'When you look at the whole meat-substitute type ideas, I think what will be interesting for us will be to see who is particularly interested in that,' Easterbrook said. In May, McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook said on CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' that he needed to know whether adding plant-based options will be good for business before doing so. 26, 2019, McDonald's announced that it would begin testing plant-based burgers at select locations in Canada using patties from Beyond Meat, a Los Angeles-based producer of plant-based meat substitutes.Д¬onsumers have been wondering when McDonald's would add meatless menu items, especially given that several of its biggest competitors did so earlier this year. The petition has received more than 550,000 signatures and counting. In Britain, two young girls, Ella and Caitlin McEwan, first created a petition eight months ago calling for McDonald's and one of its biggest rivals, Burger King, to stop giving out plastic toys in order to protect the environment. Its decision to test no-toy meals comes in response to criticism it received earlier this year over the distribution of plastic toys. And early next year, it plans to introduce books in place of its traditional children's meal toys, Reuters reports. and Ireland will test out giving kids the option to choose a fruit pack rather than a plastic toy when ordering a Happy Meal. The burger chain is also taking steps to mitigate its environmental impact: Last week, McDonald's announced that select locations in the U.K.

McDonald's has its eyes set on making delivery a $4 billion business this year. When it comes to delivery service, McDonald's recently partnered with GrubHub and its sister brand Seamless to offer delivery from around 500 locations in New York City and the tri-state area.

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