Tag: McDonald’s

August 31, 2022

McDonald’s USA President Joe Erlinger announced Wednesday his public opposition to AB 257, a California bill that would form a council to regulate wages and working conditions for the state’s fast food employees. In a letter posted to McDonald’s corporate […]

March 11, 2022

As Russia’s attacks on Ukraine escalate, major restaurant chains have begun to temporarily shutter their Russian units or cut off corporate support to Russian franchise systems amid consumer threats of boycotts. Yum Brands was the first legacy restaurant to cease […]

February 1, 2021

McDonald’s is building smaller, off-premise focused restaurants with limited or no dine-in seating in an effort to make more room for its drive-thru enhancements. There’s a reason the chain is laser-focused on its drive-thru channel — McDonald’s generated about 90% […]

May 6, 2020

McDonald’s isn’t the first major restaurant to increase pay during the pandemic, although the announcement comes as the chain continues to receive pushback for some of its labor policies, as well as its generous exit package for former CEO Steve […]

April 2, 2020

It will take a few weeks for McDonald’s to distribute thermometers to its entire U.S. system, and the chain is also gathering masks for employees that work in markets that have significant COVID-19 outbreaks, Tovar told Business Insider. He also […]

March 19, 2020

With 95% of the McDonald’s restaurants being franchised, mandatory two-week paid sick leave would put an extra financial burden on operators as the effects of COVID-19 eat away at the margins of restaurants big and small. Last week, McDonald’s announced […]

December 9, 2019

While McDonald’s $300 million acquisition of Dynamic Yield in March was not the largest in the restaurant industry, it indicated a major shift toward technology for the fast-food industry. This year, Starbucks also partnered with tech firm Brightloom to license […]