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
Anyone who has ever been to a McDonald’s restaurant would know that right from the girl who takes a Drive-Thru order, to the guy who is giving that finishing touch to a cup of cappuccino, to the Restaurant Manager, are all from different backgrounds in terms of ethnicity, religion etc.…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
Here’s an interesting nugget from the annals of McDonald’s about how the Filet-O-Fish made it into the menu – and became a global bestseller. In 1962, McDonald’s franchisee Lou Groen from Cincinnati, Ohio, noticed that people ate less meat on Fridays in observance of Lent. That led to a discussion…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
It starts with the wheat flour being shaken free into a shifter, getting processed into dough and then being placed in the oven. Ask Rajni Bector, the founder of Mrs. Bector’s, if that is all it takes to make a bun and she will probably smile at you and say…More
Ask a kid of the 80s or 90s about summers in their childhood and chances are they will all narrate to you their notorious adventures around mango – the king of fruits. We are talking about days when summer vacations meant kids sneaking around their Nani’s backyard to grab fresh…More
“Aao sikhayein tumhe ande ka funda. Yeh nahi pyaare koi maamuli banda,” The catchy lyrics of the popular Govinda movie sums up the story of an egg. But do you know the story behind a quality egg? Good quality eggs come from healthy birds. McDonald’s has introduced strong scientific principles…More
