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With CosMc's, McDonald's bows to reality

 By Jonathan Maze on May 28, 2025

The Bottom Line: It was always unlikely that CosMc’s would be much more than a few test locations, thanks to competitive and financial reality in the fast-food beverage business.

Operations

McDonald's plans to close its CosMc's locations

 By Jonathan Maze on May 23, 2025

The fast-food giant will instead introduce beverages from the test concept into “hundreds” of McDonald’s restaurants as a test this year. The CosMc’s restaurants will start closing in late June.

Operations

McDonald's is expanding late-night hours

By Jonathan Maze on May 21, 2025

The fast-food giant plans to target late-night diners this summer, with the vast majority of its restaurants open until midnight or later.

Financing

Krispy Kreme is sued over its McDonald's partnership delay

By Jonathan Maze on May 19, 2025

The doughnut chain is being accused of making misleading statements on the sale of doughnuts inside McDonald’s restaurants after its delay caused shares to plunge.

Workforce

McDonald's plans a big hiring push this summer

By Jonathan Maze on May 12, 2025

The fast-food giant and its franchisees vow to hire 375,000 people this summer, which would be the most in years. It also plans to open 900 U.S. restaurants by 2027.

Financing

Failure to launch: The McDonald's-Krispy Kreme partnership is a dud so far

By Jonathan Maze on May 09, 2025

The Bottom Line: The chains' partnership has been slow to progress and hasn't generated the sales both companies hoped for. Now it's on hold as Krispy Kreme works to improve its own struggling profitability.

Food

McDonald's hopes the third time is the charm on chicken tenders

By Jonathan Maze on May 05, 2025

The fast-food giant started selling its McCrispy Strips nationwide on Monday, five years after it discontinued its chicken tenders. But the market is vastly different today.

Financing

McDonald's, and many other restaurant chains, are losing customers right now

By Jonathan Maze on May 01, 2025

The Bottom Line: Consumer sentiment hit the fast-food giant harder than expected. But comments from the company, and results from other chains, suggest a broadening economic malaise.

Financing

McDonald’s sales slump amid economic headwinds

By Jonathan Maze on May 01, 2025

The fast-food giant’s same-store sales declined 3.6% in the U.S., and 1% globally, despite McDonald's value menu initiatives. CEO Chris Kempczinski said consumers are “grappling with economic uncertainty.”

Food

McDonald's is introducing chicken strips and a new sauce

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 24, 2025

The fast-food giant will debut McCrispy Strips on May 5, its first new permanent menu item in four years and another push into the chicken business. It also plans a new Creamy Chili Dip.

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