 It's a move intended to compete with discount upstarts such as Temu and Sheehan. When people go to McDonald's, they're not looking for salads. The restaurant chain's U.S. chief says they don't want plant-based burgers either. Joe Erlinger spoke at the Wall Street Journal's Global Food Forum. He reminded attendees that McDonald's test marketed McPlant burgers in Dallas and San Francisco, and customers didn't want them. McDonald's customers are leaning more toward chicken.