Owner/Operator Scott Rodrick on California Minimum Wage

Interviewed by Neil Cavuto - Fox Business Network

Inflation? Look to the Cheesburger

But then we looked at the Cheeseburger - Maze

Swipe Fees to be Reduced?

Cards offer temporary reductions in swipe fees - Restaurant Business

Tracking California

Restaurants lay off employees as $20 wage arrives - Breitbart/WSJ

DNUT Rises

McDonald's deal makes Krispy Kreme stock pop - Yahoo

Tech Problems Contagious

Panera digital channels suffer national outage - RBonline 

First CosMc's in Texas Opens

 First of ten - YouTube video

McDonald's Owner Comments on California Minimum Wage

"You can't raise prices enough to cover minimum wage hike" - KTLA

McDonald's USA President Continues To Cash Out

Insider continues liquidation - Yahoo

Rocky Franchise Relationships

Franchise tension mounts as restaurant industry changes - Maze

Anonymous is Anonymous

A friend sent a note asking me to check to see if their comment came through as “anonymous” with no identifying info. This reminds me that I should make my annual remarks about how this website works.

To comment in any way other than “anonymous,” one must sign in with a user ID and E-mail address. Then, after writing their comment, they confirm all of the information. That requires a lot of conscious effort versus just clicking on anonymous. Few people have ever done that.

Most importantly, as the administrator of this website, I approve everything that gets posted or commented on. If a person were to do anything but post anonymously, I wouldn’t approve it, and the information would disappear into the ether. So, it’s impossible for someone to accidentally display their identity.

There’s another security aspect here - the website and your E-mail have nothing to do with each other. My E-mail server is a completely different service than the website - two different vendors. There’s no connection. That’s why we don’t have one of those “contact us” forms on the website. My E-mail address is displayed, but it’s not a click-thru.

Just because you are in my E-mail address book doesn’t mean a thing. The website doesn't know you exist.

You are accessing the website through the weblink, not your E-mail account.

So please relax and make some anonymous comments.

Greenberg Last to Serve as McDonald's CEO and Chairman

Greenberg to retire from McDonald's - QSR mag - December 2002

Greenberg's failures weaken same-store sales - LA Times - December 2002

“They should drastically slow the pace of new store openings in the United States, preferably to zero,” said David Kolpak, an analyst with Victory Capital Management.

Three Reasons to Separate CEO and Chair Positions

The issue of whether holding both roles reduces the effectiveness of the board is a hot topic and often rears its head at shareholder meetings - Investopedia

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Feds vs. McDonald's Shakes

It stinks that the Federal government has to be involved in this problem.

It stinks that Taylor couldn't be made to solve this problem.

It stinks that Taylor is still a McDonald's vendor.

Feds to crack down on broken shake machine problem

Chick-fil-A Isn't Just Chick-fil-A

Chick's spinoff restaurant brands explained

Subway Franchisees Get Aggressive

Subway franchisees have hired a high-powered attorney - Maze

"Zarco ... represents several franchisee associations, including the National Owners Association, a group of McDonald’s franchisees."

Dems Try to Make DEI into Law

Virginia Governor says NO to DEI - FOX News

Of Course They Do...

McDonald's blames global outage on third party

McDonald's Hit With IT Outage

In Japan, the U.K., and Australia - Restaurant Business

MCD Share Price Slides $11.00 in One Day

McDonald's CFO talks down MCD sales potential - Yahoo video

Concern About Industry Traffic?

Menu prices eased last month - Maze

Don't Let Corporate Lawyers Design Parking Spaces

New store - remote handicapped stalls

When McDonald's was a growth company, the operations folks had some input on the parking lot layout, and that was good for customers.

Stretching the letter of the law is not good for customers.

Everyone has relatives or friends who use these spaces = losing battle

The Curse Continues, Another Disappearing Chain

Boston Market down to 27 restaurants - Maze

Larry Kudlow Discusses "Joint Employer"

With former SBA Administrator Linda McMahon - Fox Business

Taco Bell Drive Thru Only

Oakland CA Taco Bells to close dining rooms

Union Thugs Take a Loss

Federal judge strikes down new joint employer rules

McDonald's Insider Trades

Yahoo finance looks at MCD insider trades

Keeping the System Out of Date

It’s been a while since I’ve seen a copy of McDonald’s corporate “Global Daily Briefing. “ The most recent version (3/4/24) differs from previous releases, but I can’t tell when changes occurred.

Previously, the vendor that put the briefing together threw in the kitchen sink with almost any headline, including topics that weren’t all that positive for McDonald’s or didn’t fit into the then corporate agenda.

The recent publication is more condensed and is apparently limited to topics that MCDHQ would like employees and Owners to absorb, buying into a bit of brainwashing.

For instance, ESG (Environmental, Social, Governmental) and DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) are discussed as though it was 2022, and the concepts had not been discredited over and over again. Companies are now embarrassed to admit ESG has been a priority, and DEI is being recognized as a new form of corporate-sponsored racism. 

Current polls on any political topic tell us that Americans have moved past issues such as ESG and DEI.

But MCDHQ marches on - as woke as ever and as antiquated as an EV charging station.

Track Cows, Track Cars, Track You

Republican object to livestock tracking - Newsweek

Making the Industry Look Bad

Subway caught underpaying employees - Newsweek

Elon Musk Goes Broke

Elon Musk destitute after single meal at Five Guys - Babylon Bee

Franchisees and Their Marketing Funds

Bojangles franchisees sue over marketing - Maze

California's Wage Setting Body Named

 

       

Here's who will set California fast-food wages - Peter Romeo

McDonald's to Open Second "On-The-Go" Location

Isn't this a better financial bet than a CosMc's?

Burger King Takes Advantage

Burger King burns Wendy's, offers free Whoppers - NYPost