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McDonald's

McDonald's is the world's largest fast food restaurant chain. It was founded in 1940 by Richard and Maurice McDonald, who pioneered the idea of operating a hamburger business using production line principles.

Chairman / President

Chris Kempczinski

CEO / Managing Director

Chris Kempczinski

CFO / Finance Director

Ian Borden

Industry

Restaurants

Website

aboutmcdonalds.com

Headquarters address

110 North Carpenter Street, Chicago, IL 60607, United States

Stock Code

NYSE:MCD

Year founded

1940

last updated:

30 September, 2024

Firefighters protect a structure as the Eaton Fire advances in Altadena, California, on Wednesday. Photo: AP

Natural disasters

Los Angeles wildfires spread to Hollywood as mayor declares inferno ‘the big one’

Los Angeles hit from both sides as upscale Pacific Palisades, hills above Pasadena on fire and a new blaze breaks out in Hollywood Hills.

9 Jan 2025 - 10:28PMvideocam

United States

Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder in United Healthcare CEO’s death

24 Dec 2024 - 1:54AM

Gun violence in the US

Mangione faces new murder charge that could put death penalty on the table

20 Dec 2024 - 11:50AM

Japan

Japanese police hunt man who stabbed schoolgirl to death at McDonald’s

Police identified the victim as Saaya Nakashima, 15, a third-year junior high student from Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture.

17 Dec 2024 - 4:38PMvideocam

Reporters gather in front of the McDonald’s branch in Kitakyushu city, Fukuoka prefecture, where a schoolgirl was stabbed to death. Photo: Jiji Press/AFP

Gun violence in the US

Gun found on US CEO shooting suspect matches shell casings at scene: police

Luigi Mangione’s fingerprints also matched those on a water bottle near where United Healthcare’s Brian Thompson was killed.

12 Dec 2024 - 4:15AM

Icons and Influencers

Who are Luigi Mangione’s wealthy parents, Louis and Kathleen Mangione?

Luigi’s father Louis is the owner of Lorien Health Services and his mum Kathleen runs a travel company; meanwhile, one of his sisters is a doctor and his cousin Nino a state legislator.

11 Dec 2024 - 7:00PM

Gun violence in the US

Suspect in US insurance CEO killing charged with murder in New York

Suspect Luigi Mangione, 26, arrested in Pennsylvania with ‘ghost gun’ and silencer after he was spotted eating at a McDonald’s.

10 Dec 2024 - 2:42PM

A booking photo of suspect Luigi Mangione. Photo: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections via AP

Malaysia

Chinese milk tea giant Chagee stirs ire of Malaysians over ‘rigged’ lucky draw

A TikTok video appears to show company staff tampering with a Chagee lucky draw involving luxury handbags and Apple products.

20 Nov 2024 - 5:43PMvideocam

SCMP Highlights

Recap | Smog shuts New Delhi schools, Shanghai tops pollution list: 6 environment stories

From India’s toxic smog crisis to McDonald’s tackling cow methane, explore the global fight against pollution in our latest stories on the environment.

19 Nov 2024 - 4:13PM

Donald Trump

Make America healthy again? Trump and co have McDonald’s on plane

Robert F. Kennedy Jnr pictured with McDonald’s meal after calling food on Donald Trump’s plane ‘poison’.

18 Nov 2024 - 10:28AM

The in-flight meal on Donald Trump’s plane on Saturday was McDonald’s. Photo: X @DonaldJTrumpJr

United States

McDonald’s wants to make flatulent cows less of a problem for environment

The fast food giant is working with a seed company and a meat supplier on a more easily digestible cattle feed, to reduce the methane produced.

15 Nov 2024 - 9:59PMvideocam

As cattle and other livestock digest food they produce methane, which represents much of the agriculture industry’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to the United States’ Environmental Protection Agency. Photo: Reuters

United States

McDonald’s sued by US consumers in proposed class action over E coli outbreak

One person was killed at at least 75 sickened by infections linked to onions in the fast-food chain’s Quarter Pounder burgers.

30 Oct 2024 - 7:31AM

US presidential election 2024

Trump headlines New York rally after vulgar, racist remarks from allies

Donald Trump holds a homecoming rally at Madison Square Garden as the US election campaign heads into final full week.

28 Oct 2024 - 2:41PM

United States

US fast-food chains hold the onions after McDonald’s E coli outbreak

McDonald’s pulls Quarter Pounder from about 20 per cent of its more than 13,000 US restaurants, as other chains remove onions.

25 Oct 2024 - 10:54AM

A McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburger. Photo: Reuters

Fame and celebrity

8 celebrities who love McDonald’s, from Selena Gomez to Donald Trump

Donald Trump loves McDonald’s so much he ordered 27 quarter pounders to court, while Selena Gomez always gets a number 7, and Adele has said McDonald’s would be her ‘death row meal’

24 Oct 2024 - 12:10PMvideocam

From Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian to Adele, which 8 celebrities are the biggest fans of McDonald’s? Photos: @parishilton, @kimkardashian, @adele/Instagram

Consumer protection in Hong Kong

Hong Kong McDonald’s ‘not impacted by E coli outbreak linked to burgers in US

Company says ‘issue does not impact McDonald’s operations in Hong Kong in any way’.

23 Oct 2024 - 8:18PM

United States

McDonald’s Quarter Pounders linked to deadly E coli outbreak in US

McDonald’s has removed slivered onions and beef patties used for Quarter Pounder burgers from stores in affected states.

23 Oct 2024 - 4:14PM

US presidential election 2024

Trump serves McDonald’s fries, Harris visits churches in swing-state appeals

Donald Trump mocks Kamala Harris with McDonald’s visit – but she calls it sign of desperation.

21 Oct 2024 - 1:35PM

Donald Trump hands an order to a customer at a drive-thru window at a McDonald’s in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania. Photo: AP

Hong Kong economy

Outside In | For Hong Kong’s poorest, cheapflation hits harder than shrinkflation

Worryingly, prices are rising faster for cheap products than premium items as AI boosts retailers’ dynamic pricing abilities.

18 Oct 2024 - 6:27PMvideocam

Malaysia

Echoes of Gaza: Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore confront legacy of war

From boycotts to artwork and activism, the Palestinian struggle has ignited passionate responses across Southeast Asia over the past year.

7 Oct 2024 - 8:00AMvideocam

Hong Kong society

Hongkongers give mixed verdict on McGriddles as McDonald’s winds down offering

Sandwich created stir when it debuted in July, with egg version even appearing for resale on Carousell for HK$300.

12 Sep 2024 - 9:13PM

McDonald’s says it sold more than 1 million McGriddles within the first two days of it being available in Hong Kong. Photo: Eugene Lee

Banking & finance

KFC, McDonald’s, Haidilao push small-store format in fight for consumers

Fast-food kiosks are sprouting up in mainland cities, as fast-food restaurant chains like Yum China, McDonald’s and Haidilao compete for consumer dollars.

1 Sep 2024 - 9:00AMvideocam

Pedestrians walk past a KFC stall and outlet in Beijing. Photo: Bloomberg

Malaysia

Anti-Israel boycott in Malaysia costs Starbucks operator US$8.8 million

Berjaya Food reported a fourth quarter net loss of US$8.8 million due to Middle East conflict impacts, leading to a 35 per cent revenue drop and share decline.

28 Aug 2024 - 8:26PM

Indonesia

As KFC Indonesia logs US$21.5 million loss, a branch manager is ‘unsurprised’

Indonesians have also targeted Starbucks, McDonald’s and several clothing brands for boycott over their perceived links to Israel.

12 Aug 2024 - 3:42PMvideocam

Hong Kong society

Hungry Hongkongers rush to try new McDonald’s pancake burger from 4am

Verdict mostly positive from dedicated fans trying Sausage McGriddle, a burger made with pancakes instead of toasted muffins.

27 Jul 2024 - 5:18PM

Some internet users have questioned whether the taste will match the burger’s counterpart in Japan, where it has already been released. Photo: Eugene Lee

China's economic recovery

No more keeping up with the Joneses: ‘poor man’s meal’ on the rise in China

An ongoing trend of consumer spending cutbacks in China has intensified amid an economic downturn, drawing comparison with Japan’s ‘lost decade’.

20 Jul 2024 - 8:21AMvideocam

Australia

‘Ensure there’s eggs’: Bird flu hits McDonald’s breakfasts in Australia

McDonald’s Australia has cut breakfast service by 1-1/2 hours, the company said, after a shortage of eggs caused by bird flu outbreaks led to the slaughter of about 1.5 million chickens.

2 Jul 2024 - 5:35PM

Britain

Brexiteer Nigel Farage hit by milkshake as he launches UK election campaign

A woman hurled a drink at the Reform UK leader outside a pub in Clacton in a throwback to a similar moment in Newcastle in 2019.

5 Jun 2024 - 2:55PM

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