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...RBI’s 33 per cent ebitda margin is a third less than McDonald’s, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence....
...But do go to the restaurant. McDonald’s doesn’t cope well with a delivery app. Sweaty fries and burgers are an abomination. Put the fries into big bowls and chop burgers into quarters....
...Restaurants like McDonald's, Yum and Starbucks are less of a straight bet on the economy, but unfortunately they look expensive. Real estate Hard question....
...The letter contained a pointed warning for the giant asset management groups BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street, whose funds between them control 21 per cent of McDonald’s stock, according to S&P Capital...
...Playing for keeps Mayfair mogul Richard Caring is playing a real-life game of monopoly — and winning — as his collection of restaurants looks to corner London’s fine dining market....
...His hope is that instead of customers trading up from McDonald’s, they might trade down from restaurants....
...Restaurant Brands International, which owns Burger King, said that labour issues had forced some restaurants to close their dining rooms....
...Thirty-two years on, the symbolism was no less powerful as McDonald’s announced that restaurant would be closing, along with the rest of its 850 outlets in Russia, as companies continue to head for the exit...
...In 2019 it generated a 58 per cent net return, about double the S&P 500....
...This week, Levi’s said that it would be “suspending commercial operations in Russia” and McDonald’s, whose presence in Russia is a symbol of westernisation, announced it would temporarily close all its restaurants...
...That argument was echoed by Chris Kempczinski, the chief executive of McDonald’s, who told analysts this month that it was raising wages in the US restaurants it owns because “that’s just what you need to...
...“The theatres, cinemas, bars and restaurants — all that remains unique. I think the big cities will not lose as much as people think.”...
...It is a surprising fact that France has more than 1,400 McDonald’s outlets, which makes it one of the company’s biggest markets outside the US....
...The vast majority of McDonald’s restaurants are now open, although most are confined to drive-through, delivery and takeaway....
...Sales at casual restaurants, which slumped amid lockdowns in March, have bounced back with a vengeance....
...Indeed, an intriguing “S” fight is brewing at McDonald’s....
...Starbucks beat McDonald’s, Yum Brands and nine others in earning high marks from employees on Glassdoor, according to a new report. “Happy restaurant workers = alpha,” Bank of America said....
...Restaurants are warning they cannot survive lockdowns for much longer — but it is also hard to imagine packed dining rooms when they do reopen....
...Covid-19 pandemic as investors looked to fund social projects, such as those that “address rising unemployment, income inequality, and strains on housing, healthcare, and education systems,” according to S&...
...But they were also protesting about another issue: claims of rampant sexual abuse of women in McDonald’s restaurants....
...McDonald’s on Friday posted its biggest rise in comparable sales in two years, boosted by refurbished restaurants and refreshed menus....
...Zhang Yichen, head of Citic Capital and a big investor in the chain of McDonald’s restaurants on the mainland and in Hong Kong, said consumers were “still OK....
...Although almost all of its restaurants in China are operating, McDonald’s cautioned last week that there was a “reduced level of demand”....
...The 44-year-old is talking about the inspiration behind his Spring/Summer 2020 collection over a vegan meal at Peacefood, a restaurant near New York City’s Union Square....
...Now a favourite City dining haunt has been left out of a UK government scheme to help restaurants through the coronavirus pandemic and its future looks uncertain....
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