McDonald’s super-sizing its ‘dollar menu’
McDonald’s Corp. says a revamped version of its Dollar Menu that includes items priced at $5 could be launched nationally this year. The world’s biggest hamburger chain says it has...
View ArticleMcDonald’s testing 2,940 calorie ‘Blitz Box’
Super-size me! McDonald’s and the Kansas City Chiefs have teamed up to create the “Blitz Box,” a gut-busting family meal of two Quarter Pounders with Cheese, two medium orders of French...
View ArticleMcDonald’s has steak in its future
As the fast-food wars escalate, McDonald’s is trying an upscale approach to breakfast. The world’s biggest burger chain says its 9,600 US restaurants are adding steak for an added charge...
View ArticleMan creates $141.43-sandwich ‘McEverything’
We’ve all ordered “the works” in our time, whether we’re at a pizza joint or a burger joint or wherever. But this guy takes the cake. I mean he really...
View ArticleBanksy zings McDonald’s
This clown is wanted. The NYPD’s vandal squad is on the hunt for the notoriously elusive graffiti artist Banksy, who has racked up 16 installments across the city — most...
View ArticleSchool employees abusing DOE-issued credit cards
Can you spell c-h-a-r-g-e it? School employees using Department of Education-issued credit cards rack up about $17 million in purchases a year, but an internal audit found lax oversight and...
View Article‘Dollar Menu & More’ coming to McDonald’s
McDonald’s will end its “Dollar Menu” later this year and rename it “Dollar Menu & More,” which will feature items that cost more than a buck, the fast-food chain said....
View ArticleDear John: Fries with that, Mr. President?
Dear John: Since our president is such a fan of “fair share,” do you think he filed his 2012 tax return using the (higher) 2013 rates to set himself up...
View ArticleDad ‘unfit parent for refusing son McDonald’s’
A Manhattan dad is not lovin’ McDonald’s right now. Attorney David Schorr slapped a court-appointed shrink with a defamation lawsuit for telling the judge deciding a custody battle with his...
View ArticleMen run out of McDonald’s with homophobic taunts: Lawsuit
This was not a Happy Meal. Two Manhattan men say they were refused service at an uptown McDonald’s because the cashier thought they were gay — and that the bizarre...
View ArticleFast-food strikes aim at 100 US cities
Fast-food workers in about 100 cities will walk off the job on Thursday, organizers say, which would mark the largest effort yet in a push for higher pay. The actions...
View ArticleThat’s rich! McDonald’s tells workers what to tip au pairs
They’re McClueless! Fast-food giant McDonald’s posted an out-of-touch holiday etiquette guide on its employee website that gave low-wage burger-flippers suggestions on how much to tip their pool boys,...
View ArticleMcDonald’s sales slow in US in November
McDonald’s — the fast food chain — reported Monday that November global comparable sales were up 0.5% from a year earlier. US sales for the fast-food chain were down 0.8%...
View ArticleMcDonald’s to workers: Don’t eat our food!
McDonald’s has some healthy advice for its workers – don’t eat at McDonald’s. The fast-food behemoth recently posted the jaw-dropping tip on its Web site for employees, warning that the...
View ArticleMcDonald’s shuts ‘advice’ website after criticism
McDonald’s is done with giving advice. The fast-food behemoth has pulled the plug on its internal employee Web site after it was outed for urging workers to avoid the very...
View ArticleMcDonald’s cashier slugged me over sandwich: suit
A woman was punched in the face by an enraged McDonald’s cashier when she demanded cheese on her young son’s Happy Meal cheeseburger, her lawyer said Tuesday in opening arguments...
View ArticleMcDonald’s worker caught selling heroin in Happy Meals
PITTSBURGH — An employee of a McDonald’s restaurant was charged Wednesday with selling heroin in Happy Meals to customers using the coded request, “I’d like to order a toy.” Allegheny...
View ArticleUS corporations scale back Sochi attendance
Is corporate America conducting a quiet boycott of the Sochi Olympics and opting for summer soccer in Brazil instead? High costs, security risks and lack of decent hotel accommodation are...
View ArticleMcDonald’s worker ‘fired’ after paying for firefighters’ meals
A McDonald’s worker picked up the bill when some first responders came in after fighting a fire in freezing temperatures. But when she came into work the next day she...
View ArticleHigh fashion goes fast food
Yes, America. It’s happening. Designer Jeremy Scott’s second collection for Italian label Moschino showed yesterday in Milan, and it was an over-the-top Americana kitsch-fest. There were sweaters with...
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