Questions and Answers about
McDonald’s
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in BusinessWhat is Krispy Kreme?
Answer: Krispy Kreme is a renowned doughnut chain known for its wide variety of glazed, filled, and frosted doughnuts. In March 2024, it made headlines by announcing a partnership with McDonald’s, aiming to sell its doughnuts at McDonald’s locations across the United States. The plan is to start the rollout in the second half of…
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in BusinessWhat caused a global pause in McDonald’s services in March 2024?
Answer: In March 2024, McDonald’s faced an unexpected challenge. A global IT outage impacted several countries, leading to restaurant closures and issues with digital ordering systems.
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in BusinessIn January 2024, McDonald’s Malaysia took legal action against the Anti-Israeli Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. But why?
Answer: McDonald’s faced backlash over its Israel branch’s decision to donate meals to IDF troops, leading to boycott calls and a lawsuit by McDonald’s Malaysia in January 2024.
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in FoodWhat’s Halloumi?
Answer: Halloumi is a semi-hard, unripened cheese traditionally made in Cyprus from a mixture of goat’s and sheep’s milk that can be fried or grilled.
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in HistoryWhat was the first American fast-food restaurant to open in the Soviet Union?
Answer: Two months after the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, McDonald’s opened its doors in Moscow – the first American fast-food restaurant to enter the Soviet Union. 33 years later, on May 16, 2022, McDonald’s confirmed that it is selling its 850 restaurants in Russia, increasing the country’s isolation over its war in Ukraine.
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in FoodWhat’s on McDonald’s breakfast menu in the UK?
Answer: In a statement posted to its Instagram account on Jan. 24, 2022, McDonald’s UK said it had removed its breakfast bagels and breakfast wraps from the menu permanently. The move leaves the British McDonald’s menu with the McMuffin and the Breakfast roll as its main breakfast items, alongside pancakes and hashbrowns.
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in BusinessWhat’s McPlant?
The McPlant is McDonald’s plant-based burger co-developed with Beyond Meat, which includes a plant-based patty, vegan cheese, and vegan sandwich sauce. It is cooked separately from other McDonald’s burgers and sandwiches using dedicated utensils._x000D_
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in BusinessIn 2020 McDonald’s led U.S. burger restaurant chains in sales. Who was number 2?
According to Technomic data and reported by Restaurant Business, In 2020, Wendy’s surpassed Burger King to become the U.S. No. 2 burger chain by sales. Wendy’s system sales increased by 4.8% last year to $10.2 billion. At the same time, Burger King’s sales dropped by 5.4% to $9.6 billion._x000D_
