McDonald’s faces UK legal claim as sexual assault allegations intensify McDonalds Alistair Macrow, chief of McDonald’s UK and Ireland, said the company is “determined to root out” behaviour which falls below expected standards.
McDonald’s sets up investigations unit after sexual harassment claims McDonald's The UK boss of McDonald’s has appointed a new unit to crack down on sexual harassment and bullying after admitting the business has “fallen short”. Alistair Macrow said the investigation handling unit will able to refer cases to specialist investigators. It comes after more than 100 past and present workers at the fast food chain [...]
Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and PepsiCo named as worst packaging polluters in UK Surfers against sewage Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and PepsiCo are the worst packaging polluters in the UK, an annual waste audit has found. Campaign group Surfers Against Sewage, which released its annual audit on Friday, looked at more than 30,700 individual polluting items collected by more than 4,000 citizen scientists along coastlines, canal paths, bridleways and city streets over a [...]
McDonald’s agrees to sell its stores in Russia and warns of $1bn exit loss May 19, 2022 Fast food giant McDonald’s has agreed to sell its Russian stores across 45 regions – but warned it is likely to make a $1bn loss. The chain announced it entered into an agreement with an existing licensee Alexander Govor, who has operated 25 restaurants in the eastern region of Siberia since 2015. This comes after [...]
McDonald’s buys back Israeli restaurants after Gaza boycott damages sales April 5, 2024 McDonald’s will buy back all of its Israeli restaurants following a boycott of the brand after it handed thousands of free meals to soldiers in the country.
McDonald’s considers closing indoor seating at US sites amid Delta surge August 31, 2021 McDonalds will consider closing indoor seating areas in the US counties worst affected by the Delta variant of Covid-19. In 2020 the majority of McDonald’s sites across the US closed their doors to eat-in diners, but last month the company had reopened 70 per cent of sites. The spread of Delta, which pushed average daily [...]
Ex-McDonalds boss Steve Easterbrook hands back £75m to avoid trial December 16, 2021 Former McDonald’s chief executive has handed back over $100m (£75m) to the fast-food chain as he settles out of court over his dismissal in 2019.
McDonald’s trades below expectations as Israel-Gaza war protests hurt sales February 5, 2024 McDonald’s traded below investor expectations and sales slowed in many markets in part due to protests over the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Global sales across its stores grew 3.4 per cent in the fourth quarter below analyst expectations of 4.7 per cent. While revenue reached $6.41bn (£5.11bn) down 0.7 per cent from estimates of $6.45bn [...]
McDonald’s: Middle East boycott over free meals for Israeli soldiers hits sales January 5, 2024 McDonald’s chief executive, Chris Kempczinski, has blamed “misinformation” surrounding the Israel-Gaza war for flattening sales in the Middle-East. In a post on LinkedIn, the head of the fast food chain said calls for boycott have led to “meaningful business impact”. Kempczinski, said: “Several markets in the Middle East and some outside the region are experiencing [...]
McDonald’s UK apologises after 100 workers allege sexual harassment or bullying July 18, 2023 The boss of McDonald’s in the UK has apologised after more than 100 workers at the fast food chain, past and present, alleged they had been sexually harassed or assaulted or subjected to racism or bullying. Alistair Macrow told the BBC the company had “fallen short” in some cases after the corporation spoke to dozens [...]