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There are 2 main differences between people who eat at Chipotle and McDonald's
McDonald's revealed this week a massive turnaround plan after years of sluggish growth.Meanwhile, business is booming for fast casual chains like Chipotle that advertise higher-quality, less-processed...
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Maybe the only way for McDonald's to grow is to buy Wendy's (MCD, WEN, SBUX,...
Maybe the only thing McDonald's can do to grow is to buy Wendy's.In its DB140 note on Friday, Deutsche Bank asks what's going so wrong at McDonald's, which on Friday reported that same-store sales...
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29 brands that will make a ton of money from millennials
Millennials are maturing into parents, which is great news for children's brands, grocery stores, and furniture retailers. The generation's spending is set to peak in the coming years, according to...
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McDonald's is expanding all-day breakfast
McDonald's is going to expand its test of an all-day breakfast menu, which currently is available only in San Diego.The company announced the news Monday during a webcast with franchisees, The Wall...
View ArticleThere's a new ad out for the new McDonald's Hamburglar, and it's kind of...
McDonald's brought back a transformed Hamburglar last week. The internet was undecided as to whether the new mascot — described by the fast food chain as a "suburban dad"— was a hunk, or a creep.Now...
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I tried McDonald's in Switzerland — and it could be the future of fast food
McDonald's is a little different in Switzerland than in the UK, including self-service machines and a pastry counter that really enhance the experience.One of the first big differences is this counter....
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Everything you ever wanted to know about how McDonald's food is made
McDonald's has been shedding new light on its heavily-criticized food sourcing and processing practices, as it seeks to revive lagging sales.In the face of growing consumer demand for transparency, the...
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12 dramatic changes McDonald's made this year
McDonald's has been making huge changes in the past year to revive lagging sales and improve its public image.The company hired a new CEO, removed some items from the menu while adding new ones, and...
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McDonald's slapped down for focusing its Happy Meal advertising on the toy...
McDonald's has been told to change its advertising to focus on the food and not its Happy Meal toys to ensure its ads don't have the potential to enhance the appeal of its products to children.The...
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Here is what the first McDonald's menu looked like
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO the Golden Arches.Originally a barbecue restaurant in San Benardino, California, here’s what was on the menu in Richard and Maurice McDonald’s eatery in 1940. Early McDonald's menus,...
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11 McDonald's menu items that were huge failures
McDonald's is the classic American fast food chain.But the business has had a few misses over the years. Look no further than the McAfrika, which was essentially a burger on a pita. The item was...
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Some top activist investors are betting big on McDonald's
(Reuters) - Some of the top U.S. hedge fund investors and activists, including Jana Partners took new positions or raised their equity stakes in fast food chain McDonald's during the first quarter,...
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The 10 things in advertising you need to know today
Good morning! Here's everything you need to know in the world of advertising today.1. We stumbled across what might be the most bizarre ad of the year. It's for Thunderhead, a company that make...
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5 popular salads that are worse for you than a Big Mac
Let’s be honest for a second: Salad is usually not the most delicious thing on a menu.Salad—not the highfalutin, ramps-and-pine-nuts kind, but the patriotic,...
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McDonald's employees are swarming headquarters to protest low wages during...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Thousands of McDonald's workers seeking a minimum wage of $15 per hour and the right to unionize are expected to swarm the fast-food giant's headquarters for two days of protests...
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McDonald's forced to shut down restaurant as hundreds of protesters storm...
Hundreds of protesters stormed McDonald's headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois on Wednesday. The crowds forced law enforcement to close several roads, according to the Chicago Tribune. A nearby...
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McDonald's CEO got grilled at the shareholders' meeting
LOS ANGELES/BOSTON (Reuters) - McDonald's shareholders defied executives at its annual meeting on Thursday, approving a proposal to make it easier to nominate directors to the board of the fast-food...
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The 10 things in advertising you need to know today (MCD, TWTR, WMT, DIS, GOOG)
Good morning. Here's everything you need to know in the world of advertising before you head off for the weekend.1. Twitter's CFO has explained why the company put the finance guy in charge of...
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Here's how much it costs to open a Papa John's restaurant
It has never been cheaper to open a Papa John's restaurant.The company is going through a period of massive growth and plans to open roughly 200 restaurants annually for the next several years,...
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McDonald's should do whatever it takes to acquire this New York City-based...
I'm a 33-year old who has been an investor in McDonald’s for more than 20 years.A few years after I bought McDonald's stock, the company became a major investor in a little-known Colorado burrito chain...
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