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31Oct/17

McDonald’s new Chinese name mixed in translation

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McDonalds has chosen a new name in China, but as Anita Li reports that’s not going down well in the country. Continue reading →

16Jan/17

Controversial Vatican McDonald’s feeds the homeless

January 16, 2017Food and DrinkALFREDO IORIO, Company: McDonalds, Fast food, Food and drink, Food industry, Homelessness, Jesuits, Jillian Kitchener, Kitchener Ontario, McDonald, McDonald's, Oak Brook Illinois, Pope Francis, Restaurants, Romesmbale

McDonald’s received a lukewarm reception when it opened a new branch within sight of Pope Francis’s window, but now the fast food giant seems to have taken on board one of his cherished principles – feeding the hungry. Jillian Kitchener reports. Continue reading →

14Mar/15

Foreign brands brace for China’s consumer day

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(BVO) – Pies, pies and more pies.

In China, McDonald’s is having a pi day. Get it?

That’s pi as in 3.1415, the mathematical constant you use to find the circumference of a circle.

The American fast food chain will be selling the dessert this week for half price at 3.14 yuan. That’s about fifty cents (USD).
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