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  • Monday, 7 October, 2024
    McDonald’s accuses meatpackers of price-fixing in lawsuit over beef costs

    Case pits the world’s largest burger chain against Cargill, JBS, National Beef and Tyson Foods

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  • Wednesday, 21 August, 2024
    McDonald’s to open 200 new restaurants in UK and Ireland

    Fast-food chain and its franchisees to invest £1bn in expanding on high street

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  • Friday, 9 August, 2024
    Soumaya Keynes
    What burger flipping tells you about the US economy

    The gains for low-paid workers have not been shared equally

  • Monday, 29 July, 2024
    McDonald’s hit by first global sales drop since 2020

    Fast-food chain’s chief says customers are more ‘discriminating’ after years of price rises

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  • Wednesday, 5 June, 2024
    McDonald’s loses in chicken ‘Big Mac’ trademark dispute

    EU court finds chain could not show genuine use of term for poultry products in clash with Irish rival

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  • Tuesday, 28 May, 2024
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    The US consumer squeeze has not hit $18 salads yet Premium content

    Fast-casual chains that pitch themselves as a healthier option have been a bright spot for the restaurant industry

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  • Tuesday, 30 April, 2024
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Food and drinks giants flag price pressure on low-income consumers

    McDonald’s and Coca-Cola among companies highlighting impact of persistent inflation

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  • Thursday, 14 March, 2024
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    The low-end consumer is still struggling Premium content

    And more on JPMorgan and scale in banking

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  • Friday, 9 February, 2024
    News in-depthStarbucks Corp
    Customer boycotts leave bitter taste for Starbucks and McDonald’s

    World’s largest coffee chain and fast-food group have been hit by global protests since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict

    A person holding a Starbucks drink
  • Monday, 5 February, 2024
    McDonald’s says boycotts over Israel-Hamas war have hurt sales

    Fast-food chain warns there will be little ‘meaningful improvement’ until conflict is resolved

    Demonstrators in Surabaya, Indonesia, protest against McDonald’s and other US companies over their alleged support for Israel in its war against Hamas
  • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
    Carlyle wins big on $1.8bn sale of stake in McDonald’s China business

    Citic Capital to remain majority shareholder in fast-food chain’s local operation

    A McDonald’s outlet in Hong Kong
  • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
    McDonald’s dismissed 18 UK staff following probe into toxic culture

    Company received over 400 complaints since setting up a specialist unit, head of UK operations tells MPs

  • Monday, 30 October, 2023
    Lex
    McDonald’s: clever pricing should keep fast-food chain in its salad days  Premium content

    Global burger group reports 14 per cent increase in third-quarter revenues

  • Monday, 25 September, 2023
    Lex
    McDonald’s: fast-food fight looms over franchisee fees Premium content

    Company needs to tread carefully over plan to raise royalty charges for new franchises in US and Canada

  • Friday, 21 July, 2023
    McDonald’s overhauls UK complaints unit after sexual abuse claims

    Fast-food chain sets up investigative team following fresh allegations of toxic workplace culture

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  • Tuesday, 18 July, 2023
    McDonald’s apologises to UK staff over fresh sexual assault and bullying claims

    More than 100 current and recent employees allege groping and harassment are common at fast-food chain

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  • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Investors can play their part in the war on superbugs

    As McDonald’s is targeted, governments also need to tighten and enforce rules

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  • Sunday, 21 May, 2023
    European asset managers take on McDonald’s over antibiotics

    Legal & General and Amundi say antimicrobial resistance poses a wider economic threat

  • Thursday, 4 May, 2023
    Waste management & recycling
    Big investors call on companies to slash use of plastics

    Coalition overseeing $10tn in assets warns on financial risks of inaction

    Disposable single use plastic objects such as bottles, cups
  • Sunday, 19 February, 2023
    News in-depthFrench economy
    Macron versus McDonald’s: how France ditched disposable food packaging

    ‘Anti-waste’ law has been costly for casual dining chains to implement and some doubt its environmental benefits

    An employee serves french fries in a reusable container at a McDonald’s restaurant in Levallois-Perret, near Paris
  • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
    McDonald’s signs deal with UK equalities watchdog over sexual harassment complaints

    Fast-food chain vows to protect staff in legally binding agreement after wave of claims

    A McDonald’s sign outside a drive-through restaurant
  • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
    News in-depth
    McDonald’s court ruling turns up heat on corporate executives

    Decision allowing lawsuits against company’s officers for ‘oversight’ failures could open new front in litigation

    Montage of McDonald’s sign and exterior of the Delaware chancery court
  • Monday, 9 January, 2023
    SEC charges former McDonald’s chief with misleading investors

    Steve Easterbrook agrees to $400,000 civil penalty and five-year ban on directorships

    Steve Easterbrook
  • Friday, 6 January, 2023
    McDonald’s to up pace of restaurant openings and hold ‘tough’ talks on staffing

    Simpler menus and revamped technology will be introduced as part of effort to rein in costs

    Cars wait in the drive-through at a McDonald’s restaurant in San Francisco
  • Wednesday, 14 September, 2022
    LexFood & Beverage
    US fast food: inflation will ketchup with burger flippers soon enough Premium content

    McDonald’s and Co are benefiting from the fact that — for now — eating out can be cheaper than cooking at home

    Cars queue at a McDonald’s drive-thru in San Francisco
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