McDonalds soft serve != Ice cream. Think about it: The machine heats itself up to pasteurizing temp once a day and hence never needs to be taken apart and cleaned.

Thousands of Facebook users are sharing a warning for dog owners about an ingredient they claim is in McDonald's ice cream. "Pet warning!" reads a popular April 13 post, shared more than 6,000 ...

An unlikely theatre for an act in the right-to-repair saga came last year in the form of McDonalds restaurants, whose McFlurry ice cream machines are prone to breakdown. The manufacturer had locked… ...

Attempts by independent actors to fix McDonald’s ice cream machines have been met with fierce resistance by the company. The machines, which are manufactured by Taylor , are sold to McDonald’s ...

According to McBroken, as of Oct. 31, nearly 15% of all McDonald’s ice cream machines are broken. Now, FTC Chair Lina Khan—and many McFlurry fans—are hopeful that ordering the McDonald’s ...

"The one day a year the ice cream machine is working," one viewer said, while others chimed in with similar stories.

Only authorized technicians from the Taylor Company, the sole manufacturer of McDonald's ice cream machines, are allowed to make repairs. And they reportedly can cost as much as $300 for the first ...