(France) McDonald's set to make fries '100% French'
McDonald's set to make fries '100% French'
McDonald’s in France is aiming to make their French fries true to their name, vowing to sell only 100% Made In France 'frites' by the end of 2013.
Amid the rustic, traditional setting of the annual Paris 'Salon de l’Agriculture' (Agricultural Fair), CEO of McDonald’s in France, Jean-Pierre Petit, is set to strike a blow on Monday for the Made in France brand.
Petit is expected to sign an agreement with the McCain company to ensure 100% of all fries sold in French McDonald’s restaurants will come from potatoes grown in France.
Last year, McDonald’s sold around 66,000 tonnes of fries but only 70% of those chips came from French grown potatoes, with the rest mainly from Belgium.
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