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Gaza boycotts hurt McDonald's sales
A banner year came to a bumpy end for McDonald's, which lost sales in many markets due to the war in Gaza.
Global same-store sales - or sales at restaurants open at least a year - rose 3.4 percent in the October-December period, well below the 4.7 percent increase Wall Street was expecting.
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A country of 20 million people is left by the largest fast-food chain
The main reason for this move is that the Central Asian country was left without a replacement for Russian meat supplies, according to American Bloomberg.
The world's largest fast-food chain will pull out of the country of 20 million people bordering Russia after just six years.
McDonald’s to pay 1.25 bn euros to settle French tax case
McDonald's will pay 1.25 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in France to avoid a legal case over tax evasion between 2009 and 2020, under an agreement approved yesterday by a Paris court.
McDonald's CEO replaced for relationship with employee
Steve Easterbrook has been ousted as McDonald's CEO and president after the board determined he "violated company policy and demonstrated poor judgment involving a recent consensual relationship with an employee."
McDonald's Loses Big Mac EU Trademark Battle
Irish fast food chain Supermac's announced Tuesday it had won a European Union battle against global giant McDonald's over the use of the Big Mac and Mc trademarks, reports AFP.
Supermac's asked the European Union Intellectual Property Office to cancel McDonald's use of the trademarks in certain fields.
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Amazon Workers Strike, Call For Prime Day Boycott To Protest Working Conditions
Amazon Prime Day 2018 has begun, and while many shoppers are hoping to score some good deals, others are calling for boycotts. As reported by Vox, Amazon employees in Europe officially began striking last week to push for better working conditions. Supporters are encouraging shoppers to boycott Amazon Prime Day, with some even extending the boycott to Amazon-owned properties like Twitch.
Vegan Burger Added to the Menu at McDonald's in Europe
Following successful tests, McDonald's in Sweden and Finland are putting a vegan burger on their menu.
Consisting of a soy patty, bun, lettuce, pickles, onion, mustard, oil and an egg-free sauce, the vege-based sandwich would be rolled out December 28.
However, the vegan alternative would not be coming to New Zealand, a local spokesman confirmed.
McDonald's ended its sponsorship of the Olympic Games three years early
McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) ended its 41-year-old sponsorship of the Olympic Games three years early, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday, reflecting the U.S. fast-food giant's focus on its core business as well as rising Olympics sponsorship costs and declining TV ratings.
McDonald's sells China operations for $2.08 bln
U.S. fast-food giant McDonald's will sell a controlling stake in its China and Hong Kong business for up to $2.08 billion to a consortium including state-owned Citic and the Carlyle Group, it was announced on Jan. 9.
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McDonald's France apologizes for 'don't feed the homeless' note
McDonald?s France was forced to apologize on Aug. 12 following the emergence of an internal note reportedly ordering staff not to hand out food to ?tramps? at a restaurant on the swish Cote d?Azur.
The note was revealed on Twitter by consumer group ?60 Million Consumers.?