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Re:Why Western Pennsylvania dirt is used in the infields of ... by nubinetwork on Sunday June 09, 2024 @04:45PM (#40627462)
> It's weird that they don't talk about what they're doing that supposedly makes the soil so special.

That would be like a bakery asking McDonald's how much sugar they put in their buns. If everyone could do it, they'd be out of business.

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Re:Why Western Pennsylvania dirt is used in the infields of ... by affinepplan on Monday June 10, 2024 @10:21AM (#40633963)
the sugar content of a McDonald's bun is public knowledge

Their competitive advantage has nothing to do (or at least extremely little) with recipe trade secrets. Any professional test kitchen could reproduce any McDonald's item within weeks

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Re:Why Western Pennsylvania dirt is used in the infields of ... by seanw444 on Monday June 10, 2024 @06:14PM (#40639819)
Exactly. McDonald's not-so-secret secret recipe is immense scale.
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