If anyone needs me, I’ll be over here suckling like a malnourished piglet

  • homes@piefed.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    12
    ·
    2 days ago

    The real reason is that Coca-Cola sends McDonald’s the actual syrup for mixing and specifically calibrates their machines.

    • Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      1 day ago

      Every fountain drink machine uses “actual syrup”. They’re all mixed in the machine in real time. But yes, many places fuck up the ratio and don’t bother correcting it, and don’t check it regularly.

      McDonalds routinely checks the ratio. They also use an amount of syrup such that if some (all?) of the ice melts, you still have full strength soda. So it’s extra flavor before any ice melts. I don’t have a citation for that, but a friend once posted a citation explaining it, and I read it. Seems legit. McDonalds Diet Coke has more flavor that a can of Diet Coke, even.

      • homes@piefed.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        edit-2
        1 day ago

        Oh. I didn’t know it was that complicated.

        Fresh Sprite is the only reason I would ever go into McDonald’s.

  • Gust@piefed.social
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    2 days ago

    I hate looking at this but I am enthralled by the art style. The way the artist adds texture to the clothing and skin with like… black smudges over the color is wild (Feel free to correct me if there’s a proper term for that technique)