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Technology

Loyalty programs are growing. Whether they're working is another thing.

 By Joe Guszkowski on Jul. 21, 2025

Tech Check: Restaurant loyalty programs are increasingly popular, but they’re far from a silver bullet for driving traffic. Just ask McDonald's and Starbucks.

Financing

The early returns on McDonald's Snack Wrap are apparently good

 By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 16, 2025

The fast-food giant generated strong traffic last week after bringing back the product, according to data from Placer.ai. Social media reports also suggest it’s popular.

Marketing

McDonald's turns to menu innovation as it looks to boost sales

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 09, 2025

The fast-food giant is set to start selling Snack Wraps nationwide on Thursday, adding to a growing list of new menu items. The company is looking to innovate its way out of its worst sales slump in a decade.

Operations

Week in Review: McDonald’s new burger, Luckin’s U.S. debut, Olo goes private and more

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 03, 2025

A look back at the week’s biggest news in the restaurant industry from Restaurant Business.

Food

McDonald's bolsters its value lineup with a new burger

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 30, 2025

The fast-food giant will start selling The Daily Double next month through the end of this year and will make the burger part of its Meal Deal bundle.

Financing

5 reasons the McDonald's-Krispy Kreme partnership failed

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 26, 2025

The Bottom Line: The relationship between the fast-food giant and the doughnut chain ended before it was even half complete. Here are five reasons why the partnership couldn’t work.

Financing

McDonald's and Krispy Kreme are ending their partnership

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 24, 2025

The fast-food giant and the doughnut chain mutually decided to end their agreement to sell doughnuts inside McDonald’s restaurants after sales and profitability proved disappointing. The partnership will end July 2.

Leadership

McDonald's shuffles its technology leadership

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 18, 2025

The fast-food burger giant named Valerie Ashbaugh its U.S. chief information officer while Whitney McGinnis will become SVP, commercial products and platforms. The two are trading jobs.

Food

Are we reaching peak chicken tender saturation on menus? Not quite yet

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 16, 2025

McDonald’s and Taco Bell launched their versions of tenders very recently, joining the thousands of restaurants that serve them. But it looks like there’s still room for more.

Marketing

McDonald's settles discrimination lawsuit with media mogul Byron Allen, maintains advertising relationship

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 13, 2025

Fast-food restaurant giant McDonald's resolved a four-year legal battle with The Weather Channel owner Byron Allen over advertising practices and agreed to continue ad purchases. Key insights for restaurant operators on navigating media partnerships and discrimination claims.

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