McDonald's customers shocked to learn about key menu addition in Europe: 'I wish America could do this'

McDonald's fans person been shocked to observe that immoderate planetary locations connection an point not disposable successful the US - beer.

Social media users connected X and TikTok have pointed retired that successful respective countries successful Europe and Asia, brew is connected the paper astatine the accelerated nutrient chain. 

'I had nary thought immoderate countries successful Europe person McDonald's that service beer,' an X idiosyncratic wrote.

Others insisted the US travel suit.

'In Germany, you tin get a brew astatine a McDonald's, and frankly, I deliberation the US should follow that,' an X idiosyncratic wrote.

Another societal media user who was capable to bid a brew astatine a McDonald's determination successful Barcelona, Spain, described it arsenic a 'culture shock.' 

The amazed X users discovered the constricted paper point portion successful restaurants successful the UK, Spain, and Japan. 

'I privation America could bash this arsenic well. I mean different countries person alcohol successful accelerated nutrient places,' a TikToker wrote. 

'The archetypal clip I saw intoxicant connected the paper astatine McDonald's was erstwhile I was successful France. I did a treble instrumentality incase I was hallucinating,' another TikToker wrote.

'I privation America could bash this arsenic well. I mean different countries person intoxicant successful accelerated nutrient places,' different TikToker wrote.  

'Europe McDonald's are fire… Portugal 1 sells you brew with the repast past person expresso for aft repast lol,' different traveler wrote.

Other X users said they bought a McDonald's brew successful countries including Poland, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic.  

Some societal media users besides discovered the beingness of McDonald's brew conscionable by watching videos connected YouTube and different societal media platforms.

'I was watching this YouTube nutrient question video the different nighttime astir McDonald's successful Japan. They really person a self-serve brew station. I was successful shock,' an X idiosyncratic wrote.

McDonald's started serving brew successful immoderate of its European restaurants successful the 1970s.

One McDonald's edifice successful Germany has offered brew to its customers since 1971, according to Chowhound.

The accelerated nutrient empire's brew offerings made headlines backmost successful 2016 aft the institution announced it would commencement serving the alcoholic beverage successful South Korea.

The edifice adjacent Seoul, South Korea, served draught brew with the location's 'premium' burgers.

The South Korean McDonald's determination was the archetypal edifice successful Asia to connection brew since a determination successful Hong Kong, China, closed successful 2004, according to NBC News.

Some of the countries that connection brew astatine McDonald's connection locally made oregon country-specific brands.

A fewer brew brands disposable astatine McDonald's see Mekkes successful Germany, Makgeolli successful South Korea, and Pripps Bl Lattol successful Sweden.

McDonald's suffered a dip successful income successful assorted countries, including the US, earlier this year. 

The accelerated nutrient empire confirmed successful July that its income fell for the archetypal clip successful years during its April to June quarter.

It was the archetypal income diminution since 2020, erstwhile its profits slumped by 12 percent. 

The edifice chain's shares plummeted again aft an E.coli outbreak linked to its burgers near 1 dormant and dozens sick.

'This nationalist wellness scare is the past happening McDonald's needs fixed that it's already been struggling to thrust growth,' said Susannah Streeter, Hargreaves Lansdown's caput of wealth and markets.

The institution confirmed successful its 2024 3rd 4th results that portion its income successful the US accrued by 0.3 percent, its planetary comparable income decreased by 1.5 percent.