{"id":857913,"date":"2026-08-17T01:40:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T01:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/857913\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T01:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T01:40:16","slug":"mcdonalds-cheese-range-returns-after-three-year-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/857913\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s Cheese Range returns after three year absence"},"content":{"rendered":"

McDonald\u2019s<\/a> is bringing back its Cheesy Range from August 19, just weeks after fast food rival KFC<\/a> packed up its mozzarella sticks, having run a similarly delicious cheese-filled menu line up.<\/p>\n

For its part, Macca\u2019s is bringing back its Cheesy Quarter Pounder<\/a>, Double Quarter Pounder and Cheesy McCrispy, along with Mozzarella Sticks with Tomato Chilli Jam.<\/p>\n

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Cheese lovers, rejoice: Macca\u2019s is bringing back its Cheesy Range.\u00a0McDonald\u2019s Australia<\/p>\n

Each burger features the addition of \u201cmelted cheese\u201d alongside the usual ingredients<\/a>. Quarter Pounder fans can still enjoy 100 per cent beef patties, and McCrispy lovers will have their melted cheese alongside their Aussie chicken breast.<\/p>\n

The last time the Cheesy Range was sold at McDonald\u2019s was in 2023.<\/p>\n

KFC\u2019s recently-featured cheesy menu items including a Parmi Burger range and mozzarella sticks, which were sold until July 6. <\/p>\n

This wasn\u2019t without its controversy, with Victorian fast food lovers insisting \u2018parma\u2019 is the correct abbreviation for a chicken parmigiana, rather than \u2018parmi\u2019, which was used by KFC this time around.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know Aussies absolutely loved the Cheesy range when it was last on the menu, so we\u2019re excited to be bringing it back and making it even better with the introduction of the new Cheesy Double Quarter Pounder and Cheesy McCrispy,\u201d Tobi Fukushima, Marketing Directorof McDonald\u2019s Australia said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the golden cheesy patty and melted cheese to our 100 per cent Aussie beef and 100 per cent Aussie chicken, every item in the range is packed with crave worthy flavour and quality ingredients. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhether you\u2019re revisiting an old favourite or trying one of the new burgers for the first time, the Cheesy range is the ultimate comfort food for cheese lovers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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KFC recently featured its own cheese-laden menu line up.\u00a0@russ.eats<\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s and KFC are pulling out all the stops in their ongoing battle for dominance in Australia\u2019s increasingly crowded fast food space<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Just this year, KFC announced plans to rival the iconic Macca\u2019s Breakfast menu by rolling out its Morning Meals menu<\/a>, which had previously been trialled at Sydney Airport.<\/p>\n

\u201cFollowing the finger lickin\u2019 good response from our Sydney Airport Morning Meals trial,\u00a0KFC\u00a0is continuing to work with our franchise partners to bring Morning Meals to more restaurants across the country, giving more fans the chance to start their day the\u00a0KFC\u00a0way,\u201d a KFC spokesperson told nine.com.au.<\/p>\n

\u201cKeep your eyes peeled for where Morning Meals might pop up next, because Aussies know there\u2019s no wrong time to\u00a0go full chicken\u00a0with\u00a0KFC.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s McDonald\u2019s and KFC\u2019s recent drinks expansion.<\/p>\n

Macca\u2019s introduced 10 new drinks via its \u00a0line up, including Refreshers, Crafted Sodas, Energisers and an array of Iced and Cold Coffees. This has been their most significant change to its \u00a0menu in 30 years.<\/p>\n

KFC countered with Kwench, a trial range featuring 10 custom drinks spanning Sparkling Lemonades, Boba Refreshers, Krunch Shakes and Frozen Spiders, which are currently being trialled in select markets.<\/p>\n

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KFC has confirmed a nationwide breakfast menu roll out.\u00a0Shamus Hart<\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s attracted some criticism for its range due to the inclusion of the energy drink Red Bull in two of its new refreshers.<\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s and KFC have also battled it out in the dessert stakes, with Macca\u2019s launching a Loaded Cookie \u2013 featuring a warm chocolate chip cookie with vanilla soft serve \u2013 and KFC returning serve with a warm chocolate lava cake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s is bringing back its Cheesy Range from August 19, just weeks after fast food rival KFC packed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":857914,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[64,63,99],"class_list":["post-857913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=857913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/857913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/857914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=857913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=857913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=857913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}