Tag: mcdonalds
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McDonald’s Ex-CEO fined for allegedly misleading investors about his firing
Disgraced former McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook will pay US$400,000 ($578,000) to settle charges that he allegedly misled investors about the circumstances of his 2019 firing following a relationship with an employee. According to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, McDonald’s fired Easterbrook for “engaging in an inappropriate personal relationship with a McDonald’s employee in violation…
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Youtube advertiser boycott could cost Google millions
Google is facing international backlash with the Youtube advertiser boycott. Advertisers are boycotting Youtube to prevent their advertisements from appearing next to extremist content. Many high profile brands, such as McDonald’s and LO’real, have appeared next to hate speech and are subsequently campaigning for better moderation. Advertisers have frozen their contracts with parent company Google and it could…
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McDonald’s manager jailed after pulling down a customer’s pants
McDonald’s Nottingham manager Stuart Hubbard has been jailed for 28 days following an incident that occurred in the fast food chain on February 18th this year at approximately 1am. The company did not immediately investigate the issue until they received an email from a disgusted customer filing the complaint. It was understood that Hubbard had pulled…
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Coles penalising staff
Coles has recently come under attack for not paying its workers properly. Findings from the Fair Work Act show that the supermarket chain is saving tens of millions of dollars in wages. It’s great for them but not so great for the staff. After signing a cosy deal with The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) it seems thousands of…
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Abandoned Macca’s Ship to get a $4.5 Million Makeover
A floating McDonald’s restaurant known as McBarge that was abandoned in Canada is finally getting a well overdue makeover. The ship was originally built in 1986 costing about $12 million. It was purposely constructed for the World Fair Expo in Vancouver but in 1991 was towed from False Creek to Burrard Inlet where it was…
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McDonald’s shouldn’t be creating your taste
They admitted it themselves, it’s very ‘Un McDonald’s’ and it should stay that way. By now you are probably familiar with McDonald’s attempt to reinvent itself as an ‘upmarket’ restaurant with ‘Create Your Taste.’ Customers are encouraged to build their own burgers with a selection of gourmet buns, meats, cheeses and other teasers. We hate…