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PRNewswire | 48 days 20 hours 7 minutes ago
...and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection...The agency's client roster includes: American Airlines, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble, Toyota, General Mills, the Illinois...
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PRNewswire | 65 days 21 hours 39 minutes ago
...approach to corporate ethics. Recent issues have included profiles of Cisco, McDonald's, Southern California Edison, U.S. Foodservice, Nexen, and Novartis Corporation, among others. Go to http://ethikosjournal.com/html/selectedarticles...
Canadian Pacific announces 2009 Holiday Train campaign for food pantries [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 52 days 20 hours 6 minutes ago
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Canadian Pacific's brightly decorated Holiday Train returns to the rails in late November, raising food, money and awareness for food banks across North America. Last year, the Holiday Train helped raise more than $500,000 and 250,000 lbs of food and there is greater need this year.
Octagon Marketing and GolinHarris Create Octagon PR [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 69 days 18 hours 39 minutes ago
...public relations experience including support of McDonald's High School All American Basketball Game, World...Middle East. Clients include Dow Chemical Company, McDonald's Corporation, Nintendo of America Inc., Orange and Texas Instruments...
Minding the Middle: National Survey Reveals Middle Managers May Be Weakest Link in Corporate America [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 74 days 23 hours 6 minutes ago
CHICAGO, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- In today's economic climate where companies are forced to do more with less, the role of the middle manager - a vital link between top management, staff and customers - is more crucial than ever before. Yet, a new survey from Chicago-based internal communications agency dg&a reveals a significant communications gap between middle managers and those they supervise.
comScore Media Metrix Ranks Top 50 U.S. Web Properties for July 2009 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 94 days 13 hours 10 minutes ago
...Beanie Babies promotion for McDonald's Happy Meals. Teens are...Sites 156,506 27 Target Corporation 28,239...20 Comcast Corporation 36,642 45 Gannett Sites...23 Verizon Communications Corporation 32,628 48 Experian Interactive...
WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 is 'On Your Side' with Healthy Living for Kids; Free Immunizations for Children on Sunday August 23rd at Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 96 days 15 hours 10 minutes ago
...toothpaste, pens, pencils, stickers, books, Disney goodies, McDonald's toys, etc. . . Detroit Tigers mascot "Paws" will stop...be provided courtesy of CiCi's Pizza! COSTCO Wholesale Corporation and Better Made Snack Food Company respectively will offer...
Fast food titan McDonald's finds latest attack on its reputation hard to swallow
Independent (London), The | 6 days 22 hours 33 minutes ago
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E-Commerce Times | 23 hours 54 minutes ago
The Motorola Droid debuts Friday, along with the Android 2.0 operating system. It represents Motorola's attempt to get back into the smartphone game and Verizon's shot at bringing in customers who may have been tempted by AT&T's iPhone. Meanwhile, Sony Ericsson previewed its own Android, Microsoft slashed prices on it online office apps, and Google gave users a Dashboard.
McDonald's Outlines Future of Plan to Win
QSR Magazine | 10 days 16 hours 23 minutes ago
[2009-11-12] During the company's investor meeting today, McDonald's Corporation CEO Jim Skinner and members of senior management outlined the company's priorities to continue to drive growth in sales, market share, and returns through a strategic focus on its customers and restaurants under the successful Plan to Win. This includes plans to open about 1,000 new restaurants and reimage 2,300 existing locations worldwide in 2010. "Over the last seven years, we have stayed committe...
Tickets for 2010 McDonald's All American(R) High School Basketball Games Now on Sale, Event Details Released; Proceeds from Games to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities(R) of Central Ohio
Restaurants & Institutions | 12 days 19 hours 7 minutes ago
SPONSORED LINKS COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Tickets for the 2010 McDonald's All American® High School Basketball Games and 2010 POWERADE® Jam Fest went on sale to the public today at 10 a.m.
BRIEF-Pershing Square ups share stake in McDonald's
Forbes | 6 days 13 hours 5 minutes ago
Nov 16 (Reuters) - Pershing Square Capital Management: * Ups share stake in Target Corp ( TGT - news - people ) to 26.0 million as of September 30 -
The Current Economic Storm and Hospitality Chief Executive Officer Job Stability | By David Mansbach
Hospitality Net | 3 days 23 hours 4 minutes ago
As the hospitality industry has been one of the hardest hit segments HVS Executive Search reached out to leading hospitality board directors and CEOs to gain insight on CEO departure trends in the U.S.
CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Pershing Square ups McDonalds, cuts Target
Forbes | 6 days 11 hours 4 minutes ago
BOSTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Hedge fund investor William Ackman, known for often pressing companies for change, more than tripled his holdings in fast food restaurant McDonald's but cut his stake in retailer Target in the third quarter.
CORRECTED - UPDATE 1-Pershing Square ups McDonalds, cuts Target
Reuters | 6 days 10 hours 51 minutes ago
BOSTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Hedge fund investor William Ackman, known for often pressing companies for change, more than tripled his holdings in fast food restaurant McDonald's (MCD.N) but cut his stake in retailer Target in the third quarter.
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Company Overview
| Company: | McDonald's Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Fast-Food & Quick-Service Restaurants |
| Website: | http://www.mcdonalds.com |
Serving billions of hamburgers has put a shine on these arches. McDonald's is the world's #1 fast-food company by sales, with about 32,000 restaurants serving burgers and fries in about 120 countries. (There are nearly 14,000 Golden Arches locations in the US.) The popular chain is well-known for its Big Macs, Quarter Pounders, and Chicken McNuggets. Most of its outlets are free-standing units, but McDonald's also has many units located in airports and retail areas. Each eatery gets its food and packaging from approved suppliers to ensure that a Big Mac purchased in Pittsburgh tastes the same as one bought in Beijing. Nearly 80% of the restaurants are run by franchisees or affiliates.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 23,522.4 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 3.2 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 4,313.2 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 80.1 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 400,000 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 2.6 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |