"People love bacon, and they love our iconic Big Mac, fresh beef Quarter Pounder burgers and world famous fries, so we had to see what would happen if we combined all that tastiness. As a bacon enthusiast myself, I’m proud to say that we’ve done right by bacon fans."

-McDonald’s manager of culinary innovation Michael Haracz, in a statement this week announcing that McDonald’s is launching Jan. 30 the new items Cheesy Bacon Fries, the Big Mac Bacon burger and a Quarter Pounder Bacon burger, as reported by USA Today.