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    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • Thursday, 25 August, 2022
      James Max
      Rich People’s Problems: Saving the dinner party with McDonald’s

      Economise by all means, but keep entertainment on the menu

    • Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
      Food Prices
      McDonald’s raises price of 99p cheeseburger for first time in 14 years

      Rising inflation forces fast food giant to add 20p to cost of signature burger in UK outlets

    • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
      McDonald’s agrees to pay €1.25bn to settle French tax dispute

      Settlement follows probe by prosecutors into claims US fast-food chain diverted income abroad

    • Sunday, 12 June, 2022
      Russian business & finance
      Russians get first taste of rebranded McDonald’s

      New local owners of fast-food chain’s operations open 15 Moscow stores under different name

    • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
      Investor activism
      Carl Icahn loses proxy fight with McDonald’s over pig welfare

      Billionaire activist had sought two board seats at fast-food chain in campaign to end caging of sows

    • Friday, 20 May, 2022
      Frederick Studemann
      McDonald’s departure from Moscow marks the end of an era

      Thirty-year-old predictions about Russia’s post-Soviet future now look like western hubris

    • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
      McDonald’s sells Russian business to Siberian entrepreneur

      Alexander Govor to take over chain’s restaurants under new brand and different menu

    • Monday, 16 May, 2022
      McDonald’s to sell its Russian business over Ukraine war

      Fast-food chain expected to book non-cash charge of up to $1.4bn for exit

    • Friday, 29 April, 2022
      Moral Money
      Carl Icahn wades into the ESG debate Premium content

      Corporate raider tells us his McDonald’s proxy fight is a vital test case

    • Wednesday, 9 March, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      McDonald’s leads fresh exodus of western consumer brands from Russia

      Coke, Pepsi, Starbucks, Yum Brands and Unilever pull back after invasion of Ukraine

    • Wednesday, 23 February, 2022
      Brooke Masters
      Carl Icahn’s push for happier McDonald’s pigs is just the start

      Investors won’t sit by idly when companies fail to match stakeholder rhetoric and ESG promises with genuine action

    • Tuesday, 22 February, 2022
      Due Diligence
      Hold the bacon: Icahn orders a proxy battle at McDonald’s Premium content

      Plus, Shari Redstone faces new foes in the streaming wars and Brookfield teams up with a tech billionaire to buy Australia’s dirtiest utility giant

    • Monday, 21 February, 2022
      Lex
      Carl Icahn/McDonald’s: animal rights fight shows activism is evolving Premium content

      Investors are pressing companies over matters where blunt profit maximisation is not the issue

    • Monday, 21 February, 2022
      Carl Icahn launches board fight at McDonald’s over treatment of pigs

      Activist investor has nominated two board directors in row over practice of keeping pregnant animals in crates

    • Tuesday, 21 December, 2021
      McDonald’s Japan to ration fries after supply chain crunch

      Fast-food group to serve smaller servings following Canada port backlog

    • Thursday, 16 December, 2021
      McDonald’s claws back $105m from disgraced former chief Steve Easterbrook

      Settlement follows scandal over relationships with subordinates

    • Wednesday, 20 October, 2021
      Chinese business & finance
      China presses McDonald’s to expand e-currency system before Olympics

      Digital renminbi issued by central bank draws security concerns from US critics

    • Friday, 17 September, 2021
      Tim Hayward
      Lab-grown meat isn’t about sustainability, it’s big business

      Once ‘meat’ can be manufactured convincingly, those who own the IP will want you to consume much more of it

    • Sunday, 20 June, 2021
      McDonald’s to hire 20,000 staff as part of UK and Ireland expansion

      Burger chain to open more than 50 restaurants despite growing labour shortages

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