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American Cheese Loses Popularity

  • Bloomberg, Thursday, October 11, 2018 5:15 PM
How long before the trust orange square on the McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish is replaced by gruyere? It’s not impossible. One by one, fast-food restaurants are abandoning the age-old staple in favor of fancier cheeses. Wendy’s is offering asiago. A&W’s Canada locations switched to real cheddar. Panera Bread replaced American with a four-cheese combo of fontina, cheddar, monteau and smoked gouda. U.S. sales of processed cheese are projected to drop 1.6% this year.

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