We, at McDonald’s India – North and East, are committed to the highest standards of food quality and safety. Due to seasonal crop issues arising out of farm fields in a few regions, there are not enough quantities meeting our quality specifications available. To ensure our customers get the best quality we are known to serve, we are constrained to hold tomatoes for the time being.
We reiterate that it is not due to the surge in the prices. It is only due to non-availability of tomatoes meeting our quality specifications. We would like to bring to your notice that restaurants mostly in Punjab-Chandigarh area where we are able to source adequate quantities, we continue to serve tomatoes in our menu.
We are working towards resolving this issue by employing sustainable agriculture practices including hydroponically-grown tomatoes in completely controlled environment to de-risk our requirements from vagaries of season.
We should be able to bring back tomatoes to menu soon.
– McDonald’s India – North and East Spokesperson