This week’s edition of the weekly restaurant finance newsletter looks at the latest in an ongoing evolution in the ...

“Effective January 1, 2026, we are enhancing our global franchising standards across all Segments to reinforce accountability for value leadership,” Andrew Gregory, McDonald’s senior vice president of ...

Interior of a McDonald's location - Brave Behind the Lenz/Shutterstock After the brothers who founded McDonald's faced trials and tribulations, it appears that sticktoitiveness is a prerequisite for ...

The fast-food giant wants to ensure that its prices represent a good value. But in doing so, it is toying with a key tenet ...

*McDonald’s is one of the most recognizable fast-food brands globally, with over 38,000 locations across more than 100 countries. In the U.S., the company operates 13,598 restaurants, with plans for ...

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FT’s Picks of the Week highlight notable C-suite moves, brand milestones, tech tidbits and other franchise news, sourced by the Franchise Times editorial team. McDonald’s is taking steps to keep ...

David and Nicole Bear plan to rebrand the company as BFRX Hospitality and pivot into developing K9 Resorts Luxury Pet Hotel franchises in the Chicago market. An initial two resorts are slated for 2026 ...

South Elgin’s Bear Family Restaurants is selling all of its McDonald’s restaurants. Owner David Bear plans to open eight K9 ...

McDonald’s Corp. plans to increase planned general and administrative cost cuts to $500 million, take on more debt and return more cash to shareholders as the latest part of its turnaround plan, the ...

The minimum wage change that is occurring slowly but surely across America, state by state, is a good thing for workers, but maybe not so great for owners of chain restaurants. In California, where ...