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NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT always has a level of risk attached to it, and for fast food companies like McDonald’s, the pace of the business requires the constant creation of new menu items.
McDonald’s has hundreds of different products that are offered in locations worldwide, but for every tremendously successful one like the iconic Big Mac, there’s a spectacular failure.
Why? Ineffective marketing, bad product launches and consumer reluctance for change are common. But when you’re dealing with food, there’s always the simplest of reasons: people just don’t like the taste.
We’ve compiled 12 of the biggest failures McDonald’s has ever had. Some fizzled into obscurity, while others vanished completely. (Note: not all of these even made it to Irish shores…)
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