McDonald's China to give away 188 NFTs on 31st anniversary

October 11, 2021

McDonald's China is giving away its first NFT (non-fungible token) "Big Mac Rubik's Cube" to celebrate its 31st anniversary of entering the Chinese mainland…

McDonald's to offer free breakfast for educators, school staff

October 8, 2021

McDonald's is offering a free breakfast meal to educators and school staff starting Monday, according to a report from USA Today. Teachers, school staff and…

McDonald's cult favorite returns in November

September 30, 2021

The McRib is coming back, and McDonald's fans are rejoicing, according to a report from CNN, and returning nearly a month earlier than last year.

McDonald's Happy Meals to transition to sustainable plastics, fibers by 2025

September 21, 2021

McDonald's will offer more sustainable Happy Meal toys, according to a CNBC report, and the company pledges to reduce its plastic in Happy Meal toys offers by…

McDonald’s to add assistive technology for blind customers to all US company-owned stores

September 20, 2021

McDonald's will add assistive technology for blind customers at all company-owned restaurants in the U.S. by the end of this year, according to a report in The…

McDonalds offers 50-cent double cheeseburger

September 16, 2021

To celebrate National Cheeseburger Day, held on Sept. 18, McDonald's will offer a 50-cent double cheeseburger for app users. The one day promotion is available…

McDonald’s installs Vispero technology in kiosks for blind, low vision customers

September 8, 2021

McDonald's has selected Vispero's assistive technology to provide blind and low vision customers with an accessible kiosk experience, according to a press…

El Salvador McDonald's accepting bitcoin

September 8, 2021

McDonald's El Salvador is now accepting bitcoin payments on the Lightning Network powered by OpenNode.

McDonald's ice cream machines reportedly under FTC scrutiny

September 3, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission wants to know why McDonald's ice cream machines are reportedly always broken — a topic that is now late-night-talk-show fodder and…

Oregon McDonald’s hiring as young as 14 years old

September 1, 2021

One McDonald's franchisee is so desperate for workers, she's appealing to 14- and 15-year-olds for new hires, according to a Business Insider report. Medford…

McDonald's ponders dining room closings amidst rising COVID-19 cases

August 31, 2021

Amidst rising COVID-19 cases in areas impacted by the Delta variant, McDonald's is advising franchisees on steps to take to re-close their dining rooms — or…

Cow spotted in McDonald's drive-thru

August 30, 2021

A Wisconsin woman found herself in a McDonald's drive-thru line with a cow — stuffed into the backseat of a Buick.

Digital marketing plays big role as QSRs 're-get' customers

Creative brand marketing, especially digital advertisements, will be among the most important promotional tools QSRs can leverage as consumers return to their…

McDonald’s pulls milkshakes in UK due to supply chain issues

August 25, 2021

McDonald's has pulled milkshakes and some bottled drinks thanks in part to supply-chain issues at nearly 1,300 restaurant in the UK, according to a New York…

McDonald's, hip hop artist launch Saweetie swag

August 23, 2021

Fans of the Saweetie meal at McDonald's, and hip hop artist Saweetie, can now show their love with a line of special swag available for a limited time.

McDonald’s packaging boasts 99.6% sustainable materials

August 23, 2021

McDonald's is all about sustainability these days with 99.6% of paper bags, napkins, cup carriers, food wrappers and other fiber-based materials used for paper…

QSR market to hit $577B by 2028

August 20, 2021

The quick service market is estimated to reach $577.71 billion by 2028, according to a Market Research Future research report.

McDonald’s debuts a pull-apart sweet

August 18, 2021

McDonald's will debut a glazed pull-apart donut at participating locations nationwide beginning September 1.

McD's franchisee, workers settle in 'dog diaper' COVID mask lawsuit

August 13, 2021

A California-based McDonald's franchise location has settled out of court following legal action brought by several employees that alleged the store owner…

A peek at the typical McDonald's fan

Think the typical McD's fan is someone still in high school? Nope. It's more like who's driving that teenage to high school.