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McDonald's Chairman Fred Turner approached one of his suppliers in 1979 and requested “I want a chicken finger-food the size of your thumb. Can you do it?” The McNugget was quickly invented thereafter.
They were introduced in 1983, after the chain's first attempt at a chicken product, the McChicken sandwich, was withdrawn after disappointing sales. (It was later reintroduced after the success of Chicken McNuggets.) In certain McDonald franchises, the McChicken sandwich was adapted to appeal to the local population's tastes. For example, in Hawaii, the Ala Moana Shopping Center McDonalds created the McTeriChicken sandwich. "Teri," otherwise known as Teriyaki sauce, is heavily used in Hawaii and has been applied in various McDonald's sandwiches (e.g. the McTeri Burger). McNuggets quickly helped McDonald's become the second largest purchaser of chicken (after KFC).
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