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McDonald’s in March launched a new “Welcome to McDonald’s” ad campaign in Canada, featuring the chain’s Canadian food suppliers, staff and customers. (Dave Bedard photo)

McDonald’s vows ‘modern’ makeover amid U.S. sales struggle

By GFM Network News March 9, 2015

Reuters — McDonald’s on Monday vowed to remake itself as a “modern, progressive burger company” after aggressive competition from Chipotle Mexican Grill, Chick-fil-A and myriad “better burger” chains bit into U.S. restaurant sales last month. February ended the run of former CEO Don Thompson. His short tenure included 2014, when falling profit, revenue and traffic […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs

McDonald’s to ‘evaluate’ antibiotic use in Canadian chicken

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 4, 2015

The Canadian arm of fast-food giant McDonald’s isn’t yet moving to follow its U.S. counterpart’s plans to phase out use of certain antibiotics on chickens in its supply chain. The U.S. chain announced Wednesday it would move, over the next two years, to only purchase chicken “raised without antibiotics that are important to human medicine.” […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

McDonald’s to phase out human antibiotics from U.S. chicken supply

By GFM Network News March 4, 2015

Reuters — McDonald’s U.S. restaurants will gradually stop buying chicken raised with antibiotics vital to fighting human infections, the most aggressive step by a major food company to change chicken producers’ practices in the fight against dangerous “superbugs.” The world’s biggest restaurant chain announced on Wednesday that within two years, McDonald’s USA will only buy […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

McDonald’s says rough ride to continue into 2015

By GFM Network News January 23, 2015

Reuters — McDonald’s Corp. warned Friday that business will be weak in the first half of 2015 and it is cutting its annual construction budget to the lowest in more than five years as it opens fewer restaurants in struggling markets. The world’s largest fast-food chain, with more than 36,000 restaurants around the globe, just […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

More robust tracking can increase livestock profitability

By Ted Power January 20, 2015

Livestock producers all over the world understand the positive impact tracking and sharing animal data can have on their bottom lines. They know due to recent “food scares,” consumers want to know that the food they are going to feed their families is safe. They want to know where it comes from, how it was […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

McDonald’s to pare U.S. menus, ingredient lists

By GFM Network News December 10, 2014

Reuters — McDonald’s said Wednesday it plans to cut the number of items on its U.S. menus and use fewer ingredients in food as it moves to speed up service, bolster sales and offer consumers personalized options to compete better with Subway and Chipotle Mexican Grill. Mike Andres, the company’s U.S. president, said starting in […] Read more

GFM Network News

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Tag Archives McDonald’s

McDonald’s vows ‘modern’ makeover amid U.S. sales struggle

McDonald’s to ‘evaluate’ antibiotic use in Canadian chicken

McDonald’s to phase out human antibiotics from U.S. chicken supply

McDonald’s says rough ride to continue into 2015

More robust tracking can increase livestock profitability

McDonald’s to pare U.S. menus, ingredient lists

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