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Source: AP-Excite
By CANDICE CHOI
NEW YORK (AP) McDonald's is planning to trim its menu, review its cooking methods and maybe even get rid of some of the ingredients it uses to change perceptions that it serves junk food.
CEO Don Thompson sought to reassure investors Wednesday that such changes will help strengthen the chain's appeal as the company fights to hold onto customers. The discussion in Oak Brook, Illinois, came after the company earlier this week reported yet another monthly decline in U.S. sales. In November, it said the figure fell 4.6 percent at established locations.
Thompson has conceded McDonald's Corp. has failed to keep up with changing tastes, with people increasingly moving toward foods they feel are fresh or wholesome.
Among the changes he and McDonald's USA president Mike Andres touched on were ingredients and how food is prepared and delivered. Here's a look at what's in store:
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