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On Sale? Really? Prove it!

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 03.13.2009 | Business

Read More: McDonald's, Price of Stocks, Cheeseburgers, Wal-Mart, Pricing, Profit, Wall Street, Economy, Economic Crisis, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

With major companies now trading on the market for the price of a hamburger, you've got to wonder what a SALE! sign means when you see it in every retailer's window.

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Executives Visiting McDonald's As Hard Times Continue

New York Post | TIM PERONE, JOSH WILLIAMS and JENNIFER FERMINO | Posted 02.28.2009 | Business

Read More: McDonald's Customers, McDonald's, McDonald's Recession, Businessmen, Recession, Business News

Forget about French wines and fois gras - the hottest spots in town are serving up fries, fountain drinks and Filet-o-Fish sandwiches. The recessio...

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Cheap and Easy: Good Food in a Bad Recession

Elissa Altman | Posted 02.18.2009 | Style

Read More: McDonald's, Michael Pollan, Terence Brennan, Recession Food, Happy Meal, Mark Bittman, Good Food, Food, Style News
Elissa Altman

If the average dollar-conscious consumer has to choose between a $15 grilled cheese and a $5 Happy Meal -- meat with all the trimmings, fries, and an aircraft sized soda -- what will they pick?

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Curtis Sliwa: Gay Marriage Officiate

Carl Capotorto | Posted 01.16.2009 | Style

Read More: The Sopranos, The Bronx, Coming Out, McDonald's, Curtis Sliwa, Bronx, Gays, Gay Marriage, Mcdonalds, Celebrities Talk Politics, Style News
Carl Capotorto

A long time before I started acting, I worked at a McDonalds in the Bronx and my manager at the time was Curtis Sliwa, pre-Guardian Angels and radio talk show host.

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Boycott McDonald's: Every Big Mac Eaten Attacks Workers

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 01.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Boycott, Efca, McDonald's, Human Rights, Unions, Working Life, Labor Rights, Business News
Jonathan Tasini

On the eve of the international recognition Human Rights Day, McDonald's announced it will launch a massive campaign to defeat the Employee Free Choice Act So, let's respond in kind: boycott McDonald's.

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The Complicated Psychology of Putting Good Food On the Table

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Cost, McDonald's, Sustainability, Food, Psychology, Alice Waters, Natural Foods, Convenience, Health, The Art of Simple Food, Green News
Marguerite Manteau-Rao

(cross-post from La Marguerite) Every night, the same question comes up, of what to make for dinner? Tonight's no different. No leftover in the fridg...

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McDonald's Sales Jump

CNBC | Posted 01.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Crisis, McDonald's, Economy, Mcdonalds Sale Rise, Mcdonalds, Business News

McDonald's posted higher November sales at restaurants open at least 13 months, helped by an extra weekend, while the strengthening dollar pressured i...

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McDonald's Sales Climb As Consumers Seek Deals

AP | LAUREN SHEPHERD | Posted 01.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Consumer Spending, McDonald's, Financial Crisis, Personal Finance, Economy, Business News

NEW YORK — Consumers hungry for cheap meals boosted worldwide sales at McDonald's Corp.'s established locations by 7.7 percent in November, more...

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Clever Chicken Hides Out In McDonald's Parking Lot (VIDEO)

ABC News | Posted 01.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, McDonald's, Chickens, Animal Rights, Animals, Eating Matters, Animal Welfare, Green News

A rooster escaped from a truck that was carting it to a chicken nugget factory, and sought immunity in a McDonald's parking lot. Luckily, the McDonald...

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McDonald's 3Q profit jumps 11 percent

AP | LAUREN SHEPHERD | Posted 11.23.2008 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Finance, Personal Finance, Economy, McDonald's, Business News

NEW YORK — A jump in global sales boosted McDonald's Corp.'s third-quarter profit by 11 percent, the company said Wednesday, a bright spot among...

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McDonald's Cuts Ties With Gay Group

Chicago Sun-Times | Cheryl V. Jackson | Posted 11.10.2008 | Chicago

Read More: National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, American Family Association Mcdonald's Boycott, McDonalds Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, McDonald's Gay Group, American Family Association, McDonald's, McDonald's Gay, Chicago News

After months of pressure from an anti-gay-marriage group, McDonald's Corp. has given up a director's seat and will stop sponsorship of a national gay ...

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Have A Latte, Idiot: The Coffee Wars Turn Bitter

Jason Notte | Posted 11.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Miller High Life, Apple, Microsoft, Starbucks, McDonald's, Food, Bill Gates, Dunkin' Donuts, Coffee Wars, Morgan Spurlock Documentary, Eric Schlosser, Fast Food, Coffee Culture, McDonald's Coffee, Morgan Spurlock, Fast Food Nation, Business News
Jason Notte

Vive la resistance! No, I'm sorry, "Fuck yeah, resistance!"

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Olympic Sponsors: For the Chinese, Winners and Losers

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 09.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Ge, Coca-Cola, Li Ning, Visa, Nike, Olympic Sponsorship, Beijing Olympics, Budweiser, Coke, Olympic Marketing, Yang Yuan Xiang, McDonald's, Business News, Adidas, Olympics, Anta, Business News
Tom Doctoroff

As the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing has come to a close, all eyes are on return on investment. Were the millions of dollars forked out by both international and local brands worth it?

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Rachel McAdams On Working McDonald's, Screen Tests And Love Scenes

New York Times | Posted 09.16.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: McDonald's, Rachel McAdams, The Lucky Ones, Food Politics, Politics of Food, Entertainment News

"Wedding Crashers" actress Rachel McAdams is on the cover of the New York Times' latest issue of T Magazine. The 31-year-old Canadian is promoting her...

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Clipped Roman Coins and Shrunken Coke Cans

Max Keiser | Posted 08.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Roman Coins, Starbucks, Empire, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Loss of Empire, Inflation, Rome, Economy, Business News
Max Keiser

The Romans had a gold-backed currency that they physically needed to shrink to engineer empire-killing inflation. In America, the government, not having a gold-backed currency, just prints more worthless paper.

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AFA Boycotts McDonald's For 'Promoting The Homosexual Agenda'

Think Progress | Posted 07.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Mcdonald's Boycott, American Family Association Mcdonald's Boycott, Afa, McDonald's, American Family Association, Business News

Today, the right-wing American Family Association (AFA) announced a boycott of McDonald's. According to AFA, Ronald McDonald and his gang are part of...

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Virginia Resident Chris Coleson Drops 80 Lbs On All-McDonald's Diet

AP | Posted 07.29.2008 | Living

Read More: McDonald's Weight Loss, McDonald's, McDonald's Diet, Chris Coleson, Bike Culture, Bike, Living News

QUINTON, Va. — A Virginia man lost about 80 pounds in six months by eating nearly every meal at McDonald's. Not Big Macs, french fries and choco...

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Bear Wanders Through New Jersey McDonalds Drive-Through

AP | Posted 06.26.2008 | Home

Read More: McDonald's, Bears, McDonalds New Jersey Bear, Home News

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — The morning rush hour finds plenty of people in the drive-through lane at the McDonald's on busy Route 1 in South Brunsw...

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McDonald's Stops Serving Tomatoes After Salmonella Outbreak

AP | MEGAN K. SCOTT | Posted 06.17.2008 | Business

Read More: McDonald's, Tomatoes, Salmonella, Salmonella Outbreak, Salmonella Tomatoes Mcdonalds, Mcdonald's Tomatoes, Business News

A salmonella outbreak linked to raw tomatoes serves as a reminder to take extra care with summer fruits and vegetables. More than 20 people have been ...

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Economy Threatens McD's Dollar Menu

ChicagoBusiness.com | Emily Bryson York | Posted 06.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Economic Slowdown, McDonald's, Dollar Menu, Business News

(Crain's) -- With sky-high commodity costs, an increase in minimum wage and consumers trading down to lower-price items, McDonald's owner/operators ar...

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The McDonalds Falling Dollar Menu

Michael Pento | Posted 06.07.2008 | Business

Read More: Commodities, Dollar, Weak Dollar, Agriculture, McDonald's, Dollar Menu, McDonalds Stock, Business News
Michael Pento

Because the dollar has fallen 40% in the last six years, McDonalds may have to reduce quality, raise prices or both in their famed Dollar Menu.

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Fast Food Chains Thrive On Imitation

NY Times | Posted 05.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Chick-Fil-A, Wendy's, Hardee's, Burger King, Taco Bell, McDonald's, Business News

IN the fast-food business, imitation isn't just a form of flattery -- it's a proven way to increase sales. The Taco Bell value menu, for instance, ga...

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Beyond Royale With Cheese: McDonald's Around The World

Fortune | Posted 05.22.2008 | Business

Read More: McDonald's, McDonald's World, McDonald's Around the World, Business News

Fortune Magazine rounded up a sampling of McDonald's fare from around the world that caters to local tastes. Not everyone snacks on a Q...

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Calif. McDonald's Tries Feng Shui Theme

AP | DAISY NGUYEN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Fast Food, McDonald Feng Shui, Ronald McDonald, Fast Food Joints, Hamburgers, McDonald's, Burgers, Golden Arches, Feng Shui, Business News

HACIENDA HEIGHTS, Calif. — The only familiar signs at the McDonald's in this large Asian community are the golden arches, the drive-through and ...

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Starbucks Tests $1 Cup Of Coffee, Free Refills

Wall Street Journal | Janet Adamy | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Starbucks Seattle, McDonald's, Starbucks Coffee, McDonald's Coffee, Starbucks Corp, Starbucks, Business News

Starbucks Corp., the company that popularized the $4 cup of coffee, is testing a $1 cup and free refills of some of its offerings. The Seattle coffee...

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