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A Penny for McDonald's Tomato Thoughts

A Penny for McDonald's Tomato Thoughts

It was buried under another story in the New York Times business section on Tuesday, but I thought it was worth noting that McDonald's has agreed "to pay a penny more a pound for its Florida-grown tomatoes to help increase wages for the migrant workers who harvest them." A penny doesn't sound like much of an increase, but here's the kicker: "The extra penny a pound would nearly double their pay to about 72 cents a bucket." First Wolfgang Puck, then Burger King, now McDonald's. Has the whole corporate world started to go humane? Have we reached the tipping point? I sure hope so. Photograph from iStockPhoto.com... More

A New Coffeehouse Look for McDonald's?

A three-week-old McDonald's in Saratoga Springs is a prototype for a new upscale, Starbucks-like redesign for the chain that could be making its way around the globe, featuring "trendy, upholstered booths, a stone fireplace, and comfy lounge chairs. Gone are the iconic Golden Arches. Instead, there's a short, modern sign on a tuft of grass outside. Instead of a cardboard cutout of the 'Hamburglar' next to the counter, there's a bowl full of Granny Smith apples and a glass display of salads. There are warm tones of sage green and brown, not the traditional bright yellow and red."... More

McDonald's Haupia Pies

McDonald's Haupia Pies

Love or hate McDonald's, you have to admit they usually do a good job of integrating local specialties into their menus. McDonald's restaurants in Hawaii have lots of custom items on their menus--the breakfast menu alone has two dishes with SPAM: a SPAM McGriddle and SPAM served with eggs and rice--and they frequently get limited edition delights too. Pomai of Honolulu food blog The Tasty Island recently tried the current offering, the Haupia Pie: "Similar to their familiar Apple Pie, this item uses the same crust and turnover shape, except with this, it has a filling intended to (loosely) replicate the traditional Haupia dessert offered at a Hawaiian Luau. Upon first bite, you 'll notice the light, golden crispy... More

Free Coffee Alert!

Coffee drinkers, prepare to get jittery on someone else's dime—the NY Sun says you're "in for a lot of free coffee in the next couple of weeks": The first freebie is tomorrow, when McDonald's will hand out free cups of the stuff to anyone who asks for it, at any location. It's in celebration of being named by Consumer Reports as having the best coffee for the price (compared with other fastfood chains).Then next Thursday, Starbucks is celebrating its second annual "coffee break" by pouring free 12-ounce cups (tall, not grande or venti) of brewed coffee between 10 a.m. and noon.And then finally, on Wednesday, March 21, Dunkin' Donuts will celebrate the first day of spring with a free 16-ounce... More

McDonald's Rolling Out New Angus Beef Burgers In California

McDonald's Rolling Out New Angus Beef Burgers In California

In response to the success both Burger King and Carl's Jr have had with their Angus burgers in recent years, McDonald's will be rolling out three new Angus burgers of their own next Monday to 600 restaurants in California as a test before possibly going national: One of the creations McDonald's is debuting next week is the Angus Deluxe, a "backyard style" burger with crinkle-cut pickles and red ring-shaped onions, as opposed to chopped onions and flat pickles served on other burgers, Frisbie said.A new sesame seed "bakery-style roll" was also developed for the burgers by Brea-based Fresh Start Bakeries Inc., a longtime bun supplier to McDonald's.The other two burgers are mushroom and Swiss cheese and a bacon cheeseburger.... More

Lent's Own Fast Food Sandwich

"In 1962, Lou Groen was desperate to save his floundering hamburger restaurant, the first McDonald's in the Cincinnati area. His problem: His clientele was heavily Roman Catholic. In those days, most Catholics abstained from meat every Friday, as well as during Lent, the 40-day period of repentance that begins this week with Ash Wednesday. His solution: He created the Filet-O-Fish -- a sandwich that saved his restaurant and eventually would be consumed at a rate of 300 million a year." I've never really given much thought to the classic items on the McDonald's menu so it was a trip to discover that the Filet-O-Fish was invented by a franchise owner and not headquarters--the same is true of the Big Mac... More

Cheeseburger + McNuggets = Delight

Our Adam Kuban spills the dirt on one of his guiltiest pleasures, a McNugget-enhanced Cheeseburger, over on A Hamburger Today. He justifies it by saying it's "two distinct tastes, yet a whole new experience. The whole as more than the sum of its parts."... More

Chipotle Ka-Ching! Ka-Ching!

McDonald's Is Lovin' Chipotle: "McDonald's recently announced some incredible earnings: $1.00 per share. Stockholders are really excited about this, as they should be. Chipotle, a subsidiary of McDonalds, was responsible for a killer $0.39 of every share's earnings." (Chipotle was spun off and IPO'd last year, so you can now buy Chipotle stock without investing in McDonald's.)... More

Soccer Moms Rejoice: Family Meal Ideal Achievable, Even in Minivan!

Soccer Moms Rejoice: Family Meal Ideal Achievable, Even in Minivan!

Boy, have cars come a long way since my mom's old Toyota Previa, when we freaked out over the mesh seat pockets and retractable cup holder. Check out the 2008 Chrysler minivan and its new Swivel 'n Go seating system, capable of seating five people around a removable dining table inside the car. Bobby Flay brandished a chocolate layer cake (meant to symbolize Chrysler) and a pork tenderloin with mango salsa (the embodiment of Dodge) at the car's publicity launch (I'm not kidding). Says John H. Zajac, senior editor at Car-Smart News, "It definitely has good McDonald-ibility." That's not a joke, either.... More