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McDonald's Corporation today announced that global comparable sales increased 0.7% in July.

Thousands of fast-food workers at many of the biggest US restaurants have staged walkouts in 7 US cities. The workers are demanding a pay raise to $15 an hour, compared with average wages across the industry closer to the federal minimum wage of $7.25.

It may surprise many people to learn that China has been the world's largest producer of potatoes since 1993. But it should not be entirely unexpected. The Chinese diet has changed drastically since the economic reforms of the 1980's.

The number of restaurants in the United States increased only 3,045 compared to spring 2012, according to a restaurant census conducted this spring by The NPD Group, a leading global information company.

For the past 25 years, Don Odiorne, Vice President-Foodservice for the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC), has focused his considerable energies on creating national awareness and customer preference for Idaho® Potatoes in the foodservice sector.

McDonald's Corporation today announced that global comparable sales increased 2.6% in May.

McDonald's Japan offers free french fries cupholders.

McDonald's says its Dollar Menu is "a tasty way to fill up for less"but those deals could be eating into the company's profits, analysts say.

The FSA has published interim results from its fifth and latest study looking at levels of acrylamide, furan and the process contaminants in a range of UK foods.

Beloved fries and tots are taking another turn in the limelight, this time nestling under flavorful sauces and bold toppings.

More than two decades after McDonald’s Corp. (MCD)’s outlet on Moscow’s Pushkin Square began offering a golden-arched alternative to grey communist eateries, the fast-food pioneer is on the defensive.

Following the 22nd annual Chip Week Potato Council can count national press coverage, industry-wide involvement and over 35,000 nominations in the ‘Choice Chip Awards’ as highlights of its success.

Liking curly fries is a smart thing to do. So smart that a computer crunching of millions of Facebook “likes,” independent of the information in your profile, can figure out all kinds of personal and often private details of your life, including your IQ.

In the midst of its first soft sales patch in nearly a decade, the McDonald's is re-emphasizing its Dollar Menu, a 10-year-old idea that became the linchpin of the last turnaround in its U.S. business.

Recently the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement with Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, concluding that severe food allergies, including celiac disease (an autoimmune disorder), qualify as a disability under the Americans...

Restaurant chains that serve more lower-calorie foods and beverages have better business performance, according to a study by Hudson Institute.

Fast Food chain McDonald's France has promised to serve "100% French"French Fries before the end of the year in all its 1260 restaurants.

El proteccionismo francés llega a las mesas del Mcdonald's. De aquí a noviembre de este año en los McDonald's del país sólo se comerán french fries. Nada de patatas fritas a base de tubérculos belgas, como servían ahora algunos de sus restaurantes.