Did You Know You Can Now Make Your Own Burger At McDonald's?
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Did You Know You Can Now Make Your Own Burger At McDonald's?

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Did You Know You Can Now Make Your Own Burger At McDonald's?

Amid slumping sales and fierce competition, McDonald's continues to roll out new initiatives in the hopes of regaining popularity with the American (and international) public. One of its latest stunts is a new build-your-own-burger kiosk — a digital display the company calls Create Your Taste — which allows the customer to pick from dozens of ingredients and hundreds of combinations. It's a stretch for a brand that was founded on a streamlined, easy-to-serve menu, but an essential answer to consumers' cries for variety and choice.

The Create Your Taste kiosk launched at McDonald's locations in Australia last September. After some success, the program spread to 2,000 locations in the U.S. (mostly in Southern California) in December. The AP reports that the kiosk is easy to use: After placing an order, customers take a number from a tray nearby, and when their burger is ready a McDonald's employee brings the burger to the table.

That consumers aren't required to approach the counter to pick up their food — and that it's not ready immediately after the order is placed — is an important break from the fast food service model. With Create Your Taste, McDonald's is borrowing a big aspect from the fast casual service sector by having an employee step away from behind her or his post at the register to deliver the food to the table. The burger is served open-face, and the fries come in a small metal basket instead of McDonald's iconic red paper box — clearly another play at enhancing the perception of quality.

As the AP notes in the video below, with McDonald's losing customers and shuttering locations, "it needs to do something different." Is offering more options part of the solution McDonald's seeks? The company's new CEO Steve Easterbrook recently told Wall Street analysts: "There is no silver bullet, no one move that will turn a business that's been in decline for nearly three years."

Want to find a "Create Your Taste" kiosk near you? Click here.

So you be the judge. Would you like to design your own gourmet burger at McDonalds?

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