Around 1.70 euros for 25 centilitres, and 2.30 euros for 50 centilitres: this is now the price of a glass of water at McDonald's, which has stopped selling its classic bottles of Evian and Badoit (group Danone) which accompanied the menus. Still or sparkling, this new “
Eau by McDonald's
” is supposed to allow plastic bottles to be swapped for cardboard cups deemed more ecological. “
The end of the distribution of plastic bottles is a world first for our brand. On average, 75 million bottles were sold in McDonald's restaurants in France. This new commitment will save more than 1000 tonnes of additional plastic,
“Thus argued the mark in a press release published on April 22 to announce the measure.
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Problem: according to testimonies, including that of a restaurant manager filmed on a hidden camera by Franceinfo, Eau by McDonald's would be nothing other than tap water, "
filtered more more more
".
An initiative that made Dan Lert jump, deputy mayor of Paris in charge of ecological transition and president of Eau de Paris.
"
The calculations are not good,
" he wrote on Twitter, recalling that the price of "
water by Eau de Paris
" is 0.003 euros per liter, against 7 euros per liter for water from McDonald's.
The free carafe, a legal obligation
With the HuffPost, McDonald's for its part defends an offer for which "
90% of the customers questioned say they are satisfied
", because it "
allows for personalization and to have a more diversified water offer
".
Concretely, a customer can ask for still, sparkling or lime-flavored water.
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This new offer should not prevent McDonald's customers from getting free tap water.
Indeed, the decree of June 8, 1967 requires restaurant owners to provide a carafe of water free of charge with the service of a meal.
In a text dedicated to this question, the Directorate General for Competition, Consumption and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) thus indicates that “
the price of the meal must include cover, namely bread, plain water, spices or ingredients, dishes, glassware, napkins, etc., which are usually made available to the customer during the meal
”.
This obligation does not apply, however, in a café which is not used as a meal.
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