What else could go missing from McDonald's menus? As fast food giant warns chicken sandwiches face the chop...fans fear cheeseburgers, Filet O Fish, and McMuffins also face the axe - is YOUR favourite under threat?

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Worried fans fear their favourite McDonald's items could be axed after the boss of the fast food giant announced plans to streamline menus.  

McDonald's temporarily shut all of its US offices yesterday as proposals were drawn up to get rid of a number of corporate employees around the world. 

CEO Chris Kempczinski warned of job cuts in January, telling staff the firm had become 'unfocused' and changes were needed to help it grow.

In an email, he also suggested that menus could be simplified in the restructuring, writing: 'We had across the globe 70 different, distinct versions of what a crispy chicken sandwich would look like. I don't need 70 different permutations of a chicken sandwich.'

Now it is feared that other key items on the menu which have been duplicated and modified according to local tastes could be removed to scale down.  

McDonald's around the world: How countries have introduced their own takes on staple menu items - from the cheeseburger to the McMuffin 

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Fans took to social media today to express concern over the prospect of items vanishing from the fast food menu forever. 

One wrote: 'If the Egg McMuffin goes, so do I.'

Another said: 'I went to McD's in the morning ONLY because they were the only restaurant opened at 5:00 am. I vote to keep the Egg McMuffin.'

A third added: 'I swear to God, they better not remove the Spicy McChicken Sandwich. I'll lose it if they do. It's delicious.' 

Another hungry fan wrote: 'As long as they don't axe the Big Mac (which has been shrinking in size over the years, unfortunately), we good.'

A fifth said: 'Where is my McRib, dammit! I want my McRib back!!' 

Part of McDonald's allure abroad comes from different countries putting their own twist on classics such as the hamburger, Filet-O-Fish and McMuffin.

Variations of a McDonald's hamburger includes Japan's 'Samurai Mac' Roasted Soy Sauce Double Thick Beef burger, which features two unique patties on top of each other with cheese and onions. 

Spain has a very interesting twist with their Signature Double Egg Benedictine that has two beef patties, bacon, Gouda cheese, crispy onion, egg, poppy seed bread and a creamy hollandaise sauce.

There is also a Mushroom Angus Beef Burger from Taiwan, featuring a French herb sauce and milk champagne European bread, meanwhile Korea boasts three types of onion with their 1955 Triple Onion beef burger containing grilled onion, red onion and fried onion.  

Hong Kong's GCB burger, which consists of a grilled chicken thigh with lettuce and chargrill sauce

The 1955 Triple Onion Burger, featuring a patty, fried onions, red onion and onion rings, which you can find in Korea 

Taiwan's Mushroom Angus Beef Burger with a French herb sauce and milk champagne European bread

Spain's Signature Double Egg Benedictine has two beef patties, bacon, Gouda cheese, crispy onion, egg, poppy seed bread and a creamy hollandaise sauce

Poland's very interesting Cottage Cheese and Radish McMuffin, described as giving the taste 'of a unique homemade breakfast'

The simple yet effective Chicken 'n' Cheese burger in Australia 

Elsewhere, the classic US McChicken sandwich has been given a makeover in Japan, where it comes loaded with teriyaki sauce, while in Korea the McSpicy Shanghai Burger turns up the heat with some hot sauce.

Meanwhile, restaurants in Hong Kong have a unique GCB burger, which consists of a grilled chicken thigh with lettuce and chargrill sauce. 

Spain also has a delicious-looking McCrispy Honey Mustard chicken burger, which comes with crispy chicken, gouda cheese and Batavia lettuce, topped with mustard and honey sauce inside a potato bread bun.

The Australian Chicken 'n' cheese burger is made from a simple combination of crispy coated chicken, cheese and mayonnaise.

Perhaps the most significant variations of a McDonald's burger can be found within the seafood department. 

The classic Filet-O-Fish option has been given a major re-vamp in Japan with their Bai Shrimp Filet-O, featuring two fried prawn patties topped with a layer of lettuce.

Korea has another onion-based burger with their Shrimp Onion burger that comes with a fresh shrimp patty and crispy fried onions on top. 

The BLT Egg Muffin - sandwiching bacon, lettuce tomato and egg all in one snack - in Korean McDonald's

The Shrimp Onion Burger, complete with breaded shrimp and onion rings in a tangy sauce, which can also be found in Korea 

Do you fancy this Scrambled Eggs Burger for breakfast which can be found in Hong Kong?

A fried shrimp burger from a McDonald's in Cyprus - a breaded whole-shrimp patty, crispy lettuce and sweet-chili sauce all sandwiched between a soft corndust bun

Malaysia's Sweet Chili Fish burger, featuring breaded fish, salad and a tangy sweet chilli sauce

The 'Samurai Mac': Only available in Japan, it features two thick beef patties with cheese and roasted soy sauce

CEO Chris Kempczinski warned of job cuts in January, telling staff the firm had become 'unfocused' and changes were needed to help it grow

Meanwhile, Cyprus offers a Sweet Chili Fish Burger - a breaded whole-shrimp patty, which comes with crispy lettuce and sweet-chili sauce all sandwiched between a soft corndust bun.

If global McDonald's fans are upset that burger items could be taken off the menu soon, they will be even more upset to see these weird and wonderful breakfast McMuffins go - and it's pretty likely you haven't tried them before. 

If you find yourself in a Korean McDonald's you could try their BLT Egg Muffin, which sounds slightly strange for breakfast.

Alternatively, punters might fancy a Scrambled Eggs burger in Hong Kong or a Potato Omelette McMuffin in Spain. 

And perhaps most bizarrely - Poland has a Cottage Cheese and Radish McMuffin, which they describe as giving you the taste 'of a unique homemade breakfast'.