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.
NY Times | Posted 05.30.2008 | Business
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...
Fortune | Posted 05.22.2008 | Business
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...
AP | DAISY NGUYEN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
HACIENDA HEIGHTS, Calif. — The only familiar signs at the McDonald's in this large Asian community are the golden arches, the drive-through and ...
AP | MADLEN READ | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
NEW YORK — A jittery Wall Street advanced Monday, reversing some of Friday's sharp losses as investors took a dismal new home sales report as a ...
Wall Street Journal | Janet Adamy | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
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...
Edward Ugel | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
Just getting a small coffee at Starbucks is an act of bravery and public protest.
Newsweek | Jennifer Ordoñez | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
Obama and Clinton. McCain and Romney. Call them the great contests of the week, if you must. But pound for (finely ground) pound, a more heated battle...
Wall Street Journal | Janet Adamy | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
This fall, a McDonald's here added a position to its crew: barista. McDonald's is setting out to poach Starbucks customers with the biggest addition ...
Reuters Via USA Today | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
McDonald's (MCD) said Monday sales at restaurants open at least 13 months rose 8.2% in November, sending its shares to an all-time high. Same-store s...
Ad Age | Emily Bryson York | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
Take note, Starbucks: McDonald's is coming after you. Yes, that McDonald's. Emboldened by rave reviews for the relaunch of its coffee business 18 mon...
Consumerist | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
No, "over salting" isn't code for anything nasty. The 20-year-old McDonald's worker literally spilled salt on the hamburger meat that was used to make...
Michael Pento | Posted 06.07.2008 | Business