At BK, having it you’re way now comes with a crown. Burger King employees have been ordered to tell customers “You rule” and to offer them a cardboard crown as a gesture of thanks for ordering a whopper or anything else on the menu. The Florida-based fast food chain is planning to send monitors to … Read more
Gauges of consumer stocks have been the worst performers on the MSCI China Index since the end of September, after the real estate measure. The aggregate market value of companies included in the two consumer indexes has fallen by about US$157 billion since. Consumer stocks have been the worst performers on the MSCI China Index … Read more
There’s been no shortage of tough news for China’s economy as some of the world’s biggest brands consider or take action to shift manufacturing to friendlier shores at a time of unease about security controls, protectionism and wobbly relations between Beijing and Washington. Count Adidas, Apple and Samsung among those looking elsewhere. But as a tumultuous 2023 … Read more
By Levi Sumagaysay and Shreya Agrawal | CalMatters Californians in two industries are set to get new minimum wages just for them next year, and that could lead to pay bumps for other workers, too. Gov. Gavin Newsom this year signed two union-backed bills that will boost fast-food and health care workers’ minimum wages. California-based … Read more
FANS have been raving about a festive McDonald’s – it’s located in the North Pole, and it’s just a stone’s throw away from a Santa Claus House. While many McDonald’s restaurants are nothing out of the ordinary, some can be found in extraordinary locations. 5 Fans have been raving about a McDonald’s in Alaska’s North … Read more
McDonald’s is expecting to go through a growth spurt. The Chicago-based burger giant wants to establish thousands of new locations around the globe in the next few years, aiming to have 50,000 locations operating by 2027. That’s up roughly 25 per cent from more than 40,000 McDonald’s locations in operation today. The company says its anticipated expansion would represent the … Read more
