Some McDonald’s locations in the US are no longer serving espresso drinks because the machines have been disabled due to safety concerns. CNN gave this news on Wednesday.
The manufacturer, Melita, told its customers that there was a safety issue with $3,000 espresso makers.
McDonald’s told The Post it immediately shut down the machines after Melitta raised the issue. The exact security issue plaguing the machines is unclear.
Customers will have to go to affected restaurants without their favorite espresso drinks – including lattes, cappucinos, caramel macchiatos and Americanos. In the meantime, McDonald’s customers can continue to order hot and iced coffee drinks.
McDonald’s said it did not yet know the scope of the impact of the broken machines at its U.S. locations. But according to CNN, the issue appears to be widespread in cities like Atlanta, Dallas, Pittsburgh, New York and Tampa, Florida.
The manufacturer said it is currently investigating the cause of the problem in its Melita CT8 espresso machines.
Broken espresso machines are revealed after McDonald’s recently won This will help in quickly repairing its broken ice cream machines. The chain’s glitchy soft serve systems were so notorious that there’s even a dedicated website called MacBroken, which tracks which locations have a working machine.
Espresso’s temporary closure is a blow to McDonald’s business as it prepares for “Another challenging year” ahead.CEO Chris Kempczinski said last month.
The company had informed about this in July First quarter same-store sales decline in four years As cash-strapped consumers have cut back on discretionary spending after years of stubborn inflation.
And coffee is a significant part of McDonald’s earnings, with the fast-food chain selling about 8 million cups of coffee a day.
In December 2023, the burger joint announced its Operation of CosMcA spinoff feature series With an expanded coffee menu.
Kempczinski said at the time, “One area of focus is to identify ways for McDonald’s to participate in attractive and fast-growing categories… We’ve worked on specialty beverages and coffee.”
The espresso crisis comes as McDonald’s faces a reputation crisis following an E. coli outbreak Crushed store visits and sales,
At least one person died and more than 100 fell ill in connection with the outbreak, which was linked to onions served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers, According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
The company has recently said this spend 100 million dollars At its hardest-hit franchisees and marketing efforts to win back customers.
