McDonald's Corporation

McDonald's October Global Comparable Sales Increase 3.3% [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 13 days 14 hours 40 minutes ago
OAK BROOK, Ill., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McDonald's Corporation announced today that global comparable sales rose 3.3% in October. Performance by segment was as follows:

Fitch 2010 U.S. Restaurant Outlook: Modest Improvement in Sales Anticipated by Late 2010 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 19 hours 46 minutes ago
Fitch Ratings expects sales trends for U.S. restaurants to improve modestly during the second half of 2010, therefore the outlook for Fitch's universe of coverage remains stable heading into next year. Due to continued weakness in consumer discretionary spending, same-store sales (SSS) trends for the restaurant industry remain negative and near-term visibility is limited. Nonetheless, Fitch believes personal consumption and consequently restaurant traffic could improve as the economy continue...

Burger Wars Round III: Carl s Jr. Launches The Six Dollar Cheeseburger for $2.79 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 16 hours 15 minutes ago
Today Carl’s Jr.® launched The Six Dollar Cheeseburger™, adding more fuel to the fire in the premium burger wars. Selling for just $2.79, the Six Dollar Cheeseburger is nearly twice as big as the McDonald’s Quarter Pounder® with Cheese, for a lot less money. The Six Dollar Cheeseburger features almost a half pound of charbroiled 100% Black Angus Beef, two slices of American cheese, onion, dill pickles, ketchup and mustard on a seeded bun.

McDonald's(R) Celebrates 35 Years of Helping Children and Families in Need Through Nationwide McHappy Day(R) In-Restaurant Fundraiser [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 12 days 8 hours 48 minutes ago
...franchisees. Since 1974, McDonald's has supported Ronald...world. McHappy Day is McDonald's largest fundraising...the past seven years, McDonald's fundraising efforts...profit, 501 (c) (3) corporation, creates, finds and...

Local McDonald's(R) Restaurants Celebrate McHappy Day(R)! [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 13 days 16 hours 38 minutes ago
...Value Meals will be donated to the charity. "McDonald's restaurants throughout the Greater Philadelphia...Mobile. The charity receives its support from McDonald's Corporation, McDonald's Owner/Operators, corporate donors and McDonald...

Tickets for 2010 McDonald's All American(R) High School Basketball Games Now on Sale, Event Details Released [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 12 days 12 hours 38 minutes ago
...donated to RMHC from local McDonald's owner/operators...have been named to the McDonald's All American High School...profit 501 (c)(3) corporation, creates, finds and...www.rmhc.org McDonald's USA, LLC, is the leading...

$69,000 in College Scholarships Available to Local High School Seniors [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 11 days 16 hours 38 minutes ago
...Charities, a non-profit, 501 (c)(3) corporation, creates, finds and supports programs that...through grants. RMHC receives support from McDonald's Corporation, McDonald's Owner/Operators, corporate donors and McDonald...

Hewitt Associates, The RBL Group and Fortune Announce Global Top Companies for Leaders [Press Release]
Business Wire | 3 days 19 hours 8 minutes ago
IBM, Procter & Gamble and General Mills head the 2009 list of Global Top Companies for Leaders, the most comprehensive study of organizational leadership in the world. The Global Top Companies for Leaders study is conducted by Hewitt Associates, a global consulting and outsourcing company, in partnership with The RBL Group, a strategic HR and leadership systems advisory firm, and Fortune. This year’s winners were selected and ranked by an expert panel of independent judges based on criteria i...

ViVOtech Selected to Enable First Deployment of MasterCard PayPass Technology in Brazil by Redecard [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 16 hours 3 minutes ago
Silicon Valley-based ViVOtech, the leader in Near Field Communication (NFC) and contactless payment systems, announced today that its worldwide best-selling contactless technology, ViVOpay, has been chosen to enable the first deployment of MasterCard® PayPass™ technology in Brazil by allowing the acquirer, Redecard, to enable multiple merchant locations for contactless card acceptance throughout multiple verticals. Redecard is the largest acquirer of MasterCard transactions in Latin America w...

Global Organizations Choose Microsoft Cloud Applications [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 20 days 3 hours 38 minutes ago
...University, Lions Gate Entertainment, McDonald's Corporation, Rexel Group, Swedish Red Cross...any kind, express or implied. McDonald's is the registered trademark of McDonald's Corporation and its affiliates, used with permission...

McDonald's August Global Comparable Sales Rise 2.2% [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 74 days 20 hours 36 minutes ago
OAK BROOK, Ill., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McDonald's Corporation announced today that global comparable sales rose 2.2% in August and by segment performance was as follows:

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: McDonald s Corporation, Burger King Holdings, Yum! Brands, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. [Press Release]
Business Wire | 30 days 12 hours 38 minutes ago
Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD), Burger King Holdings (NYSE: BKC), Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: HOT).

Reportlinker Adds Profit Foodservice - Global Group of Eight (G8) Industry Guide Report [Press Release]
Business Wire | 39 days 23 hours 33 minutes ago
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue.

CBS and OMD Partner to Provide the Agency With Access to the Network's Television City Research Facility in Las Vegas [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 13 days 8 hours 28 minutes ago
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Ronald McDonald House Charities(R) Awards of Excellence Honors Alonzo Mourning, Dr. Philip A. Pizzo and Jonah and Lynn Kaufman [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 13 days 13 hours 38 minutes ago
OAK BROOK, Ill., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of individuals who have made