Are McDonald's eggs fresh?

There are often a lot of questions asked around where McDonald’s eggs come from. Rumour has it our eggs come from a packet. That’s sort of true – you could call an egg carton a packet. All of our eggs come in cartons from ethical free-range suppliers.

Free Range

We believe happy chickens produce the best eggs, that’s why our eggs from our friends at Otaika Valley Farms near Whangarei and Kaharoa, and Zeagold Foods who have farms in Waitaki.

Independently Audited

To be sure our eggs are the best, our egg suppliers are regularly and independently audited to check on the welfare of the chickens and the quality of the eggs.

Freshly Cracked

We’re often asked if McDonald’s eggs are fresh. The answer is yes – they are delivered fresh from our suppliers’ farms each week and are only cracked in-restaurant, moments before being cooked to perfection and served.

McDonald's Free Range Eggs

When our customers asked us to move away from caged eggs, we listened and we’re now proud to say all freshly cracked eggs served in our restaurants are certified free range.

McDonald’s free range eggs are sourced from Otaika Valley near Whangarei and Zeagold Foods in Otago and make up about seven and a half percent of all free range eggs sold in New Zealand.

Our free range egg supply is independently audited, with all farms adhering to the Animal Welfare (Layer Hens), Code of Welfare 2012.