RELEASING its ‘Aussie Uncooked Materials Procuring Checklist’ for 2023 at this time, international burger restaurant big McDonald’s has revealed it used 80,000 tonnes of Australian beef final yr, in each its home and worldwide operations.
McDonald’s Australia spent greater than $1 billion on Aussie contemporary produce and substances in its 2023 buying listing, totalling greater than 330,000 tonnes in weight. The quantity was up by 29,000t on the yr earlier than, the corporate mentioned.
The massive ticket merchandise was floor beef utilized in burger patties, pushed by vital demand for Aussie beef from worldwide McDonald’s eating places, plus constant buying of Aussie produce reminiscent of lettuce, potatoes, tomatoes and cucumbers.
The 80,000t of Aussie beef bought final yr to be used in Macca’s eating places included 36,000t utilized in Australian eating places and 44,000t utilized in different components of the world – both as patties manufactured in Australia and exported, or as frozen boxed trimmings floor and processed abroad.
McDonald’s launched the same set of uncooked materials quantity information in 2019, displaying vital since then.
Again in 2019 (the primary yr of COVID, however the truth is McDonald’s was a lot much less impacted than different meals service operators by the occasion), McDonald’s was working 970 shops throughout Australia. As of April this yr, the determine was 1043 shops, an increase of 73 models or 7.5 % over 5 years.
Again in 2019 McDonald’s said it used 31,900t of beef in its domestic Australian restaurants. That represents an increase of 4100 tonnes, or 13pc towards the figures launched this morning.
The Australian beef business additionally provides hundreds of different McDonald’s shops throughout North, South and Central Asia, and different components of the world, along with this determine. Australia will paly an more and more necessary position in McDonald’s worldwide necessities because the US beef business enters its inevitable herd rebuilding part, having just lately hit 60 yr lows in its herd dimension.
Considerably, rooster necessities bought final yr to provide rooster McNuggets and rooster burgers in Australia for home consumption totalled 20,000t, representing solely 56pc of beef quantity.
Amongst different Australian-sourced objects on Macca’s 2023 buying listing have been:
- 150,000t of Aussie potatoes for Fries and Hash Browns
- 52 million litres of contemporary milk for Sundaes, Shakes, Frappes and Coffees
- 21,000t of Aussie wheat flour for Buns, Apple Pies and Tortilla Wraps
- 1800t of cucumbers for Maccas’ signature Pickles
- 79 million cage-free eggs for McMuffins
- 3900t of lettuce
- 1700t of tomatoes
- 1200t of onions
- 1200t of apples for Apple Slices and Pies
In an announcement, McDonald’s Australia’s senior director of provide chain, Tom Mahony, mentioned in 2023 alone, the corporate served up about 49 million Huge Mac burgers to prospects throughout Australia – every that includes 100pc Aussie beef, lettuce, wheat flour, pickles and onions sourced from farmers throughout the nation.
He mentioned the corporate’s billion-dollar spend within the native provide chain underscored McDonald’s Australia’s help of native farmers and suppliers.
“McDonald’s has proudly supported the native agricultural business for greater than 50 years, sourcing nice high quality produce, substances and merchandise from suppliers and farmers situated in each State and Territory,” he mentioned.
Federal agriculture minister Julie Collins mentioned Australian farmers have been answerable for rising the perfect produce on the earth. And it was nice to see this high quality mirrored within the Maccas’ native buying listing which helped to help Australian farmers.
“It will enhance native economies throughout the nation, supporting jobs and guaranteeing regional and rural Australia thrives,” she mentioned.
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