McDonald's Going All-Recycling By 2025

17-Jan-2018 - McDonald's Corp. (MCD) said Tuesday that all of its packaging worldwide will come from renewable, recycled or certified sources by 2025, up from the current figure of 50 percent. The fast food giant also aims to recycle guest packaging in all its restaurants by then, compared with only 10 ...

McDonald's tests fresh beef in another burger

05-Jan-2018 - McDonald's is testing the use of fresh beef in another burger, the latest move by the fast food chain to swap out frozen beef as it seeks to improve its image. The company said Tuesday that the new burger, called Archburger, is being tested in seven McDonald's restaurants in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ...

McDonalds Expands Delivery To Four More Cities

17-May-2017 - Fast-food chain McDonald's announced that it has expanded its delivery service partnership with UberEats to Los Angeles, Chicago, Columbus and Phoenix. The company had launched its delivery service via UberEats in Miami, Orlando and Tampa, Florida earlier this year. McDonald's announced ...

McDonald's Said To Offer Management Buyouts

07-Jun-2016 - According to Crain's Chicago Business, managers who received the offers at the fast food chain said several hundred of the company's office workers have received buyout offers. The packages, which are reportedly being offered to employees at the director level and above, are planned to start in ...

Protests for $15 wage expected at McDonald's headquarters

25-May-2016 - Protesters demanding a higher minimum wage are expected to march on the McDonald's Corp. headquarters near Chicago ahead of the fast-food giant's annual shareholders' meeting. Organizers say the protests will begin Wednesday morning with a strike at the Rock N Roll McDonald's in downtown Chicago. ...

McDonald's Tests Fresh, Never-frozen, Beef Patties In Some Restaurants

16-May-2016 - In a big potential menu change in decades, McDonald's is testing hamburger patties made from fresh beef, instead of frozen ones, in some of its restaurants. The test is limited to Quarter Pounder patties in 14 restaurants in the Dallas area. These patties from freshly ground beef are used in ...

McDonald's Testing Different-Sized Big Macs

21-Apr-2016 - McDonald's Corp. (MCD) is currently testing two new versions of its iconic Big Mac sandwich, Mac Jr. and Grand Mac, in Central Ohio and Dallas/Fort Worth regions. The company is also backing the products with a television advertising campaign. The fast food giant is testing a bigger Big Mac ...

McDonald's stores targeted by protests for $15/hour

14-Apr-2016 - Protesters calling for pay of $15 an hour and a union will be at McDonald's restaurants around the country and overseas Thursday as part of an ongoing push targeting the world's biggest hamburger chain. The "Fight for $15" campaign says low-wage workers including airport workers, adjunct ...

McDonald's profit falls as customer traffic slips in US

24-Jul-2015 - A dropoff in customers at its U.S. restaurants contributed to a 13 percent decline in McDonald's second-quarter profit. The world's biggest burger chain said Thursday that sales fell 2 percent at established U.S. locations, as featured menu offerings and promotions failed to live up to ...

5 problems McDonald's is facing in the US

Times are getting leaner for McDonald's.

23-Oct-2014 - McDonald's said Tuesday a key sales figure declined 3.3 percent in the U.S., marking the fourth straight quarter of declines for the world's biggest hamburger chain. By contrast, Chipotle reported a 19.8 percent increase in sales at established locations a day earlier. McDonald's (14,000 U.S. ...