GoKawiilMcDonald's launches global training program for 2 million workers on food quality
McDonald's is rolling out its largest-ever training initiative, teaching all 2 million of its restaurant workers worldwide to recognize quality standards, including tasting the difference between a correctly made Big Mac and a substandard one. Chief People Officer Tiffanie Boyd said the program is part of the company's broader 'Next' strategy, which also covers store remodels, AI adoption and new menu items for GLP-1 drug users. In the U.S., some restaurant inspections have been replaced with coaching visits running through next March, prioritizing taste and quality before shift management and hospitality.
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The initiative suggests McDonald's views consistency in food quality as central to competing amid pressure on fast-food sales and changing consumer habits. Boyd's claim that top-performing restaurants for employee engagement generate 15% more sales and 20% more cash flow frames the training as a business investment rather than a purely service upgrade. Replacing inspections with coaching could also signal a shift in how McDonald's manages franchise accountability, though the company has not detailed long-term plans beyond March.
- McDonald's is training all 2 million global restaurant workers on quality, management and hospitality standards.
- The effort includes taste tests comparing 'gold standard' food to substandard versions, like Big Macs.
- U.S. inspections are being replaced with coaching visits through next March, focused first on taste and quality.
Source: entrepreneur.com — Jonathan Small, 2026-10-28
Published there as: “McDonald’s Says There’s Such a Thing as a Bad Big Mac. Now It’s Training 2 Million Workers to Taste the Difference.”
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