McDonald's vows to implement burger upgrades by 2024, including softer buns, more sauce, 'perfectly melted' cheese

Sauce being applied to Big Mac
An employee puts sauce on a burger while preparing a Big Mac at a branch of the McDonald's fast food chain in Martin-Luther-Strasse. The branch opened its doors on 4 December 1971 as the first McDonald's branch in Germany. Photo credit Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images

McDonald’s is planning to phase in a series of small improvements to some of its burgers that are designed to appeal to customers.

The changes to the chain’s hamburger, cheeseburger, double cheeseburger, McDouble and signature Big Mac will include using softer buns that are perfectly toasted; ‘perfectly melted’ cheese; and the application of white onions to meat cooking on the grill. Big Macs will also have more of the sandwich’s special sauce.

Prices are expected to remain the same with the changes, which will be completely rolled out by 2024 in the U.S.

The changes reported by Crain’s Chicago Business come as Chicago-based McDonald’s is streamlining its corporate structure.

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