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Leading fast-food chain McDonald’s China opened the company’s first zero carbon restaurant in the Shougang Park in Beijing recently part of its upcoming move to open more new green outlets in the country. The McDonald’s Shougang Park restaurant is designed…
McDonald’s Korea, the local unit wholly owned by the US fast-food giant, is seeking a new owner — joining the latest burger chain sales rush here. The company confirmed Friday that its US headquarters is selling its entire stake in the Korean unit as well as…
McDonald’s Australia has named Antoni Martinez as its new chief executive to replace outgoing boss Andrew Gregory, who is moving to a global role as head of franchising at the fast food giant. Mr Martinez will move back to his native Australia at the end of…
McDonald’s has settled a lawsuit with former CEO Steve Easterbrook, forcing the disgraced executive to repay his severance package of more than $100 million. Easterbrook was fired in 2019 after the fast-food giant’s board determined that he violated company…
McDonald’s is stepping back in time and reopening Australia’s first restaurant in Yagoona. Celebrating 50 years since the very first Macca’s opened its doors in December 1971, the new McDonald’s Yagoona will open on Friday and adopt its original 1970s prices.…
Hundreds of thousands of McDonald’s staff have brought a class action against the fast-food giant for failing to provide adequate paid rest breaks, in what is being described as a “systematic failure”. McDonald’s has been accused of not providing staff with…
McDonald’s Malaysia is set to roll out 200 stores across the country, increasing its nationwide network to 500 by the end of 2026. MD and local operating partner, Azmir Jaafar, told local reporters that the fast-food chain is hiring 10,000 workers as part of…
31 years ago, McDonald’s opened its first store in China on the 8th of October. 31 years later, the fast-food industry giant announced the opening of a new China headquarters building in Shanghai’s West Bund. It will be home to the company’s over 600 HQ-based…
McDonald’s said it aims to bring its greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050. It’s a higher bar than the Chicago-based fast-food chain set three years ago, when it pledged to cut emissions linked to restaurants and offices 36% by 2030. Since then,…
Ad Standards has found that McDonald’s Australia breached rules for distinguishable advertising, as set out in the Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) Code of Ethics, Section 2.7. The breach occurred in an Instagram post by…
Going retro, McDonald’s Japan is bringing back the fast-food chain’s first mascot Speedee on a range of vintage packaging. Part of its 50th-anniversary celebrations, the return honors the opening of the nation’s first McDonald’s located on the first floor of…
Some businesses are just dying to find new employees as the U.S. starts to see the beginning of a post-COVID economy. A tweet disseminated by a Twitter subscriber with the handle Bragard (@brogawd) shows just how desperate a particular McDonald’s unit is to…
McDonald’s has unveiled an initiative to foster safe and inclusive workplace it calls Global Brand Standards. The policy will focus on four main areas: harassment, discrimination, and retaliation prevention; workplace violence prevention; restaurant employee…
McDonald’s has unveiled an initiative to foster a safe and inclusive workplace it calls Global Brand Standards. The policy will focus on four main areas: harassment, discrimination, and retaliation prevention; workplace violence prevention; restaurant…
It will also debut a “McPlant” line of plant-based menu items, though it declined to say which suppliers it would use for faux burger, faux chicken and breakfast items. It previously tested a vegan “P.L.T.” burger by Beyond Meat in Canada. The world’s biggest…
McDonald’s is to launch a reusable cup option for hot beverages with TerraCycle’s circular packaging service Loop. At first, the service will be trialed in the US before being introduced in other markets. In the program, customers will get the durable cup for…
