why does everything in macdonalds have corn in it?

kerr to u: why does everything in macdonalds have corn in it?
from their foods being supplemented with corn based products, their fries being cooked in corn oil, the animals being fed corn products, and even the plastics and papers used in its packaging have corn in them. Why is it that they are going so far out of their way to use corn for everything, is macdonalds owned by a corn company or vice versa?

Answers and Views:

Answer by gofyourselfloser
Corn is the # 1 produced vegetable in the U.S. Therefore it’s a cheap to manufacture and buy

Answer by Isambard Kingdom Brunel
corn is cheap and easy to grow

Answer by MolesworthII
The first answer looks right on the money to me – in the UK, the food is wheatflour-heavy: there aren’t many corn products at all.

Answer by Karamazov
Corn is the number one cash crop in America. It’s fairly cheap to grow….

Answer by Villain
it just so happens that corn is a very common food service product, not only is it used in food, but often times corn based plastics are used for packaging and shipping… it’s just cheap and convenient

Answer by Jo Jo
because its cheap to buy and bulks up the food x

Answer by crawford6507
if you haven’t noticed corn is cheap…