McDonald's

Le boycott: French customers shun McDonald’s, Coca Cola and Tesla to protest against Trump
France has been urged to shun Maga America as #BoycottUSA hashtag spreads, but teenagers say they can’t afford to join the action
Kim Willsher in Paris
29, Mar, 2025 @5:47 PM

‘Really like Big Macs’: meet the US man who has eaten a record-extending 35,000 burgers
Donald Gorske, 71, has eaten two of the McDonald’s offering every day since 1972, and holds the Guinness World Record
Ramon Antonio Vargas
26, Mar, 2025 @9:00 AM

Russians hoping for peace talks and ‘universal joy’ – but will western brands return?
Following last week’s US-Russia talks, the mood in Moscow suggests many are beginning to think about what a post-war reality might look like
Pjotr Sauer
23, Feb, 2025 @12:00 PM

Stormzy denies he ‘compromised beliefs’ with McDonald’s partnership
Rapper is a vocal supporter of Palestine but has received criticism over restaurant’s links to Israeli military
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
21, Feb, 2025 @11:48 PM

Walmart shares fall upon disappointing forecast, fueling US spending worries
World’s largest retailer expects inflation-weary consumers to pull back after shares hit record high of $105 last week
Guardian staff and agencies
20, Feb, 2025 @4:16 PM

McDonald’s accused of tough tactics in fights with councils over new branches
Critics say firm uses ‘playbook’ of questionable arguments to get its way in appeals against planning refusals
Denis Campbell Health policy editor
05, Feb, 2025 @11:30 PM

Fast-food chains claim raising the minimum wage ‘hurts everyone’. California workers disagree
After the state hourly minimum wage increased to $20 in April, CEOs warned of price rises and job cuts – yet staff say ‘that’s a lie’
Michael Sainato
22, Jan, 2025 @12:00 PM

Zuckerberg is quite the champion of the underrepresented – so long as you’re conservative and live in Texas | Joseph Harker
The Meta boss has ditched his diversity scheme and moved his moderation team. Is he jealous of the attention Musk is getting, asks Joseph Harker, the Guardian’s senior editor, diversity and development
Joseph Harker
17, Jan, 2025 @12:00 PM

McDonald’s sacked 29 people after sexual harassment allegations, MPs told
Information given to select committee comes as more than 700 junior workers join legal action against chain
Sarah Butler and Kalyeena Makortoff
07, Jan, 2025 @5:52 PM

McDonald’s E coli outbreak in US sickens more than 100 people
Illnesses linked to onions served on Quarter Pounders have been detected in 14 states, and infection killed one person
Guardian staff and agencies
13, Nov, 2024 @10:38 PM

McDonald’s posts biggest decline in global sales in four years
Amid sluggish spending in US, Europe and China, sales fell by 1.5% between July and September
Julia Kollewe
29, Oct, 2024 @4:14 PM

Leaked recording shows McDonald’s manager briefing Uber Eats drivers
Campaign group says Antrim manager is directing self-employed couriers and claims to have dismissed two of them
Heather Stewart
27, Oct, 2024 @5:38 PM
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