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McDonald's is the world's largest fast food restaurant chain. It was founded in 1940 by Richard and Maurice McDonald, who pioneered the idea of operating a hamburger business using production line principles.

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  • The Malaysian operator of the fast food giant said it would not pursue its US$1.27 million lawsuit against the local chapter of the BDS movement
  • McDonald’s Malaysia had claimed that the boycotters had slandered its business and implied it had profited from the assault on Palestinians and conspired with Israel

McDonald’s Malaysia claims BDS Malaysia slandered its business and implied it had profited from the assault on Palestinians and conspired with Israel.

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Maharashtra state authorities found some McDonald’s products made use of so-called cheese analogues of vegetable oil, instead of real cheese, and will now probe other global fast-food chains.

TechInsights expects HarmonyOS to take share from both Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS in China in 2024, driven by Huawei’s return to 5G smartphone segment.

Malaysia’s social media has come out in defence of the consumer embargo of the fast food chain, saying the decision to boycott is a personal choice.

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The pastor was arrested after he ‘attacked a cook’ at a North Carolina McDonald’s. Police said the minister was called to the restaurant by his wife, a manager-in-training, who claimed staff were disrespecting her.

The fast food chain said though the act of boycotting is an individual decision, it should be based on ‘true facts and not false allegations’.

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The strategic cooperation between Ant and Huawei underscores the growing momentum of HarmonyOS’ adoption in the world’s biggest e-commerce and smartphone market.

McDonald’s China unit is part of the first batch of multinational food companies on the mainland that have committed to build apps based on Huawei’s self-developed HarmonyOS mobile platform.

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Private equity giant Carlyle Group will sell to the American hamburger chain its 28 per cent stake in the partnership that operates and manages McDonald’s business in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau in a deal whose value was not made public.

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Mounting concerns about the risks of investing in China have seen secondary buyers demanding huge discounts. Meanwhile, China deals involving PE firms are on track to slide for a second straight year.

The US fried chicken chain Popeyes is making a renewed push in China with plans to open 1,700 outlets across the mainland in the coming decade, as it takes on a clutch of established rivals like KFC and McDonald’s.

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The US chain, which has about 800 outlets in India, now charges 40 cents extra for the slice but offers a free ‘cheezy’ sauce instead. And customers are not happy.

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An explosive report reveals the fast-food giant’s work culture is toxic and in many cases managers were responsible for the incidents of harassment, sexual assault, racism, and homophobia.

A second jury will decide how much compensation is owed after Philana Holmes’s daughter was injured by a piece of food that fell on her lap at the drive-through.

The billionaire investor swore off Japanese food for life after a disastrous sushi dinner in 1989. Even at 92, he’d much rather be eating McDonald’s, Hershey’s Kisses and Coke.

Fake-meat pioneers Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods wanted to finish the global meat industry, but what hooked investors and looked like a game-changer now appears to have been little more than a fad.