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Here’s a story to strike terror in the heart of anyone who has ever gone through a drive-thru (that is to say, pretty much all of us): A pregnant woman in Alberta, Canada, received cleaning solution instead of the latte she ordered at McDonald’s, according to The Toronto Star. The news site reports that “Sarah Douglas…

Remember McDonald’s Monopoly game? Remember how you never, ever won anything beyond the occasional free large fries or soda? The Daily Beast now offers a fascinating, in-depth reported piece about the ex-cop who rigged McDonald’s Monopoly system, only to be stopped by a straight-up FBI sting (or as The Daily Beast…

McDonald’s and Starbucks are usually duking it out at the top of the list of popular fast-food chains. But in a surprising move, the two companies are joining forces for the sake of the planet. A press release states today that “The NextGen Cup Consortium and Challenge, convened by Closed Loop Partners, announces that…

Just when we thought it was safe to eat romaine lettuce on the grocery store shelves again, a new salad culprit is in store. NBC News and other outlets report that a parasitic outbreak has affected McDonald’s in possibly 14 states, particularly in the Midwest, with 61 people taken ill. The total number of people…

Elaine Benes was a woman ahead of her time in so many ways. The latest example: She foretold the coming of McDonald’s new breakfast menu item, Muffin Toppers, in a Seinfeld episode 21 years ago. Muffin Toppers, for those not in the know, are the top halves of muffins detached from their softer bases. Or, as Benes put…

It’s something I hadn’t even really thought about until this Business Insider video pointed it out: The vast majority of fast-food logos are red-based. The educational (yet under-four-minute) video also outlines that there are reasons for that that go back thousands of years.

McDonald’s is continually trying to up its game: The recent switch from frozen to fresh burgers (some of its burgers anyway) is just one indicator of the fast-food king’s attempts to retain dominance in an increasingly crowded market. The chain’s headquarters is also moving from its considerable campus in the western…

In recent years, fast-food chains have deemphasized their value menus. They’re instead focusing on higher-quality ingredients like Wendy’s never-frozen beef campaign, or touting their environmental moves like McDonald’s pledge to cut its greenhouse gas emissions. That’s all well and good, but in 2018, consumers are…

Math is hard, especially when you’re hungry. Thus many customers, when faced with the plastic glow of the McDonald’s menu, choose a Value Meal and assume that means we’re getting the best deal. It’s like bundling internet and TV, except French fries and a McChicken. But a new lawsuit alleged that—gasp—McDonald’s Extra…

What is art? A black-light, velveteen poster of Jesus? “Happy accidents?” A potato chip that kind of looks like Ronald Reagan? (I don’t have an MFA but all of these are definitely art, guys.) Bottom line: Art is complicated and abstract, and it might look like an old cardboard Happy Meal box.

Continuing its self-improvement goodwill streak, McDonald’s announces today that it will start using paper straws instead of plastic ones at its U.K. branches. Although the plastic straws are recyclable, Fortune points out today that most people are still just throwing them away.

If I was a housewife, and McDonald’s was my husband, I’d be checking for lipstick on the collar right about now. Would not be surprised to find a red convertible in my driveway alongside my station wagon. Would probably have my nostrils permeated with the smell of Brut aftershave, and would be receiving many evening…

The three individual bun pieces that make up a Big Mac each have a name. The bottom is the heel, the middle is the club, and the sesame seed-flecked top is the crown.

Many fast-food outlets have embraced technological advances in an attempt to sway the consumer over to their side. For example, Domino’s just toppled longtime pizza leader Pizza Hut thanks to innovations like the pizza tracker app.

You’ll see many homages to women today for International Women’s Day, but few this physically large: McDonald’s has flipped the arches outside its franchise in Lynwood, California. As an accompanying video explains, the store is owned by Patricia Williams, a single mom who quit her job to own her first McDonald’s in…

On the Cut YouTube show Dan And Dietrich’s Would You Rather? the two men in the title are faced with various Solomon-like decisions. Like would you rather be buried alive for 12 hours, or smash your phone and delete all accounts? Eat one ghost pepper or every kind of cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory?

In a startling turn of events this morning, fast food giant McDonald’s announces that the chain is starting to introduce fresh beef into its restaurants, gradually switching over from its frozen stock. CNBC reports that “The burger giant… has already brought fresh beef Quarter Pounder patties to about 3,500 domestic…

Hopefully McDonald’s has the staff and the stock prepared for this: After a bizarre one-day promotion in which it quickly ran out of one-day-only available Szechuan sauce, the brave franchise is trying again. Starting today, the Chicago Tribune’s RedEye reports, Szechuan sauce returns to McDonald’s. Try not to get too…

Many parents find themselves in the McDonald’s drive-through from time to time, or making a stop at a McDonald’s Playland to enjoy the free wifi while their kids frolic on a plastic playground. These parents are grateful for the healthy options attempted to be inserted in the McDonald’s Happy Meal (even if the kids…