Domestic same-store sales growth was a paltry 4%, leading me to wonder when CEO James Donald will finally admit McDonald's (nyse: MCD - news - people ) coffee offerings are affecting sales.
Hamill is also believed to be a target for Cliftonville but with the Reds being title rivals it is unlikely Glentoran boss Alan McDonald will allow them to speak with the former Ballymena and Coleraine forward.
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"I think it's an ongoing problem, and it always will be, " another McDonald's franchisee said.
This year McDonald's will add only 150 new U.S. stores, down sharply from the 1, 100 it opened four years ago.
The day you read this, McDonald's will plunk down four more stores in places such as Azerbaijan, Mauritius and American Samoa.
With Cantalupo's passion for data, McDonald's will never make that mistake again.
This year McDonald's will add only 150 new U.S. stores, half of what Wendy's will do and down sharply from the 1, 100 it opened four years ago.
If that lasts, the social-networking company would be worth nothing before the end of June, and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's trips to McDonald's will seem less chic and more necessary.
According to the AFP news agency, McDonald's will open the outlet in the middle of next year, near the Golden Temple in the Sikh holy city of Amritsar in northern India.
Other large service sector companies, like McDonald's, will pay workers at company on locations for the next two weeks.
Under the direction of foreign operations chief James Cantalupo, 55, about 95% of all new McDonald's stores will be overseas.
But with reserve Chris Killen also sidelined, and Strachan indicating he will not play Cillian Sheridan, McDonald is Celtic's only recognised front man.
Already the number of international stores and sales exceeds both measures for the U.S. Under the direction of foreign operations chief James Cantalupo, 55, 95% of all new McDonald's stores will be overseas, at least for the next five years.
He will be joined by all-rounders Andrew McDonald and Shane Watson, and probably seamer Stuart Clark.
"While there may be some people who won't come to our shops because of the lack of chicken nuggets, others may not feel that way and will buy our other products, " said McDonald's Japan spokesman Kenji Kaniya.
By not providing a gold-medal performance to tout in future advertisements, the significant upside that might have been from sponsors like McDonald's, Omega and Adidas will most likely disappear.
In 2012, however, the race is too close to read the early voting tea leaves - but McDonald says the bulk of early votes will come in next week, at which point stronger trends might point to an eventual winner.
Later in the program we will visit with five-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald.
"Boyce is a very good footballer and will be a great addition to our squad, " said McDonald.
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The bill, which San Francisco officials hope other cities will adopt in battling a child obesity epidemic, was a defeat for McDonald's, which led the fight against the measure.
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"Whilst the negotiations are at an advanced stage they remain incomplete and it is possible Multiplex will not conclude a mutually acceptable agreement with Hollandia, " chairman Allan McDonald told shareholders at the Australian company's annual meeting.
It will likely be another Iowa-less all-star game this year when McDonald's finalizes rosters Thursday.
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"You will see another wave of freezes, you expect that, " said Joe McDonald, a principal at Hewitt Associates, a human-resources consulting firm.
The latter would be a step too far even for the most reforming firms but several large companies, including McDonald's and Wal-Mart, have said that they will consider some reforms to the way board members are elected.
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Furthermore, the amount of time (seven years) and the number of blends (more than 50) it took to derive the final product suggests that McDonald's has gone through much effort to ensure that the switch will go smoothly.
Some Republican mayoral hopefuls will be in the ranks, including former Metropolitan Transportation Authority chairman Joseph Lhota and George McDonald, who heads an organization that helps the homeless.
One day--maybe not next year or in five years, but eventually--the Big Mac will flatline in the U.S. The evidence: In the past four years McDonald's has averaged only 1% annual same-store sales growth, trailing the 4% average for its main burger rivals.
One day--maybe not next year or in five years, but eventually--the Big Mac will flatline in the U.S. The evidence: In the past four years McDonald's has averaged only 1% annual same-store sales growth, trailing the 4% average for its main burger rivals, Burger King, Wendy's and Jack-in-the-Box.
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So McDonald's top ten markets, which generate 80% of international profits, will be receiving 60% of all new stores for the next few years.
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