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I lost weight despite eating at McDonald's 'every, single' day, says CEO

Associated Press | Friday May 31, 2013

McDonald Corp.'s CEO Don Thompson revealed at an analyst conference this week that he shed about 20 pounds (9 kilograms) in the past year by getting his "butt up" and "working out again." But he said he hasn't changed his habit of eating at McDonald'...

McDonalds India to hike prices amid rising inflation

Tuesday May 7, 2013

Fast food chain McDonalds Corp plans to increase prices in India for the second time this year, responding to rising inflation which, along with an economic slowdown, it expects to temper demand growth for at least the next 7 months.

Sleeping ad giant Amazon finally stirs

Wednesday April 24, 2013

After running ads on its own website for years, the company has taken the first steps toward becoming a true Internet advertising network, using the knowledge garnered from its data to place targeted ads for some of the world's biggest advertisers ac...

Canada terror plot accused deny charges

Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 24, 2013

The two men accused of plotting a terror attack targeting a passenger train in Canada denied the allegations made against them after they appeared before a court.

Dow opens lower after weak results from GE, IBM

Friday April 19, 2013

The Dow opened lower on Friday following disappointing results from General Electric Co, McDonald's Corp and IBM, while other indexes were little changed at the start.

Free food as China TV expose puts retailers on guard

Reuters | Thursday March 14, 2013

McDonald's Corp will give away more than a million breakfast McMuffins across China on Monday, a few days after Chinese state television airs its annual expose on corporate malpractice to mark World Consumer Rights Day.

"We just got sold to McDonalds", hackers tweet from Burger King account

Associated Press | Thursday February 21, 2013

Burger King suspended its Twitter account about an hour after it learned of the attack.

McDonald's to pay Rs 15,000 for delivering wrong burger

Press Trust of India | Friday February 1, 2013

Fast food giant McDonald's has been directed by a consumer forum here to pay Rs 15,000 as compensation to one of its customers for delivering a non-veg burger instead of the vegetarian one she had ordered.

McDonald's settles US suit over Islamic diet

Associated Press | Wednesday January 23, 2013

McDonald's and one of its franchise owners agreed to pay $700,000 to members of the Muslim community to settle allegations a Detroit-area restaurant falsely advertised its food as being prepared according to Islamic dietary law.

KFC's parent apologises to China customers over handling of food scare

Thursday January 10, 2013

Fast-food chain KFC's parent Yum Brands Inc apologised to customers in China over its handling of a recent food scare that has hit the company's sales in its biggest market.

We use Indian potatoes for our french fries: McDonald's

IANS, New Delhi | Friday December 14, 2012

The Indian arm of US fast food giant McDonald's Wednesday sought to dispel the notion that the potatoes for its popular French fries were being imported from abroad, saying it has stood by its commitment to source all ingredients locally."Before setting up its business in India, McDonald's made a co...

US stocks end up; politics rattle Italy markets

Tuesday December 11, 2012

U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday, led by gains in McDonald's and in technology shares, but Italian equities and bonds sank after Prime Minister Mario Monti's decision to resign stoked concern about who will lead the euro zone's third biggest econom...

Wall Street gains on McDonald's, tech stocks

Monday December 10, 2012

US stocks rose on Monday, aided by gains in McDonald's and technology stocks, but moves remained muted as investors looked for any signs of movement on the "fiscal cliff" front.

McDonald's Indian franchisee Hardcastle to merge with listed parent

Friday December 7, 2012

Hardcastle Restaurants, master franchisee for south and west India operations of burger chain McDonald's Corp, said it will merge with its parent Westlife Development Ltd.

FDI vote: 'McAloo wars' in Parliament

Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Thursday December 6, 2012

For two days the Lok Sabha debated the contentious issue of Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail before voting on it this evening. The opposition argued against the policy claiming it was a myth that foreign investment would benefit...