All Posts Tagged With: "mcdonalds"
McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) One of Many Major Brands Joining Facebook Deals
Facebook continues to grow in popularity with hundreds of millions of individuals logging onto the social media site daily. Businesses both big and small are wise to take advantage of this one stop location to reach a huge percentage of their customer base. As such, major brands are utilizing the website’s popularity by participating in [...]
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) Targeted in BPA Health Concerns
Next time you head to a check out counter and the cashier hands over your receipt, you might want to think twice about the affect it can have on your health. As a society we have been conscience of using recycled materials and companies are proud to admit when they do use eco-friendly products. However, [...]
McDonald’s To Pay Cash For Recalled Shrek Glasses (NYSE: MCD)
Last week the announcement was made by McDonald’s that the company was recalling 12 million drinking glasses sold as part of the Shrek Forever After promotion. Of the 12 million glasses involved in the recall, 7.5 million have already been sold to American consumers at McDonald’s locations across the country. The popularity of the movie [...]
McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) Recalls Risky Drinking Glasses
McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) has announced it is recalling 12 million drinking glasses that are being sold by the franchise in support of the new Shrek movie, ‘Shrek Forever After 3D’. The glasses pose health risks to consumers, in particular can be hazardous for young children. In cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, McDonald’s has [...]
McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), Burger King (NYSE:BKC) Noted for Multicultural Efforts
McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) and Burger King (NYSE:BKC) have been names as two of the 2010 Best Companies for Multicultural Women as voted by Working Mother magazine. Out of the twenty three companies that have continually supported and remained committed to the programs supporting women of color. The two fast-food chains are the only companies in the [...]
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) Pushes Seattle’s Best Coffee Brand
Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) expands Seattle’s Best, a premium brand of coffee purchased by Starbucks in 2003. Previously, Seattle’s Best was found in 500 Borders bookstores. While not admitting the decision to expand is in response to McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) new McCafe brand of coffee, it’s obvious Starbucks needs to do something to remain competitive in [...]
McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), Panera Bread, Cheesecake Factory Among Restaurants Reporting Increased Sales
For more than a year, many American diners have been avoiding fast food and restaurants in an effort to save money. Finally, it seems that people are starting to splurge a little on their meals again, and are hitting up the restaurants with a little more frequency. Business is far from where it was before [...]
Burger King (NYSE: BKC) Gets Ready for $1 Icee Promotion
Burger King Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BKC) is ready for the summer. The fast-food restaurant has been working hard to bring in new customers by providing affordable menu options, many of them costing just a dollar. With the bad economy and high unemployment, fast food chains have suffered for months. Now many of the industry leaders [...]
Breakfast Fit for A (Burger) King (NYSE: BKC)
McDonald’s has conquered the fast food breakfast sandwich for decades but Burger King is jumping in the race. Yesterday, Burger King premiered its new Breakfast Muffin to compete with the McMuffin from the Golden Arches. The menu item is listed on the breakfast value menu, first established in 2007 as the first national breakfast value [...]
Should Ronald McDonald Retire? (NYSE: MCD)
For almost half a century, Ronald McDonald has been the face associated with one of the world’s largest fast-food chains. It appears that run may soon be over if the Corporate Accountability International activist coalition has anything to say about it. The reason for this push for retirement of the iconic clown representing McDonald’s is [...]
McDonald’s Sales Increase Globally, Decrease in the U.S.
McDonald’s, the world’s largest fast-food chain on the planet, reported that overall sales in the month of January have increased 2.6 percent globally, offsetting a 0.7 sales decrease in the United States. These figures do not include locations that have been open for less than 13 months. McDonald’s continues to succeed while competitors, such as [...]
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