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2020
McDonald's announces Travis Scott partnership and meal promotion
McDonald's and Travis Scott confirmed a partnership involving a promotion featuring Scott's favorite McDonald's meal. The meal was scheduled to be available from September 8 through October 4, and Cactus Jack designed custom employee T-shirts for the promotion.
2020
McDonald’s announces Spicy McNuggets and new menu items
McDonald’s announced that Spicy McNuggets, Mighty Hot Sauce, and Chips Ahoy! McFlurry would be available for a limited time at select U.S. locations starting September 16, 2020.
2020
McDonald’s sues former CEO over alleged concealed employee relationships
McDonald’s sued former CEO Stephen Easterbrook in Delaware, alleging that he concealed additional relationships with employees and destroyed evidence during an internal probe. The company said it is seeking to recover compensation and prevent him from exercising stock options; the allegations are not presented as court findings.
2020
McDonald's sues former CEO over exit package
McDonald's filed a lawsuit against former CEO Stephen Easterbrook seeking to recover his exit package. The filing alleges that he concealed evidence and lied about sexual relationships with employees, and that he approved a stock grant for one employee during a relationship.
2020
McDonald’s cuts cheeseburger and McFlurry prices to 50p
McDonald’s cut the prices of cheeseburgers and McFlurries to 50p for August in the UK.
2020
McDonald’s announces safety partnership with Mayo Clinic
McDonald’s announced a partnership with Mayo Clinic under which the medical center will advise on practices to mitigate Covid-19 spread and review the company’s environmental health and safety precautions and some global standards.
2020
McDonald's announces diversity initiatives after discrimination criticism
Following criticism from franchisees, workers and activists, McDonald's announced diversity initiatives, including efforts to address hiring bias, broaden supplier participation and recruit more diverse franchisees. The company said it would announce time-bound commitments in the coming weeks and track progress annually.
2020
McDonald’s franchisee pays child labor penalty
Mt. Airy Partners received and paid a $17,586 penalty after an investigation found child labor violations at a dozen North Carolina McDonald’s locations.
2020
McDonald's introduces On the Go contactless takeout service in West and South India
Westlife Development introduced the On the Go takeout service on the McDelivery app, enabling customers at McDonald's restaurants in West and South India to order and collect food from their vehicles without contact.
2020
McDonald’s U.K. announces charging partnership with InstaVolt
McDonald’s U.K. announced plans to partner with InstaVolt to install rapid electric-vehicle charging points at new drive-thru restaurants and, where feasible, at existing drive-thrus in the U.K.
2020
Premier Capital names managing directors for Romania and Malta
Premier Capital announced that Paul Dragan would lead its Romanian operations and Peter Hili would become managing director for Malta, effective July 1, 2020. Dragan succeeds Daniel Boaje, who is leaving the company.
2020
McDonald’s reopens North East drive-thrus
McDonald’s reopened its remaining North East drive-thru restaurants on June 4, 2020.
2020
Alberta partners with fast-food chains to distribute masks
The Alberta government partnered with A&W, McDonald’s and Tim Hortons to distribute free non-medical masks through drive-through locations across the province.
2020
McDonald's closes 12 Victorian restaurants for cleaning
McDonald's closed 12 restaurants in Victoria for deep cleaning after a delivery driver who tested positive for COVID-19 had made deliveries to them while asymptomatic.
2020
McDonald’s closes 12 Melbourne-area stores for deep cleaning
McDonald’s closed 12 stores across Melbourne’s northwest for deep cleaning after a delivery driver who had delivered to the restaurants tested positive for coronavirus.
2020
McDonald’s Canada announces Fries For Good initiative
McDonald’s Canada announced Fries For Good, an initiative under which a portion of proceeds from fries sold in Canada from May 8 to 21, 2020, would go to the Canadian Red Cross for COVID-19 relief and other response efforts.
2020
McDonald’s announces planned UK restaurant reopening for delivery
McDonald’s announced on May 1 that it planned to reopen its first UK restaurants for delivery on May 13.
2020
McDonald’s responds to discriminatory notice at Guangzhou restaurant
McDonald’s apologized after a franchise restaurant in Guangzhou posted a notice barring Black people from entering. The company said it removed the notice, temporarily closed the restaurant, and conducted diversity and inclusion training at the branch.
2020
McDonald's responds after Guangzhou restaurant displays sign barring Black people
After a sign at a McDonald's location in Guangzhou said Black people were not allowed to enter, McDonald's said the sign did not represent its inclusive values. The sign was removed, the location was temporarily closed, and the company said the closure would be used to further educate managers and employees.
2020
McDonald’s faces Florida sexual harassment class action
A class action lawsuit filed in federal court in Chicago accuses McDonald’s of subjecting female employees at its corporate-owned Florida restaurants to widespread sexual harassment and retaliation. These are plaintiffs’ allegations, not findings of fact. McDonald’s said it would investigate the new allegations.