{"id":2105,"date":"2024-09-04T15:59:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T19:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=2105"},"modified":"2024-09-04T15:59:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T19:59:20","slug":"mcdonalds-releases-sustainable-packaging-for-new-mini-mcflurry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=2105","title":{"rendered":"McDonald&#039;s Releases Sustainable Packaging for New Mini McFlurry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The McFlurry you know and love is getting a makeover, with a craveable new size and updated packaging. Because it\u2019s true what they say: good things come in small (and more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/topics\/2678-sustainable-packaging\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sustainable<\/a>) packages.<\/p>\n<p>Starting Sept. 10, <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.mcdonalds.com\/corpmcd\/home.html\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">McDonald\u2019s<\/a> is rolling out the Mini McFlurry \u2013 a mini serving of everyone\u2019s favorite sweet treat \u2013 to participating restaurants across the U.S. Whether classic OREO\u00ae is your go-to, you\u2019re more of an M&amp;M\u2019S\u00ae loyalist, or you love to try our limited-time special flavors&#8230; this is one more delicious way to enjoy the McFlurry.<\/p>\n<p>Got a friend who always wants &#8220;just a bite\u201d? Instead of grabbing an extra spoon, you can grab them a Mini McFlurry of their own. Or maybe you\u2019re looking for a quick afternoon pick-me-up&#8230; the Mini McFlurry is perfect for you, too.<\/p>\n<p>McDonald&#8217;s is also stepping up its commitment to sustainability by phasing out plastic McFlurry cup lids. Both the Mini and Regular McFlurry will now be served in a more environmentally friendly four-flap cup, which will help reduce waste and advance the company&#8217;s goal of sourcing 100% of primary guest packaging from renewable, recycled or certified materials by the end of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPackaging updates like this matter,\u201d said Michael Gonda, SVP, Chief Impact Officer of North America for McDonald&#8217;s. \u201cNot only is this a fun new way for our U.S. fans to enjoy the McFlurry; we&#8217;re also moving one step closer to fulfilling our packaging and waste commitments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The four-flap cups are currently available in several other international markets like Canada and Indonesia \u2013 and this month, it\u2019s finally time for U.S. fans to try them out. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/104958-mcdonalds-releases-sustainable-packaging-for-new-mini-mcflurry\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The McFlurry you know and love is getting a makeover, with a craveable new size and updated packaging. Because it\u2019s true what they say: good things come in small (and more sustainable) packages. Starting Sept. 10, McDonald\u2019s is rolling out the Mini McFlurry \u2013 a mini serving of everyone\u2019s favorite sweet treat \u2013 to participating [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[449,1067,1068,54],"class_list":["post-2105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packaging-news","tag-ice-cream","tag-mcdonalds","tag-renewable-materials","tag-sustainability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2105\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}