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A major Wendy’s franchisee with 314 stores just filed for bankruptcy. What it means for the burger chain’s footprint (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-18 | tags: wendy's, franchisee bankruptcy, chapter 11

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Chipotle, Taco Bell and IHOP Are Turning Viral TikToks Into Real Menu Items (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-18 | by Jon Small | tags: chipotle, taco bell, ihop

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National Cheeseburger Day freebies and deals: McDonald’s, Five Guys, Burger King, more. See the full list (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-18 | get George Foreman indoor electric grill → | tags: national cheeseburger day, mcdonald's, five guys

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In China, McDonald’s will deliver your Big Mac by drone (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-16 | get DJI Mini 4 Pro drone → | tags: mcdonald's, meituan, drone delivery

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The Business of Being Relevant: Reinventing a 100-Year-Old Institution (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-15 | tags: sundial group, richelieu dennis, kirk mcdonald

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This Chinese Chain Has More Locations Than McDonald’s. They Did It By Copying This U.S. Discount Chain’s Playbook. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-15 | by Jon Small | tags: mixue, mcdonald's, dollar general

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He Took a Part-Time Job at McDonald’s 50 Years Ago. Now He Owns Six of Them: ‘I Never Could Have Imagined the Journey Ahead of Me’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-09-10 | by Jon Small | get Grinding It Out Ray Kroc book → | tags: mcdonald's, terry eagle, franchising

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McDonald’s and Taco Bell Are Fighting Over Your 3 P.M. Pick-Me-Up — Here’s Who’s Winning (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-31 | by Jon Small | get Red Bull energy drink 12 pack → | tags: mcdonald’s, taco bell, red bull

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He Was Driving a $40k Car But Didn’t Have $5 for McDonald’s. Now He Runs a Multi-Million-Dollar Business. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-20 | by Sherin Shibu | tags: range rover, bmw, ford explorer

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McDonald’s Has Hundreds of Pages of Intel on Its Repeat Customers, and You Can Get a Copy of Yours (futurism.com)

2026-08-15 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: mcdonald’s, wired, supersize

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I requested a copy of my data from McDonald’s loyalty program (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | by Reece Rogers | tags: mcdonald’s, loyalty program, privacy rights

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McDonald's Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I'll Never Stop Eating There (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | by Reece Rogers | tags: mcdonald's, loyalty program, privacy rights

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McDonald’s Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I’ll Never Stop Eating There (wired.com)

2026-08-12 | by Reece Rogers | tags: mcdonald’s, loyalty program, privacy rights

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Wendy’s Fell to No. 3 in Burger Chains. Its New CEO Blames ‘Quality Degradation.’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-11 | by Jonathan Small | tags: wendy’s, burger king, mcdonald’s

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Weird Town Begs for AI Data Center (futurism.com)

2026-08-08 | by Frank Landymore | tags: center, data center, mcdonald

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McDonald’s Profit Beat Expectations. But Its CEO Is Still Unhappy With How Sales Grew: ‘We Simply Didn’t Execute’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-05 | by Jonathan Small | tags: digital, earnings, mcdonald

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McDonald’s admits that getting rid of this beloved menu offer was a ‘bad trade,’ as new $3 value menu disappoints (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: mcdonald’s, $3 value menu, fast food

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Laura Loomer’s Reversal on Ukraine Stirs Up the MAGA Civil War (wired.com)

2026-07-28 | by David Gilbert | tags: ukraine, volodymyr zelenskyy, mcdonald’s

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BTS and McDonald's Collaborate for a Third Time With New Collectible Toys (cnet.com)

2026-07-13 | by See Full Bio | tags: booth, characters, mcdonald

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Woman “Seriously and Permanently Injured” by Egg McMuffin, Lawsuit Alleges (futurism.com)

2026-06-15 | by Joe Wilkins | get Egg McMuffin Cooking Pan → | tags: mcdonald's, egg mcmuffin, food contamination

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McDonald’s Deploying AI-Powered Drive-Thru System for Ordering Its Nauseating Foodslop (futurism.com)

2026-06-09 | by Frank Landymore | get AI Drive-Thru Assistant → | tags: ai drive, drive, employees

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McDonald’s Is Launching Its Biggest-Ever Global Campaign. The Secret Weapon Is a Paper Cup. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-04 | by Jonathan Small | get McDonald's Paper Cup Set → | tags: adage, collectible, cups

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New Website Detects Apocalypse If Billionaire Jets Start Fleeing en Masse (futurism.com)

2026-05-27 | by Joe Wilkins | get Boeing 737 Model → | tags: apocalypse early warning system, private jets, kyle mcdonald

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Chinese chains Luckin Coffee and Mixue are coming for U.S. customers, because U.S. companies taught them how (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-20 | get Luckin Coffee Mug → | tags: luckin coffee, mixue, mcdonald's

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Chatbots at the drive-thru are just the beginning (theverge.com)

2026-05-17 | by Emma Roth | get Drive-Thru Voice Assistant → | tags: mcdonald’s, apprente, ibm

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McDonald’s New Extra Value Menu Is Beating Expectations — And Franchisees Are Seeing the Value (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-11 | by Jonathan Small | get McDonald's Extra Value Meal Kit → | tags: mcdonald’s, extra value meals, qsr magazine

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This One Federal Standard Is the ‘Lynchpin’ of Franchising — And Congress Could Make It Permanent (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-05 | by Jonathan Small | get Franchise Law Guidebook → | tags: federal joint employer, international franchise association, american franchise act

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A McDonald’s executive takes you inside the viral Grimace Shake trend and how the burger giant dealt with it (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-01 | get McDonald's Grimace Shake Mug → | tags: mcdonald’s, grimace shake, social media

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Budweiser has been waiting 150 years for this brand moment (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-30 | get Budweiser Beer Glass Set → | tags: budweiser, america, levi’s

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Lululemon appoints a Nike veteran as its new CEO (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-22 | get Lululemon Athletica Hoodie → | tags: lululemon, nike, calvin mcdonald