SWEDESBORO, N.J. — Six Moms' Quality Correspondents are touring McDonald's apple supply chain from the farm to the supplier. They are exploring an apple orchard near Buffalo, N.Y., a nearby produce-packing facility, and Missa Bay, an apple and produce supplier in Swedesboro, N.J.
The group is seeing firsthand how the apples are picked, sorted, bundled, washed, cored, peeled, seeded, sliced, chilled and packaged for delivery to the restaurant.
The moms will share their personal experiences from the tour via downloadable videos and online journal entries at http://www.McDonaldsmom.com in late September.
This marks the group's third discovery tour. During the first, they visited McDonald's headquarters where they met with top executives and food quality and safety experts and toured Chef Dan Coudreaut's test kitchen and McDonald's corporate training center. The second stop included a tour of McDonald's beef supplier, Lopez Foods, and a behind-the-counter experience working in a McDonald's restaurant.
