Zoe Hamburger leaves McDonald’s UK&I as successor named Business After 18 months of maybe the UK’s best case of nominative determinism, Zoe Hamburger has stepped down from her senior role at the UK arm of McDonald’s. Hamburger joined the McDonald’s UK senior leadership team as chief restaurant officer in March 2024. In that role she was responsible for the operational restaurant business, including delivery, [...]
McDonald’s sheds 2,000 UK jobs as profit almost doubles Business Profit at the UK arm of McDonald’s almost doubled in 2024 as it shed more than 2,000 jobs, it has been revealed. The US fast food giant has posted a pre-tax profit of £120m for its latest financial year, up from the £66.3m it reported in 2023. That figure though was down from the £170.8m [...]
McDonald’s salad supplier Agrial loses custom after price increases Retail McDonald’s salad supplier Agrial Fresh Produce has cut its loss thanks to price increases after what it described as three years of “upheaval” due to labour shortages and soaring costs, according to newly-filed documents. The Staffordshire-headquartered company, which also owns the pre-packed salad brand Florette, cut its pre-tax loss to £5.5m in 2023 – an [...]