McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski is offering a glimpse into what he believes will shape the food industry in 2026. In a video shared on Instagram this week, Kempczinski outlined three trends he ...

Shares of McDonald's underperformed the S&P 500 last year by approximately three to one. The company's CEO envisions pressures continuing well into 2026, even as it embarks on an ambitious expansion.

To view our entire 2026 Franchise 500 list, including category rankings, click HERE. McDonald’s entered 2025 with a clear mission: Deliver value to customers. With its consumer sentiment on the ...

McDonald’s is embracing AI to usher in a new era of efficiency in 2026. The global fast-food chain is rolling out AI across its restaurants to improve efficiency, order accuracy and drive-thru ...

Millennials looking for a bit of nostalgia will get a chance to relive the 1990s with this latest McDonald’s release. Starting in February 2026, McDonald’s will be bringing back the Pokemon Happy Meal ...

To address customer dissatisfaction with going home with wrong or incomplete orders, Mashed reports that McDonald’s is planning to roll out AI-driven scales, which will automatically weigh each bag of ...

McDonald’s has pushed back against claims in a class action lawsuit that the company misled customers by advertising the McRib as a rib meat sandwich when its patty allegedly comes from other pork ...

Chicago-based fast-food giant McDonald's has released a statement after a class-action complaint alleged the company mislead customers, saying the chain's popular McRib sandwich "does not contain any ...

A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising. The lawsuit was filed Dec. 23 in U.S. District Court in ...

McDonald’s has partnered with Crayola to launch a new global Happy Meal campaign that includes co-branded, space-themed activity kits and toys. According to the companies, the campaign was designed to ...

Kroc was 52 before he even heard of the McDonald brothers who originally started the company. That fact alone says a lot about how he thought: Success comes eventually, but only to those who keep ...