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McDonald’s May Trim Its Menu

Posted Fri, 2013-05-17 12:27 by Don Sniegowski

Angus burger items missing in this Kentucky McDonald's

Angus burgers pulled Monday from this Kentucky McDonald's. photo/bmm

Engaged in a race to boost more traffic and same-store-sales than competitors, fast food chains have understandably gone the route of adding more menu items. Over the years those menus have become bloated.

McDonald's Menu Discounts Give Rise to Franchisee Anxiety

Posted Wed, 2013-04-24 14:05 by Ike Clarke

McDonald's corporate focus on discounted menu items to bring in more traffic appears to be sitting poorly among some franchisees.

Top 10 World's Coolest McDonald's

Posted Wed, 2013-02-27 21:23 by BMM Staff

McDonald's has some great-looking restaurants in the U.S. and around the world. The Daily Meal has put together a slideshow of what it says are the 10 coolest.

Fast Food Stock Slump Blamed for Dow Decline

Posted Thu, 2013-02-14 09:35 by Janet Sparks

With Americans spending less money on eating out last month, McDonald’s and other fast-food company stocks slumped, holding back The Dow Jones industrial average.

McDonald's Best for Value, Service, Customers Say

Posted Thu, 2013-01-17 20:18 by Marilee Hayes

A recent survey of American restaurant patrons shows that when it comes to what factors influence which quick-service restaurants get visited the most, value is tops (58%), then convenience (57%

McDonald's Wants Franchise Restaurants Open on Christmas

Posted Mon, 2012-12-17 23:12 by BMM

Many McDonald's franchise restaurants customarily close on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

NYC Fast Food Workers Strike to Double Pay Rate

Posted Mon, 2012-12-03 14:29 by Pualani Jensen

Workers at some of franchising's biggest chains, such as McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's and Taco Bell, went on strike in New York City on Thursday.

Wendy’s Has Fastest Drive-Thrus, Chick-fil-A the Friendliest

Posted Wed, 2012-10-17 16:22 by BMM

Photo: Blue MauMau

DUBLIN, Ohio — An annual national survey of drive-thru performance finds that Wendy's continues to have the fastest drive-thru performance in 2012.

Coffee Cools, Especially at Starbucks

Posted Sat, 2012-08-04 13:06 by Passikoff and Shea

With the weather being some of the hottest in decades, one might think that iced coffee sales would be going through the roof. But if Howard Schultz, founder and CEO of Starbucks, seemed a bit jittery, it wasn’t from too much caffeine.

The Real Franchise Stakeholders

Posted Fri, 2012-07-20 12:19 by Richard Adams

Franchisees who invest in publicly held companies should have a line of communications with the investors in their system that is uninterrupted by corporate management.

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