Tag: McDonalds
-
McDonald’s sales are still hurt by Middle East boycotts
by
A Big Mac and fries doesn’t appear to be capturing the attention of consumers for now. Shares of McDonald’s fell slightly in early hours, trading at $272 after it reported its first quarter earnings. Are self-driving cars safe enough yet? The fast food chain posted lower-than-expected sales for the period. That slowdown was in part…
-
Digested week: Trump’s McDonald’s bill is big, but its prices have ballooned | Emma Brockes
by
Monday Donald Trump’s appearance in criminal court on Monday has raised many questions, constitutional and otherwise, but on the evidence of the first day I find myself most curious about the former president’s McDonald’s order. During jury selection last week, the Daily Mail reported on a $700 (£560) McDonald’s order put in by Trump staffers…
-
‘Love Has Won’ shows how Amy Carlson went from McDonald’s manager to cult leader
by
In April 2021, police discovered the mummified body of a woman named Amy Carlson wrapped in a sleeping bag and Christmas lights at a house near the tiny town of Crestone, Colo. Better known to her followers as “Mother God,” Carlson led a small, cult-like group called Love Has Won that is now the focus…
-
Inflation is still on the menu at McDonald’s and other fast-food chains. Here’s why.
by
The harsh inflation that’s battered consumers in the pandemic’s wake may be subsiding, but that trend isn’t yet extending to fast-food chains, which have continued to hike menu prices at a faster clip than inflation overall as well as at the grocery store. Fast-food became popular because it’s both inexpensive and quick, but customers…
-
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Released Mice Inside 3 McDonald’s Restaurants
by
Several McDonald’s restaurants in the U.K. have been filled with dozens of live mice, released by pro-Palestinian activists who have accused the fast-food giant of supporting Israel. The latest incident featured a group of masked men entering a McDonald’s in Birmingham, England shouting “Free Palestine” and throwing a box of mice on the floor near…
-
Superlimão uses mass timber for Brazil’s “most sustainable McDonald’s”
by
Local architecture office Superlimão Studio has created a lifted building with a tree-like structure constructed using mass timber for a McDonald’s restaurant in São Paulo. Located at one of the busiest intersections of São Paulo, the 2,150-square foot (220-square metre) building is part of the American fast food chain’s “Recipe for the Future” initiative and…
-
McDonald’s is upgrading its burgers
by
New York CNN — McDonald’s, which has been focusing on upgrading its core items to boost sales, is rolling out a series of changes designed to improve its signature burgers. Buns will be softer. Cheese, gooier. Onion will be added to patties right on the grill. And the Big Mac sauce? There will be more…
-
The most expensive McDonald’s burgers around the world
by
Using McDonald’s global menu prices, online loan company CashNetUSA drilled down to find the countries where the Big Mac and the Happy Meal are the most and least affordable in 2023. And (not so) fun fact: if you want proof that the cost of living is getting a little out of control, let’s use the Big Mac…
