There is an upscale McDonalds restaurant in Hong Kong called “Next” that has table service. It has a “create your own” menu with fresher and higher quality ingredients than any other McDonalds.
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When the FBI went undercover to expose…
When the FBI went undercover to expose the McDonald’s Monopoly promotion scam that occurred between 1989-2001 they posed as a production company that interviewed supposed winners for TV commercials and named it Shamrock Productions with the byline “‘Cause you’re just lucky” printed on their van.
In 2008, McDonald’s Japan paid…
In 2008, McDonald’s Japan paid 1,000 people to wait in line for the release of the Quarter Pounder in Osaka. People were paid $10 an hour to do this. 15,000 people gathered at the restaurant due to the fake crowd which caused people to accuse the company of trickery.
The first McDonald’s drive-through…
The first McDonald’s drive-through was created in 1975 in Sierra Vista, Arizona, near Fort Huachuca, a military installation, to serve military members who were not permitted to get out of their cars off-post while wearing fatigues.
Since 2007, all of McDonald’s delivery…
Since 2007, all of McDonald’s delivery trucks in the UK have been fueled by used cooking oil from their restaurants.
There is a McDonald’s in LA…
There is a McDonald’s in LA that serves no food. It is strictly for filming when the set needs to be McDonald’s.
4 out of 5 millennials have never eaten…
4 out of 5 millennials have never eaten a Big Mac before, showing how McDonald’s is struggling to compete with new, fast-casual burger joints.
In 1984, Burger King ran an ad campaign…
In 1984, Burger King ran an ad campaign with a character called “Mister Rodney” touting its superior cooking over McDonald’s. The campaign was stopped after Mister Rogers himself called Burger King’s vice president, who had the commercial taken off the air.
In the 1980s there was a persistent…
In the 1980s there was a persistent rumour in the UK that McDonald’s was funding the Irish Republican Army. This was ultimately traced back to a U.S. talkshow where the company was praised for its generosity in funding Individual Retirement Accounts.
McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A and Subway make…
McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A and Subway make over 6 figures from a single calorie. McDonald’s makes the most at $231,000 earned per calorie sold. In second and third place are Chick-fil-A and Subway.