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Top-Rated Burger Chain Is Also Most Expensive

Five Guys wins on fast-food burgers, McDonald's on fries: YouGov survey

(Newser) - Five Guys may be the most expensive fast-food chain in the country, but the food is apparently worth the price: A new YouGov survey finds Americans rank Five Guys as their top spot for a fast-food burger, ahead of Burger King, In-N-Out, Wendy's, and McDonald's. Five Guys has...

McDonald's New Strategy to Draw in Gen Z: 'Refreshers'

Fast-food giant is targeting younger consumers with colorful new drink line

(Newser) - McDonald's may be showing up late to the "refresher" craze, but it's hoping to make a lot of money once it gets there. Starting in May, the chain will roll out colorful, fruit-forward beverages nationwide, plus a so-called "crafted" or "dirty" soda—think Sprite plus...

McDonald's CEO Blames Mom for Tiny Bite That Went Viral

Chris Kempczinski says his mama taught him not to talk with his mouth full

(Newser) - McDonald's chief Chris Kempczinski says his mother's table manners are partly to blame for his now-infamous nibble of the chain's new Big Arch burger. "I think, you know, I blame it all on my mom because she told me, 'Don't talk with your mouth...

McDonald's Really, Really Wants to Feed You for $3

Chain seeking to reclaim its value image with new budget menu offerings

(Newser) - McDonald's may be embracing unabashed gluttony with its Big Arch , but it's also about to lean even harder into cheap eats. Starting in April, the chain will roll out a revamped value push—internally dubbed "McValue 2.0"—built around a lineup of items priced at $3...

Burger King Denies Trolling McDonald's Over CEO Video

McDonald's boss was mocked for apparently tepid reaction to Big Arch

(Newser) - McDonald's latest menu launch has turned into a marketing chew toy for the internet—and its biggest rival. The flap began when McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski posted a promo video last month of himself sampling the chain's new Big Arch burger, which officially rolled out Tuesday. On...

Op-Ed: McDonald's Embraces Gluttony With Its Big Arch

New limited-time burger packs an obscene amount of beef, cheese, and calories

(Newser) - McDonald's latest headline-maker is less a tweak than a dare. In the Washington Post , food critic Tim Carman sizes up the new Big Arch , a limited-time burger that dwarfs the Big Mac in nearly every way: two quarter-pound patties, three layers of white cheddar, pickles, shredded lettuce, a seeded...

Some Caviar With Your McNugget, Madam?

McDonald's free online kits for Valentine's Day appear to be gone already

(Newser) - Valentine's Day at McDonald's is getting a decidedly unexpected twist: Chicken McNuggets, meet caviar. Starting at 11am ET on Tuesday, the chain began handing out a limited batch of "McNugget Caviar" kits via mcnuggetcaviar.com/countdown , each bundling a 1-ounce tin of Baerii sturgeon caviar, creme fraiche, a...

McRib Suit Accuses McDonald's of 'Deliberate Sleight of Hand'
Lawsuit: Sorry, the McDonald's
McRib Has Zero Rib Meat
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Jan 10, 2026 10:50 AM CST

Lawsuit: Sorry, the McDonald's McRib Has Zero Rib Meat

Complaint claims chain's sandwich uses lower-grade pork cuts, accuses it of false advertising

(Newser) - McDonald's is defending its cult-favorite McRib in court, insisting a new lawsuit over the sandwich's name and contents gets the facts wrong. In a class-action complaint filed Dec. 23 in federal court in Chicago, four plaintiffs accuse the chain of misleading customers by branding the McRib as a...

Drive-Thru 'Freak Accident' Is Fatal for Customer

Nebraska man got pinned between his car and the payment window at McDonald's

(Newser) - A customer at a McDonald's drive-thru in Nebraska died in what police are calling a "100% freak accident." The 69-year-old man ended up pinned between his vehicle and the drive-thru payment window, said Grand Island Police Division Chief Dean Elliott, reports KSNB . "It appears the deceased...

McDonald's Scraps 'Creepy' AI Christmas Ad
A McDonald's Holiday Ad
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Dec 14, 2025 2:10 PM CST

A McDonald's Holiday Ad Is Creeping People Out

Dutch holiday spot removed after backlash over AI-generated visuals

(Newser) - McDonald's latest holiday ad tried to skewer Christmas stress, but it ended up being pulled after viewers panned it as AI junk. The 45-second spot, produced for McDonald's Netherlands, used artificial intelligence to depict a chaotic "most terrible time of the year," with rapid-fire scenes of...

Wendy's to Close Hundreds of Restaurants Amid Sales Slump

Closures target underperforming US locations as sales fall behind rivals

(Newser) - Wendy's plans to shutter hundreds of restaurants across the US as the fast-food chain tries to reverse a slump in sales. Interim CEO Ken Cook said on Friday that a "mid-single-digit percentage" of Wendy's roughly 6,000 US outlets—estimated at 200 to 350 locations—will close...

Sheriff on Florida McDonald's Shooting: 'It Was a McMess'

Employee and customers face charges after drive-thru dispute ends with gunfire

(Newser) - A heated argument at a McDonald's in Davenport, Florida, escalated into gunfire early Sunday, leaving three young men facing charges—and one of them shot, Fox 13 reports. According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, the incident began around 3am when drive-thru customers Peter Story, 19 or 20,...

McDonald's Monopoly Game Returns With a Digital Twist

Contest is back after almost a decade

(Newser) - McDonald's is dusting off its Monopoly contest after a long hiatus, but fans will notice a new twist when the promotion returns on Monday. The days of peeling paper tabs from Big Macs and fries are not entirely gone, but the classic board game tie-in is going digital,...

Baby Born at McDonald's Gets the Only Possible Nickname

Matilda, or Tilly, is now "McTilly"

(Newser) - What do you do when you give birth to a baby in a McDonald's parking lot? Nickname her "McTilly," of course. Alyce Rotunda of Michigan tells People that she was in labor with her fourth child in the wee hours of Aug. 11 when she and her...

Report: McDonald's Is Cutting Combo Meal Prices

Insiders say chain will subsidize franchisees who lose money on discounts

(Newser) - McDonald's is planning to make its combo meals a bargain again. Insiders tell the Wall Street Journal that after extensive negotiations with franchisees, the cost of eight combo meals will be lowered to at least 15% below the cost of buying the items separately. Some combos that now typically...

Japan's Pokemon Happy Meal Promo Ends Poorly

People were buying up the collectors' items, tossing the food outside the stores

(Newser) - Fast-food chain McDonald's Japan has canceled a Happy Meal campaign that came with coveted Pokemon cards, apologizing after resellers rushed to buy the meals and then discarded the food, leaving trash outside stores. The meals, called Happy Sets in Japan, were meant for children. They came with a toy, such...

McDonald's Chatbot Breached With 2 Guesses at Password

Paradox.ai owns up to weak password '123456,' which exposed millions of job seekers' data

(Newser) - Millions of McDonald's job seekers had their personal information exposed after hackers cracked the fast-food giant's AI hiring bot with the simplest of passwords: "123456." McDonald's AI hiring platform, Olivia, used by many McDonald's franchisees, employs a chatbot to screen candidates. Researchers Ian...

Krispy Kreme, McDonald's End Partnership

Companies had planned to have doughnuts available in all US McDonald's by end of 2026

(Newser) - Sad news for people who wanted a doughnut instead of fries with that: McDonald's and Krispy Kreme have ended their partnership just six months after the doughnuts first appeared at the fast food chain. Last year, the companies said they planned to have Krispy Kreme doughnuts in all of...

Fast Food Chains Are in a Chicken Craze

Burger joints like McDonald's and Wendy's are cashing in on poultry popularity

(Newser) - Chicken is having a moment. Once seen as a sidekick to burgers and fries, chicken—especially crispy chicken—is rapidly taking the spotlight on fast food menus nationwide, and NBC News reports the reason is simple: There's a huge demand. According to a recent industry report, chicken-centric chains like...

Biggest Inauguration Donor Was a Poultry Company

Pilgrim's Pride gave $5M of Trump's record $239M haul

(Newser) - President Trump not only won the 2024 election, the campaign to raise cash for his inauguration also hit the jackpot. As NBC News reports, Trump's inaugural committee raised a staggering $239 million, smashing the previous record—also held by Trump from his first inauguration—of about $107 million. Bloomberg...

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