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McDonald's Hiring At Guantanamo Bay Location

ABC News | Posted 11.13.2009 | World


The world's largest fast-food chain is looking for an assistant manager at its franchise at the U.S. Naval Base -- in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. ...

Starbucks CEO: McDonald's Coffee Made Us Better

nytimes.com | REUTERS | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business


Starbucks Corp Chief Executive Howard Schultz said McDonald's Corp's McCafe launch earlier this year made the cafe chain better....

The Minimum Wage Obesity Link

Grist | Posted 11.11.2009 | Green


In other words, the more you make, the more calories you're getting from fast food, which has in turn gotten cheaper thanks to a falling real minimum ...

The 7 Most Ridiculous Athlete Diets (PHOTOS)

Posted 11.11.2009 | Sports


Many athletes devote themselves to strict diets, but some are more peculiar than others. From candy to Mountain Dew to McDonald's, we've compiled the ...

Thousands Line Up For Last Big Mac In Iceland

Reuters | Omar Valdimarsson | Posted 10.30.2009 | World


Thousands of Icelanders lined up at McDonald's restaurants to order their last Big Macs before the U.S. fast-food chain abandons the crisis-hit island...

McDonald's on Ice

Jenny Darroch | Posted 10.29.2009 | Business


Jenny Darroch

McDonald's has pulled out of Iceland.The decision is a combination of rising costs and the inability to hike prices a further 20% to recoup losses.

Conscious Companies: 7 Business Initiatives For Good

Posted 10.21.2009 | Impact


John D. Rockefeller Jr. said to "think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege." Several major international corporations are trying to follow that...

Oct. 12, 2009, News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics


Richard Valeriani

President Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize. Shock and awe or shocking and awful? Also, NASA sends two rockets to explode on moon. Luckily, the moon does not fire back.

Oct. 12, 2009, News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics


Richard Valeriani

President Obama wins Nobel Prize. Shock and Awe or Shocking and Awful? And NASA sends two rockets to explode on moon. Luckily, moon did not fire back.

McDonald's At Louvre: Coming Soon!

AP | ELAINE GANLEY | Posted 10.05.2009 | World


PARIS — French culture and American convenience will come together in December – thanks to plans by the McDonald's restaurant chain to han...

McDonald's To Open A Restaurant Inside The Louvre

AP | ELAINE GANLEY | Posted 10.05.2009 | World


PARIS — French culture and American convenience will come together in December – thanks to plans by the McDonald's restaurant chain to han...

IOC: McDonald's Won't Abandon Olympics Deal Over Chicago Snub

AP | GRAHAM DUNBAR | Posted 10.04.2009 | Chicago


COPENHAGEN — The International Olympic Committee's marketing boss believes Chicago's rejection by Olympic voters will not affect the status of I...

Egg McMuffin Topples Whole Foods Boycott

Anne Z. Boxer | Posted 09.29.2009 | Denver


Anne Z. Boxer

I am boycotting Whole Foods to remind myself that we each need to make sacrifices to remember what is important. But who knew that an English muffin would require me to temporarily end my boycott?

Oh No, Not Another Film About Climate Change

Franny Armstrong | Posted 09.16.2009 | Green


Franny Armstrong

If you have a burning idea you need to communicate -- uncensored -- with maximum possible emotional punch and a potential audience of tens of millions, a doc's the way to go.

McDonald's Burger With Blooper

Claire Walter | Posted 11.13.2009 | Denver


Claire Walter

McDonald's is promoting its new Angus Third Pounder via a tenuous tie-in with public transportation systems in eight U.S. cities, including Denver. Problem is, their Chicago agency got its Denver facts wrong.

Supergreen Me?

Linda Buzzell | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green


Linda Buzzell

Trick question: if Monsanto or a coal company put up a few solar panels on the roof of their corporate headquarters, would that get them certified as "green"?

Are $5 Fast Food Deals Making Us Fat?

Dr. Eric Braverman | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Dr. Eric Braverman

Be wary of a $5 fast food deal. What's cost effective now might be incredibly expensive to deal with in the future, just in health care dollars alone.

The New Face of Fashion Week

Amanda Christine Miller | Posted 11.09.2009 | Style


Amanda Christine Miller

An exciting new venue raises the question: Is the traditional runway format still relevant?

The Burger Boom Is Blasphemy

Lisa Guest | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


Lisa Guest

So what if you think a burger tastes good? Wake up. You also thought smoking couldn't kill you.

McDonald's Loses Trademark Fight Against Malaysia's McCurry

AP | By JULIA ZAPPEI | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business


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McDonald's Goes Green?

environmentalleader.com | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green


McDonald's pilot "green" restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, is estimated to use 25 percent less energy than a traditional McDonald's restaurant, reporte...

Hot and Battered over KFC

Meredith C. Carroll | Posted 10.16.2009 | Comedy


Meredith C. Carroll

Earlier this month KFC unveiled the latest addition to its menu: the Double Down. The instant classic is wrapped not in bread, but between two slices of boneless fried chicken.

The McDonald's "Mr. James" Ad Campaign and How We Don't Care About White People, Apparently

Disgrasian | Posted 09.26.2009 | Media


Disgrasian

Oh dear. It seems that we've ruffled a few feathers while writing about stereotypes.

Why It's So Hard Not To Be Fat

Christina Pirello | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living


Christina Pirello

Fat, sugar and salt; the triple threat to our waistlines... and health. Mere decades ago, the food industry made a conscious choice to seduce the Amer...

A Penny From Heaven

Dan Dorfman | Posted 09.12.2009 | New York


Dan Dorfman

Penny Trenk recently pulled off the kind of financial feat that one might associate with the likes of investment whiz Warren Buffet. In sports, her feat would be like running a 4-minute mile.