Overview

• McDonald’s will add the Big Arch burger to all UK restaurants and McDelivery, priced at £7.99 standalone or £9.99 for a medium meal.
• The new sandwich layers two 100% British and Irish beef patties with three white cheddar slices, crispy onions, shredded lettuce, crunchy pickles and a poppy-seed bun coated top and bottom in signature Big Arch sauce.
• Thomas O’Neill, head of menu at McDonald’s UK&I, said the offering is crafted to satisfy “serious McDonald’s hunger” with its larger size and intensified flavour profile.
• The burger launch builds on international tests in Canada, Portugal and Germany and follows recent returns of the McSpicy X Frank’s RedHot and the Steakhouse Stack.
• In parallel, McDonald’s is trialling a cost-effective Breakfast Savers Menu in 332 outlets across northern England featuring a Sausage Sandwich, a value Bacon Roll and bundle deals.