BLT-Style Cheeseburgers

McDonald's is Testing a New Smoky BLT Quarter Pounder with Cheese

If you're already a fan of McDonald's Quarter Pounder burger, you'll probably be excited to know that the brand is in the midst of testing a new Smoky BLT Quarter Pounder with Cheese.

According to reports from eagle-eyed fans, McDonald's has recently begun testing a new burger called the Smoky BLT Quarter Pounder with Cheese at select locations in Maryland. This hefty burger consists of a quarter-pound beef patty layered with American cheese, three half-strips of bacon, sliced Roma tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and a smoky BLT sauce. All these toppings are then sandwiched between two halves of a sesame seed bun. The brand is also testing a new Double Smoky BLT Quarter Pounder with Cheese at the same time, which features two beef patties.

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New Fast Food Burger Offerings
McDonald's recent testing of the Smoky BLT Quarter Pounder with Cheese presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the fast food industry for new burger offerings.
Premium Burger Chains
The premium burger industry may experience disruption due to McDonald's testing of the Smoky BLT Quarter Pounder with Cheese.
Customizable Fast Food Menus
McDonald's testing of customizable burgers such as the Double Smoky BLT Quarter Pounder with Cheese presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for other fast food chains to offer customizable menu options.

Industries Being Reshaped

Fast Food
McDonald's testing of new burger offerings have the potential to disrupt the fast food industry.
Premium Burgers
The premium burger industry may experience disruption due to McDonald's testing of the Smoky BLT Quarter Pounder with Cheese.
Customizable Fast Food Menus
McDonald's testing of customizable burgers such as the Double Smoky BLT Quarter Pounder with Cheese presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for other fast food chains to offer customizable menu options.
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