The EUIPO ruled in Supermac's favour, finding that McDonald's "has not proven genuine use" of many trademarks, cancelling McDonald's owned trademarks such as 'Big Mac' and certain 'Mc' related trademarks within the European Union. [69] On August 20, 2014, as tensions between the United States and Russia strained over events in Ukraine, and the resultant U.S. sanctions, the Russian government temporarily shut down four McDonald's outlets in Moscow, citing sanitary concerns. [97] As of 2016, most McDonald's in Australia have McCafés located within the existing McDonald's restaurant. In 2007, it was celebrated in 17 countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, England, Finland, France, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States, and Uruguay. McDonaldland was created by Needham, Harper & Steers in 1970–71 at the request of McDonald's for its restaurants. [152] In September 2020, McDonald's partnered with rapper Travis Scott to release the "Travis Scott Meal", a Quarter Pounder with cheese, bacon, lettuce, pickles, ketchup and mustard; medium fries with barbecue sauce; and a Sprite, nationwide. [225][226] In 2019, a McDonald's employee, Jenna Ries, sued the restaurant chain over allowing sexual harassment in the work place and described the working environment as "toxic". [135] When interviewed about the strikes occurring, former McDonald's CEO Ed Rensi stated: "It's cheaper to buy a $35,000 robotic arm than it is to hire an employee who's inefficient making $15 an hour bagging french fries" with Rensi explaining that increasing employee wages could possibly take away from entry-level jobs. It was rolled out for the first time in Australia during the early months of 2015 and expanded to China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Arabia and New Zealand, with ongoing trials in the US market. The result was widely seen as a "PR disaster" for McDonald's. [125] A study released by Fast Food Forward conducted by Anzalone Liszt Grove Research showed that approximately 84 percent of all fast food employees working in New York City in April 2013 had been paid less than their legal wages by their employers. Other upgrades include double drive-thrus, flat roofs instead of the angled red roofs, and replacing fiber glass with wood. Oak Brook, IL: McDonald's, 1991. p. 22. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. Switzerland has the most expensive Big Mac in the world as of July 2015, while the country with the least expensive Big Mac is India[64][65] (albeit for a Maharaja Mac—the next cheapest Big Mac is Hong Kong). The Chicken McNuggets 39. There are many kosher branches in Israel. In addition to being used in advertising, the characters were used as the basis for equipment in the "PlayPlaces" attached to some McDonald's outlets. In the early 2000s, McDonald's experimented with the possibility of animating the characters to improve ratings. Since McDonald's purchases over 2 billion eggs per year or 4 percent of eggs produced in the United States, the switch is expected to have a major impact on the egg industry and is part of a general trend toward cage-free eggs driven by consumer concern over the harsh living conditions of hens. [25][26] Until December 2003, it owned Donatos Pizza, and it owned a small share of Aroma Café from 1999 to 2001. [59] Fast Food Nation states that McDonald's is the largest private operator of playgrounds in the U.S., as well as the single largest purchaser of beef, pork, potatoes, and apples. James’ deal with Coca Cola and Sprite ended in 2020, with a new partnership with Pepsi and Mountain Dew launching in 2021. [144][145] The aviary systems from which the new eggs will be sourced are troubled by much higher mortality rates, as well as introducing environmental and worker safety problems. [187] In a bid to tap into the ethical consumer market,[188] McDonald's switched to using coffee beans taken from stocks that are certified by the Rainforest Alliance, a conservation group. [18] In 1962, the Golden Arches replaced Speedee as the universal mascot. In this trial, waste from the restaurants was collected by Veolia Environmental Services and used to produce energy at a power plant. This local deviation from the standard menu is a characteristic for which the chain is particularly known, and one which is employed either to abide by regional food taboos (such as the religious prohibition of beef consumption in India) or to make available foods with which the regional market is more familiar (such as the sale of McRice in Indonesia, or Ebi (prawn) Burger in Singapore and Japan). [21] With the expansion of McDonald's into many international markets, the company has become a symbol of globalization and the spread of the American way of life. 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But before the double arches, McDonald's used a single arch for the architecture of their buildings. [38], The $100 billion in sales generated by McDonald's company-owned and franchise restaurants in 2019 accounts for almost 4% of the estimated $2.5 trillion global restaurant industry.[39]. [102][103], McDonald's playgrounds are called McDonald's PlayPlace. [107], McDonald's began banning smoking in 1994 when it restricted customers from smoking within its 1,400 wholly owned restaurants. McDonald's beef patties are seasoned with salt and ground pepper. The following season McDonald's would move over to the No. [210][211] In 2009, Keep Britain Tidy likewise found McDonald's to be the leading producer of fast-food litter on British streets, accounting for 29% of the total. [70] On August 23, 2014, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich ruled out any government move to ban McDonald's and dismissed the notion that the temporary closures had anything to do with the sanctions. Waste Reduction Task Force Final Report. [66], Thomas Friedman said that no country with a McDonald's had gone to war with another;[67][68] however, the "Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention" is incorrect. 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However, when the team failed to field a car for the entire season, McDonald's became absent from NASCAR until 2004, when it joined Evernham Motorsports as a part-time sponsor for drivers Elliott, Kasey Kahne, Elliott Sadler, A. J. Allmendinger, and Reed Sorenson until 2010. [213] In the 2010s, similar individual protests took place in New Zealand[214] and England.[215]. Most standalone McDonald's restaurants offer both counter service and drive-through service, with indoor and sometimes outdoor seating. [121] By 2016, McDonald's "Create Your Taste" electronic kiosks were seen in some restaurants internationally where customers could custom order meals. [58], According to Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser (2001), nearly one in eight workers in the U.S. have at some time been employed by McDonald's. [75], On January 9, 2017, 80% of the franchise rights in the mainland China and in Hong Kong were sold for US$2.08 billion to a consortium of CITIC Limited (for 32%) and private equity funds managed by CITIC Capital (for 20%) and Carlyle (for 20%), which CITIC Limited and CITIC Capital would formed a joint venture to own the stake. His works are created using a projection called anamorphosis, and create the illusion of three dimensions when viewed from the correct angle. "[192], Since McDonald's began receiving criticism for its environmental practices in the 1970s, it has significantly reduced its use of materials. Six weeks after the film premiered, McDonald's announced that it was eliminating the super size option, and was creating the adult Happy Meal. On August 27, 2007, McDonald's sold Boston Market to Sun Capital Partners. From 2015 to 2016, McDonald's tried a new gourmet burger service and restaurant concept based on other gourmet restaurants such as Shake Shack and Grill'd. [111], McDonald's Australia was forced to close 11 Melbourne restaurants temporarily after staff came into contact with a delivery driver who tested positive for COVID-19. [1], In 1973, Sid and Marty Krofft sued McDonald's by claiming that the entire McDonaldland premise plagiarized their television show. It is parody of the business practices of the corporate giant, taking the guise of a tycoon style business simulation game. This list is based on core menu items in the United States, with some additions from global products. McDonald's trains its franchisees and management at Hamburger University located at its Chicago headquarters. [127] The McResource website advised employees to break their food into smaller pieces to feel fuller, seek refunds for unopened holiday purchases, sell possessions online for quick cash, and to "quit complaining" as "stress hormone levels rise by 15 percent after ten minutes of complaining. The company owned a majority stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill until October 2006, when McDonald's fully divested from Chipotle through a stock exchange. Bruce Horovitz and Yamiche Alcindor (April 15, 2015). For the fiscal year 2018, McDonald's reported earnings of US$5.9 billion, with an annual revenue of US$21.0 billion, a decrease of 7.9% over the previous fiscal cycle. The first store opened in Hong Kong in December 2015. 94 Bill Elliott Racing Ford, driven by team-owner Bill Elliott. [93], In some countries, McDrive locations near highways offer no counter service or seating. In the game, the player plays the role of a McDonald's CEO, choosing whether or not to use controversial practices like genetically altered cow feed, plowing over rainforests, and corrupting public officials. In response to changing consumer tastes and a negative backlash because of the unhealthiness of their food,[14] the company has added to its menu salads, fish, smoothies, and fruit. Not only was the company celebrating 20 years of business, it was opening new restaurants worldwide. From then on the characters lived in reality and interacted with real-life people, but commercials still took place in "McDonaldland". Picket lines were formed around the two stores in Crayford and Cambridge. 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[200], In an effort to reduce energy usage by 25 percent in its restaurants, McDonald's opened a prototype restaurant in Chicago in 2009, intending to use the model in its other restaurants throughout the world. [219], On September 8, 2009, McDonald's Malaysian operations lost a lawsuit to prevent another restaurant calling itself McCurry. [citation needed]. [12][13], Focusing on its core brand, McDonald's began divesting itself of other chains it had acquired during the 1990s. McDonald's has become emblematic of globalization, sometimes referred to as the "McDonaldization" of society. The book also brought into question McDonald's advertisement techniques in which it targets children. [160] In 1994, Stricklin was replaced in the car by Jimmy Spencer, who would go on to win twice that season. [178][179], Morgan Spurlock's 2004 documentary film Super Size Me claimed that McDonald's food was contributing to the increase of obesity in society and that the company was failing to provide nutritional information about its food for its customers. [165][166] McDonald's continued working with the No. [113], The re-opening of McDonald's restaurants for drive-thru in the United Kingdom generated significant queues of traffic throughout the country. The McDonald's french fry, which can trace its heritage all the way back to the original McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino, Calif., that introduced french fries in 1949, is the most classic menu item of them all. [212] An early protest against this practice was "Operation Send-It-Back", launched by London Greenpeace in 1994 in response to the company's targeting of activists in the McLibel Trial. Between the years 1977 and 1986, McDonald's would only sponsor a handful of races in a season. McDonald's has taken to partnering up with Sinopec, the second largest oil company in the People's Republic of China, as it takes advantage of the country's growing use of personal vehicles by opening numerous drive-thru restaurants. A documentary film of the McLibel Trial has been shown in several countries. Hamburgers. [160], During the 2010 season, McDonald's would enter its longest partnership with a team at Chip Ganassi Racing, sponsoring the No. [95] There are also a few locations, mostly in downtown districts, that offer a "Walk-Thru" service in place of Drive-Thru.[96]. McDonald's has been involved in a number of lawsuits and other legal cases, most of which involved trademark disputes. On May 4, 1961, McDonald's first filed for a U.S. trademark on the name "McDonald's" with the description "Drive-In Restaurant Services", which continues to be renewed. Although product advertising is often seen as the biggest evil of all, the best commercials probably involve more creativity than any other job. 1 Chevrolet driven by Jamie McMurray until his final race in the 2019 Daytona 500. On March 1, 2015, after being chief brand officer of McDonald's and its former head in the UK and northern Europe, Steve Easterbrook became CEO, succeeding Don Thompson, who stepped down on January 28, 2015. Among the fare offered were meatloaf, fried chicken, and baked ham. At the end of 2003, there were over 600 McCafés worldwide. [130] In South Korea, McDonald's pays part-time employees $5.50 an hour and is accused of paying less with arbitrary schedules adjustments and pay delays. [119], Since the late 1990s, McDonald's has attempted to replace employees with electronic kiosks which would perform actions such as taking orders and accepting money. [196] McDonald's efforts to reduce solid waste by using less packaging and by promoting the use of recycled materials were recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. [129], Liberal think tank the Roosevelt Institute accuses some McDonald's restaurants of actually paying less than the minimum wage to entry positions due to 'rampant' wage theft. [157] James’ endorsement of Sprite has also included the seasonal “cranberry” and “winter-spiced cranberry” editions of the beverage. As employees pushed for higher wages in the late-2010s, some believed that fast food companies such as McDonald's would use the devices to cut costs for employing individuals. From 1998 until 2003, Rugrats creators Klasky Csupo and McDonald's released an animated direct-to-video series exclusively on VHS titled The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald. [29][30] The company is ranked 131st on the Fortune 500 of the largest United States corporations by revenue. [151], In 1992, basketball player Michael Jordan became the first celebrity to have a McDonald's value meal named after him. McDonald's shares traded at over $145 per share, and its market capitalization was valued at over US$134.5 billion in September 2018. Video games featuring the characters were also released, such as M.C. Some of the characters' physical appearances were revised in later commercials (notably Hamburglar, Grimace and Birdie). The series depicted Ronald, Grimace, Birdie, the Hamburglar and a few new characters, like Ronald's pessimistic dog Sundae. Task Force Report. "[182], In October 2020, the Azerbaijan branch of McDonald's was criticized for Facebook and Instagram posts endorsing Azerbaijan's military actions against Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh. In November 2016, Create Your Taste was replaced by a "Signature Crafted Recipes" program designed to be more efficient and less expensive. World-famous Golden Arches logo The legendary Big Mac 38. In late 2015 the Australian CYT service introduced CYT salads. The facilities have higher ammonia levels due to faeces being kicked up into the air. [6][7], The McDonald's former headquarters complex, McDonald's Plaza, is located in Oak Brook, Illinois. [15][16] As of 2020[update], McDonald's has the ninth-highest global brand valuation. [101] The company created a game for the goggles known as Slope Stars. [195] Weight reductions in packaging and products, as well as increased usage of bulk packaging, ultimately decreased packaging by twenty-four million pounds (11,000 tonnes) annually. McDonald's is the title sponsor of the McDonald's All-American Game, all-star basketball games played each year for top ranked amateur American and Canadian boys' and girls' high school basketball graduates. These videos would begin in live-action in what resembled a futuristic McDonaldland. Employees are encouraged by McDonald's Corp. to maintain their health by singing along to their favorite songs in order to relieve stress, attending church services in order to have a lower blood pressure, and taking two vacations annually in order to reduce risk for myocardial infarction. [86] In Greece, the signature hamburger, Big Mac, is changed by adding Tzatziki sauce and packaging in a pita.[87]. A direct-to-video animated film titled The Adventures of Ronald McDonald: McDonaldland Treasure Island was released in 1989, featuring much of the McDonaldland characters from the 1980s. This was in fact the ninth opened McDonald's restaurant overall, although this location was destroyed and rebuilt in 1984. [citation needed] The original mascot of McDonald's was a chef hat on top of a hamburger who was referred to as "Speedee". Grimace, however, had a non-speaking appearance in an advertisement for Monsters vs. Aliens Happy Meal toys while the Hamburglar appeared in an adult-oriented commercial advertising the Big Mac. The goal of the redesign is to be more like a coffee shop, similar to Starbucks. [148], McDonald's has for decades maintained an extensive advertising campaign. There was a documentary called Fat Head, which pointed out inconsistencies in Super Size Me. [84][85] This announcement came after the successful testing of Beyond Meat plant based meat substitutes. They also appeared on some soft drink cups until 2008 and still appear as cookies in pouches titled "McDonaldland Cookies". McDonaldland is a fantasy world used in the marketing for McDonald's restaurants during the 1970s through the 1990s. "Dine-in" meals are provided on a plastic tray with a paper insert on the floor of the tray. The McDonaldland commercials featuring the characters were dropped from McDonald's advertising in 2003, but Ronald McDonald is still seen in commercials and in Happy Meal toys. Carrigan, Marylyn and De Pelsmacker, Patrick (2009). In November 2020, McDonald's announced McPlant, a plant-based burger, along with plans to develop additional meat alternative menu items that extend to chicken substitutes and breakfast sandwiches. [71], Some observers have suggested that the company should be given credit for increasing the standard of service in markets that it enters. [177] Merriam-Webster's Unabridged Dictionary also contains the word "McMansion," a critical, pejorative term used to describe an overly large, ostentatious, sometimes poorly designed or constructed house, often found in a suburb or in new developments on traditionally rural land. [176] The term was defined as "a low-paying job that requires little skill and provides little opportunity for advancement". In New Zealand, McDonald's sells meat pies, after local affiliate McDonald's New Zealand partially relaunched the Georgie Pie fast food chain it bought out in 1996. [123], On August 5, 2013, The Guardian revealed that 90 percent of McDonald's UK workforce are on zero-hour contracts, making it possibly the largest such private sector employer in the country. The appeals court, in the 1977 decision of Sid & Marty Krofft Television Productions Inc. v. McDonald's Corp., reassessed damages in favor of the Kroffts to more than $1,000,000. The concept was created by McDonald's Australia, where it is marketed as Macca's, starting with Melbourne in 1993. The Economist newspaper uses the "Big Mac Index": the comparison of the cost of a Big Mac in various world currencies can be used to informally judge these currencies' purchasing power parity. In 2012, a Keep Australia Beautiful study found that McDonald's was the most littered brand in Queensland. The goal for 2010 was $20.8 million.[170]. [citation needed], McDonald's Next use open-concept design and offer "Create Your Taste" digital ordering. [90] Drive-Thru, Auto-Mac, Pay and Drive, or "McDrive" as it is known in many countries, often has separate stations for placing, paying for, and picking up orders, though the latter two steps are frequently combined;[90] it was first introduced in Sierra Vista, Arizona in 1975,[91] following the lead of other fast-food chains.

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