McDs customers mostly know what they want: _cheap_ burgers, fries, and sodas. If one wanted healthy food, they'd go elsewhere. In the area I live in, very few want a salad from McDs, they instead go to sweetgreen, tender greens, moonbowls or any # of salad specialty shops around here. If one wants a good juicy burger, they go elsewhere also. L.A. is not short on great burger and salad joints.
For many people, McDs will never be equated with healthy food no matter what they try. That ship sailed a long time ago.
It's funny because when I am looking for real fast food in the city I go a Chopt or Sweetgreens or a Chipotle, not a McDonalds where the line takes forever.
The salads here in Spain are not bad actually. Especially the chicken honey mustard one. I'm sure it's not the healthiest option but for that one doesn't go to McDonald's anyway.
But really for decent salads one goes to honest greens here.
It's so different because their salads are outsourced to local vendors. Here in Spain i believe it's florette who also do supermarket salads. They're not the best but not the worst either.
McDonald's just slice up a mc chicken burger and throw it on top :P
For many people, McDs will never be equated with healthy food no matter what they try. That ship sailed a long time ago.