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• On McDonald's, Iceland and the Definition of Being Everywhere

  BNET - 2009-10-28

  Is McDonald's really everywhere? Well, it's no longer in Iceland. That story has attracted a ridiculous amount of media attention, but it looks like Lyst, the franchise owner there, made a pretty logical move. Apparently the three Iceland locations had "never been this busy before... but at the same time...

  Tags: McDonald's Corp., Iceland, Wiki, Food & Beverage, Online Communications, Manufacturing, Katherine Glover

• Food Companies More Responsible in the UK?

  BNET - 2009-09-09

  McDonald's eggs come exclusively from free-range chickens grown without antibiotics or genetically modified feed ingredients. In the UK, that is. In the U.S., it's a different story. And when McDonald's here started looking into different, potentially more humane ways of slaughtering chickens, who did...

  Tags: Food, U.K., McDonald's Corp., Food & Beverage, Channel Management, Manufacturing, Marketing, Katherine Glover

• Is Starbucks Coffee Actually That Good?

  BNET - 2009-06-01

  Starbucks still has the lead in the coffee wars, but, with its McCafe assault, McDonald's is steadily gaining, according to recent analysis by BIGresearch. That should surprise nobody who's been following the companies and their increasingly heated battle. What might be a bit more surprising is that...

  Tags: Starbucks Corp., McDonald's Corp., Quality, Food & Beverage, Business Operations, Manufacturing, Katherine Glover

• Food Roundup: McCafe-Starbucks Battle Goes To Europe, Pringles Not Chips, And More

  BNET - 2009-05-28

  McDonald's aims to overtake Starbucks in Europe -- McDonald's is expanding its McCafe across Europe, with plans to open hundreds of new stores by the end of the year. McDonald's has been thriving in the current economy, while rival Starbucks has been closing stores and struggling to keep up profits....

  Tags: Food, KFC Corp., Procter & Gamble Co., Europe, Starbucks Corp., McDonald's Corp., Chip, Pringles, Food & Beverage, Semiconductors, Manufacturing, Hardware, Katherine Glover

• Food Roundup: PepsiAmericas Rejection, Cheese War Resolution, FDA Crackdown, and More

  BNET - 2009-05-08

  PepsiAmericas rejects PepsiCo -- The bottler turned down PepsiCo's bid to buy back the shares it doesn't already own, calling the offer "not acceptable" and "not in the best interest of the company’s shareholders." This followed a similar move by Pepsi Bottling earlier this week. PepsiCo had offered a combined...

  Tags: PepsiAmericas, Food, FDA, PepsiCo, Tariff, McDonald's Corp., Herkert, Federal Government, Food & Beverage, Free Trade, Government, Manufacturing, Finance, Katherine Glover

• Food Roundup: McDonald's Dumps Mr. Pibb, Wal-Mart Opens Supermercado, Melamine Replaced and More

  BNET - 2009-05-01

  Dr Pepper to join Coke products as McDonald's staple -- The burger chain is removing Coca-Cola products Mr. Pibb and Powerade from its fountain machines to make room for Dr Pepper, which will soon be available at all McDonald's nationwide. Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite and Hi-C Orange will stay in...

  Tags: Food, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., McDonald's Corp., McCurry, Chavez, Food & Beverage, Product Development, Product Marketing, Manufacturing, Research & Development, Business Operations, Marketing, Katherine Glover

• More Bad News for Starbucks as McCafe Moves in For the Kill

  BNET - 2009-04-20

  Things are not looking good for Starbucks. McCafe's continue to spread -- almost 70 percent of McDonald's outlets now offer specialty coffee, and the Chicago Tribune has reason to believe McDonald's will launch a national advertising campaign for its coffee starting in May. "McCafe is a game-changer...

  Tags: Starbucks Corp., McDonald's Corp., McCafe, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Katherine Glover

• Food Roundup: Burger King Woes, Gatorade Hypocrisy, KFC's New KGC, and More

  BNET - 2009-04-15

  Visits to Burger King drop unexpectedly -- Shares for the burger chain took a tumble after the company admitted it faced an "unanticipated traffic slowdown" in March resulting in lower-than-expected revenues for the third quarter. Analysts expect rival McDonald's to do better, though both chains are benefiting from the economic...

  Tags: Food, Advertisement, McDonald's Corp., Burger King Corp., Gatorade, KFC, Powerade, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Katherine Glover

• Food Roundup: Coke is Power Brand, Dunkin' is Donuts Brand, and More

  BNET - 2009-03-24

  Food companies among top 100 power brands -- Coca-Cola maintained its No. 1 spot in CoreBrand's annual "Brand Power" index this year, while rival PepsiCo plummeted further to No. 18 from No. 11, after being No. 4 in 2005. Starbucks dropped to No. 14, down from No. 10 in 2007....

  Tags: Food, Brand, McDonald's Corp., Pilgrim, Branding, Food & Beverage, Marketing, Manufacturing, Katherine Glover

• Food Roundup: Cargill Seized, Support for Food Bill, Krispy Kreme Resolution, and More

  BNET - 2009-03-05

  Venezuela expropriates Cargill rice mill -- President Hugo Chavez ordered the nationalization of a rice mill owned by a Cargill subsidiary, saying the plant was evading price controls on basic foods by producing a higher-grade rice not covered by the laws. A Cargill spokesman said the company was "respectful of...

  Tags: U.S., Food, McDonald's Corp., Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Katherine Glover