Tasty name but no Big Mac: Russia opens rebranded McDonald’s restaurants
Reuters It might look and smell like McDonald’s but now it’s Vkusno & tochka. The golden arches are gone, the Filet-O-Fish is simply a fish burger. The Big Mac has left Russia. A new era for Russia’s fast-food and economic scene dawned on Sunday, as McDonald’s restaurants flung open their doors in Moscow under new […]
Russians line up for final Big Mac ahead of McDonald’s exit
Reuters Russians lined up in a Moscow train station on Tuesday for what may be their last Big Mac from one of the few McDonald’s restaurants still open in the country. The world’s largest burger chain is rolling down the shutters in Russia after more than 30 years, becoming one of the biggest global brands to leave […]
Essay: The cost of war – how Russia’s economy will struggle to pay the price of invading Ukraine
Economics lecturer RENAUD FOUCART looks, in an article published on The Conversation, at the financial bill for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine…
Updated: Big brands and oil ban punish Russia as Moscow makes new pledge on Ukraine refugees
Updated: 11.45pm (AEDT)Washington DC, US/Lviv, UkraineReuters A US ban on imports of Russia’s oil ratcheted up punishment for the invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday as McDonald’s and Starbucks closed outlets and Moscow promised safe passage for some people to flee. As the number of refugees created by the biggest assault on a European country since […]
Fast-food companies in China step up ‘contactless’ pickup, delivery as coronavirus rages
New York, US/Beijing, ChinaReuters With the coronavirus outbreak in China continuing to spread, McDonald’s Corp, Starbucks Corp and other fast-food companies are ramping up “contactless” pickup and delivery services to keep their workers and customers safe, the companies said. McDonald’s has implemented contactless pickup and delivery of Big Macs, fries and other menu items across […]
Investors call on McDonald’s and KFC to step up climate change action
Thomson Reuters Foundation An investor group managing some $US6.5 trillion on Tuesday called on six of the world’s largest fast food restaurants, including McDonald’s, KFC and Burger King, to reduce their planet-harming greenhouse gas emissions and water use. Companies selling burgers, chicken and milk products are trailing behind other high-emitting industries, like carmakers, in setting […]
McDonald’s says it’s the final straw as cuts down on plastic
Thomson Reuters Foundation McDonald’s last Wednesday became the latest big company in Britain to say it was the last straw for plastic – with plans to start using drinking straws made from paper. The move comes after estimates that 8.5 billion straws are used in Britain every year – or more than 23 million a […]
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McDonald’s next to Vatican to offer free meals to the homeless
RNS A McDonald’s opening in the shadow of St Peter’s Basilica is to offer free meals to the homeless in a move aimed at defusing controversy over the fast-food restaurant. McDonald’s said on Thursday that it is working with the archbishop who dispenses charity on behalf of Pope Francis to provide 1,000 free lunches to […]