
mcdonald's president and chief executive don thompson
mcdonald's president and chief executive don thompson
who officially opened the
restaurant in the village
explained that customer purchases of fruits and vegetables
now being served in happy meals have more than
quadrupled in a majority of their markets
however, the olympic village offers more of a challenge
this mcdonald's is the only one in the world that will offer
a very specific happy meal, one designed for the athletes
they'll contain oysters, red bull and 5 hour energy drinks
it seems the kids in the village need an edge
because after their events at the games various venues
they need to power-up and get ready for the real competition
the competition that begins in the village after dark
