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Federal Government Looking Into McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines

Ashe Schow
Federal Government Looking Into McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines
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Broken ice cream machines at McDonald’s have been the butt of jokes and points of criticism from customers and competitors. Now, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is looking into the issue.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that the FTC this summer sought information from McDonald’s relating to the constantly broken ice cream machines from location to location. Those machines account for nearly 60% of U.S. dessert sales at McDonald’s.

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