The company said it would put Quarter Pounders back on the menu, without the raw onions that were considered the likely source of the bacteria.
Category: Fast Food Industry
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E. Coli Outbreak Widens to 75 Cases Linked to McDonald’s
Health officials say that recalls of onions — the suspected source of the contamination — would help lessen the risk to consumers. Other major fast-food chains have also stopped offering onions.
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E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
The C.D.C. said that nearly 50 people had become ill and one person had died from the deadly bacteria, which the agency tied to an ingredient in one of the fast food chain’s burger items.
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French Cuffs and French Fries at Donald Trump’s McDonald’s Gig
No hairnet in sight as the former president doled out meals at a campaign stop in Pennsylvania.
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Restaurant Portions Are About to Get Smaller. Are Americans Ready?
The towering burger and ballooning bagel have withstood public health campaigns, but a new movement to shrink servings is finally gaining traction.
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Uncrustables Painting by Noah Verrier Sells for $4,999
Noah Verrier’s painting of a sandwich (minus one bite) sold for $4,999. Accused by some of being too commercial, he said he prefers objects “connected to who we are today.”
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From Starbucks to Specialty Cafes, the New Arms Race in the Coffee Wars
From the giant Starbucks to upstarts like Scooter’s Coffee in Nebraska, the battle is joined for who can come up with the craziest, calorie-laden, not-really-coffee drink.
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Starbucks Names Chipotle’s Brian Niccol as New C.E.O.
The coffee chain said that Chipotle’s Brian Niccol would replace Laxman Narasimhan, who is leaving the company after just over a year at the helm.
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To Avoid an Economic Recession, Consumer Spending Is Key
It has powered the economic recovery from the pandemic shock. Now wallets are thinner, and some businesses are feeling the difference.
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Larry Light, Marketer Behind Revival of McDonald’s, Dies at 83
A branding expert, he deployed the “I’m lovin’ it” campaign globally in 2003 to bring customers and sales back to the fast-food giant when it was in a slump.