Saw a few old posts about AMA for maccas and kfc, and thought to bring up a new thread. I do the kitchen stuff at maccas, and at KFC i’m cross certified in all 3 areas.
Will answer questions i can :)
[AMA] I Work for KFC and Maccas
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What's the most economical way to feed a family of 4 @ KFC..I am thinking the cheap as chips meal?
Cheap as chips meal will be pretty good value - maybe add on 4pc of chicken for $7.45 (if thats still around) if people are feeling hungry :)
Is anything done fresh at Maccas compared to KFC?
As in the KFC chicken is from fresh chicken, but I think everything at Maccas is from frozen (patties, nuggies, chips etc.)
You have fresh eggs at maccas for breakfast items - Even the buns sometimes at maccas are from frozen.
think everything at Maccas is from frozen (patties, nuggies, chips etc.)
Correct, even the muffins, donuts, apple pies etc are frozen. I suspect the mc cafe toastie bread is also frozen.
How are the potato and gravy made?
The potato and gravy are both powder based now - for the gravy you boil water, add in a few packets of the gravy mix, and mix in some oil, and wait for it to thicken. The potato you just add water too, and we have a mixer for it.
Nice to know! Thanks for the reply!
Makes sense. The gravy is 'fine' and I often use it as a sauce for chips if there's not enough salt on them (often), but man the potato lately has been baddddd lol
The potato gets imported from the US I think, based On the instructions.
How does the new gravy taste compared to the old gravy? Do you know why they went to powder-based instead of scooping up all the stuff from the fryer (or however they used to do it)?
Is the Maccas soft serve machine always out of order or is it just because no-one wants to clean it?
Not the OP but I recall reading/watching that this was a design problem with the machines, and they're not necessarily broken, but maintenance procedures (automated stuff) often failed/needed to be restarted, making them useless for long periods of time til completed.. Not sure how true that still is though.
No, when I've been working it's always worked
Is the inventory monitored and does a team get questioned if inventory levels dont match sales? I had a friend who worked at McDonalds about 20 years ago when in year 12 - He used to just give us/his close mates free food when we visited his shift which would have been 10-20 burgers, chips, ice cream, drinks etc each time
Inventory is monitored, I'm sure you could get away with giving away a free zinger box as there is a certain percentage allocated to wastage.
How much money have u made from each job
I used to hear that employers tend to favour people who have worked at Macca's because Macca's has more stringent policies, procedures, higher standards etc. Does that sound like it's still a thing or is KFC basically the same?
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Front of House (Packing orders, Register, Cleaning Dining/Toilets)
Middle of House (Make burgers, Drop fried products popcorn, chips, nuggets, and potato and gravy.
Back of House (Prepping and Cooking chicken, Cleaning fryers, washup)
Sadly yes, but it helps me get more shifts as i'm versatile
Overall KFC but both aren't bad. Since i'm casual at kfc and part time at maccas, i get more pay at kfc