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McDonald’s spent $580 million on New Zealand ingredients last year

From NZ Herald · () English

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  • McDonald’s spent more than $580 million on ingredients produced in New Zealand last year.
  • Nearly half of that spending, $256 million, went toward supplies for the company’s New Zealand restaurants.
  • Customers consumed 103 million buns, muffins and bagels during the year.

Would you like 17 million kilograms of potatoes with that? McDonald’s spent more than $580 million on New Zealand-produced ingredients last year.

Almost half of that amount, $256 million, went toward the multinational fast-food chain’s shopping list for its restaurants in New Zealand.

Kiwis also consumed 103 million buns, muffins and bagels at McDonald’s during the year.

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Originally published by NZ Herald in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.