Bacon Will Cost More at McDonald’s Should Icahn Get His Way
- Pork supplier pays up to 20% more to avoid gestation crates
- Consumers are already coping with higher gas, food prices
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Many McDonald’s Corp. customers aren’t able or willing to pay an extra 5% to 20% for the bacon on their burgers if Carl Icahn succeeds in revamping the company’s supply chain.
That’s the estimated cost increase the fast-food company might face if it stops buying meat from producers who put pregnant sows in gestation crates, according to two industry experts. For customers, that means adding two half-strips of bacon to a burger could cost more than $2 in Chicago, where McDonald’s is based.