RIL eyeing fast-food business: report

RIL eyeing fast-food business: report Mumbai: Energy major Reliance Industries, India's most valued company that also runs supermarkets, plans to enter the fast-food business next year, the Economic Times reported on Monday. The company, controlled by Mukesh Ambani, India's richest man, is exploring a model on the lines of international chains McDonald's Corp and Dominos Pizza, with a standardised menu and delivery service, the newspaper said. Ambani has appointed Rishi Negi, chief operating officer of...
10:01 AM, Dec 12, 2011

McDonald's drops egg supplier over cruelty charges

McDonald's drops egg supplier over cruelty charges Minneapolis: McDonald's Corp said it has dropped a Minnesota-based egg supplier after an animal rights group released an undercover video of operations at the egg producer's farms in three states. The video by Mercy for Animals shows what the group calls animal cruelty at five Sparboe Farms facilities in Iowa, Minnesota and Colorado. Its images include a worker swinging a bird around by its feet, hens packed into cramped cages,...
07:59 AM, Nov 19, 2011

McDonald's Happy Meals get apples, fewer fries

McDonald's Happy Meals get apples, fewer fries Los Angeles: McDonald's Corp said on Tuesday it will soon tweak its children's Happy Meals, reducing the french fry portion by more than half and automatically adding apples to the popular meals, after coming under pressure from consumer groups to provide healthier fare. McDonald's - which consumer groups say should lower calories, sugar and sodium in its meals for children - said that it would start making the changes in...
11:39 AM, Jul 27, 2011

Man eats 25,000th Big Mac, 39 years after 1st

Man eats 25,000th Big Mac, 39 years after 1st Fond Du Lac: A retired prison guard ate his 25,000th Big Mac on Tuesday, 39 years to the day after eating his first... nine. Don Gorske was honored after reaching the meaty milestone during a ceremony at a McDonald's in his hometown of Fond du Lac. Surely McDonald's most loyal customer, Guinness World Records recognized Gorske's feat three years and 2,000 Big Macs ago, and the 57-year-old says he has...
12:18 PM, May 18, 2011

Subway sandwiches beat McDonalds burgers

Subway sandwiches beat McDonalds burgers Houston: Subway has surpassed McDonalds to become the largest restaurant chain on the planet and is now spread out more globally than McDonald's. The sandwich chain surpassed the world's largest hamburger chain in terms of number of stores in the US in 2002 and now it has taken the global lead. According to information released by the Securities and Exchange Commission last month, Subway has a total of 33,749 restaurants...
02:11 PM, Mar 10, 2011

Oh for the perfect potato: McDonalds in India

Oh for the perfect potato: McDonalds in India Name: Vikram Bakshi Designation: CEO, McDonalds India (North and East) The Challenge: To create the infrastructure to make the perfect McDonalds French fries in India How He Did It: For nine years researched potato growing in India. Set up a processing plant in 2007 What Next? Source fish from India In October 1996 we opened our first store at Vasant Vihar in New Delhi. There were long lines outside and...
10:28 AM, Jan 06, 2011

Email, birthdays of McDonald's customers hacked

Email, birthdays of McDonald's customers hacked Los Angeles: McDonald's Corp said on Monday hackers gained access to a database containing information such as the email addresses and birth dates of people who voluntarily signed up for its websites and promotions. The world's biggest hamburger chain said the security breach did not include any Social Security numbers, credit card accounts or sensitive financial information. The hacked data was on computer systems operated by an email database management...
11:03 AM, Dec 14, 2010

Ridley Scott wants your footage for new documentary

Ridley Scott wants your footage for new documentary The documentary will select footage from 20 people around the world who capture moments of their daily lives. ...
02:50 PM, Jul 08, 2010
McDonald's game turns US woman into millionairess

McDonald's game turns US woman into millionairess

Brandi Futch is 2009's first million dollar winner in McDonald's Monopoly. ...
04:03 PM, Nov 11, 2009

McDonald's lose 8-yr-old trademark tiff with McCurry

McDonald's lose 8-yr-old trademark tiff with McCurry Malaysia's highest court has allowed McCurry to retain the 'Mc.' ...
11:27 PM, Sep 08, 2009

Brad Pitt out of film due to his good looks

Brad Pitt out of film due to his good looks Gladiator star Russell Crowe was roped in as a late replacement. ...
09:39 AM, Mar 21, 2009

Man sues McDonald's over wife's nude photos

Man sues McDonald's over wife's nude photos This after he incidentally left his mobile phone containing the pictures. ...
04:35 PM, Nov 24, 2008

Hungry for power, Sena woos voters with Marathi burger

Hungry for power, Sena woos voters with Marathi burger Sena is organising a 'Vada pav sammelan' sponsored by McDonald's and Coca Cola. ...
10:56 AM, Nov 23, 2008
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