More than a year ago, Kenya Delgado, 9, and April Borjas, 12, first met at a Ronald McDonald House. Kenya was there for her brother Anton, 5, and April was there for her newborn twin siblings who needed long-term care at the hospital. Drawing strength from each other, the girls…More
McDonald’s has now partnered with Coke and CBS for a musical initiative. For this entire month, McDonald’s customers can record their karaoke videos with specially marked Coke cups to enter this contest called “Sip, Share, Win! Sweepstakes”. The participants stand a chance to win prizes. While the grand prize is…More
Instances of crowd violence at Euro 2016 have been all over the news lately. The images and videos are fierce and disturbing and security has been boosted ahead of next week’s games. Amongst the many initiatives taken to spread a message of peace and unity, McDonald’s outdoor ads for Euro…More
A globe-trotter with a collection of 300 odd boxes that previously contained McDonald’s food! Now that is one ardent fan of McDonald’s we are talking about. Here is Serge Zaka, a 26-year-old French native from Lusigan, who is fascinated by the idea of amassing burger boxes from his trips around…More
Recently, McDonald’s US revealed three oil paintings of its burgers. These paintings, created by a professional artist Adam Holzrichter, will be auctioned and the proceeds will go to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. The paintings were revealed during an hour-long Facebook Live broadcast hosted by a US comedian. The live…More
America’s sliced apple consumption has tripled in the last decade. And experts say it’s McDonald’s that is one of the major reasons behind this. Roll back to 2004. That was the year when McDonald’s introduced sliced apples in its menu for the first time. In 2012, McDonald’s started serving apples…More
Ketchup on a placemat, doodles on a placemat, even calculations on a placemat. But, how about some symphony on a placemat? McDonald’s in the Netherlands has introduced McTrax, a placemat that lets customers play their tunes while eating. Created by TBWA/Neboko, the placemat uses conductive ink, a small battery and…More
Hamburgers are a serious business. And a tough one. So is getting a degree in Hamburgerology. With a mind-boggling selection rate of merely one per cent at its Shanghai campus, Bloomberg says the Hamburger University in China could even give Harvard a run for its money. Founded by Fred Turner…More
China will soon race up to number two in the list of countries with the largest market for McDonald’s, a list that is currently headed by the United States. McDonald’s is planning to set up approximately 1300 restaurants in China in the next five years. Since the first McDonald’s restaurant,…More
Time-pressed? Here’s the newest idea that McDonald’s has come up with for customers and commuters on the run. In New Jersey, McDonald’s has set up a restaurant without dining tables and chairs. It has a drive-thru window and an outdoor ‘walk up’ window. First-of-its-kind in the New York tri-state area,…More