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Workforce

California's wage law could pave the way for $18 Big Macs

 By Peter Romeo on Nov. 06, 2023

Working Lunch: A McDonald's in Connecticut is already charging that much for a combo featuring the signature sandwich. Might that become the threshold in the industry's largest restaurant market?

Financing

Why remodeled restaurants give McDonald's a big advantage right now

 By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 31, 2023

The Bottom Line: The burger giant remodeled just about all its locations between 2017 and 2020. That has given the company a leg up on competitors at a time when financing is simply not that available.

Financing

Restaurant chains have to work harder to get sales this year

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 30, 2023

The Bottom Line: After “pent-up demand” kept customers coming back in 2022, restaurants have to work harder in 2023 to get customers coming in the door.

Financing

McDonald's believes it can grow in Calif.

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 30, 2023

The Bottom Line: Chris Kempczinski, CEO of the burger giant, told analysts that the company’s restaurants will take a cash flow hit when wages are raised in the state, but he calls it an “opportunity.” But for whom?

Financing

Digital, marketing and price hikes lift McDonald's sales

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 30, 2023

The burger giant’s U.S. same-store sales rose 8.1% last quarter and its earnings increased more than expected. The company cited better execution inside its restaurants.

Marketing

A ridiculous number of Americans have worked at a McDonald's

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 12, 2023

The burger giant’s latest promotion, called the “1 in 8 Initiative,” highlights the percentage of Americans who’ve worked at one of the chain’s locations at some point in their lives.

Financing

The McDonald's premium? It's in the rent

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 05, 2023

The Bottom Line: The burger giant’s franchise charges have been below average despite the strength of its brand. But its premium comes in the leases its franchisees pay.

Marketing

Wendy's and McDonald's defeat a lawsuit over their burger marketing

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 02, 2023

A judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging that the two burger chains misled customers on the sizes of their burgers.

Food

McDonald's adds two new additions to its sauce lineup

By Reyna Estrada on Sep. 26, 2023

McDonald’s Sweet & Spicy Jam and Mambo Sauce join the menu for a limited time, beginning Oct. 9.

Financing

Is it a service fee or a royalty? To McDonald's franchisees, the difference is huge

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 24, 2023

The burger chain's operators say their cash flow has not kept pace with inflation and the higher royalty on new units and acquisitions will make matters worse. But they say a term change is the bigger problem.

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