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is capped at $7.99 and the chain’s menu is optimized for the Postmates app. Chipotle says delivery is available wherever Postmates operates. And Starbucks is integrating Postmates into its app as part of its delivery.
McDonald’s brings back the
Hamburglar
in latest ad
McDonald’s embracing new ingredient: Kale
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Based on
McDonald’s latest ad, it looks like the Hamburglar settled down in the suburbs and spent the last decade going to youth soccer games and perfecting his stubble. The company is bringing the burger thief back to its advertising after a 13-year absence. On Wednesday,
McDonald’s Corp. tweeted a 30-second ad featuring the Hamburglar, his face unseen, flipping burgers in a suburban backyard with his wife and son. When he hears a radio ad for McDonald’s new burgers, he drops his spatula in shock.
In April, McDonald’s announced that it is introducing a trio of “Sirloin
Third Pound” burgers for a limited time, the latest sign the chain is pushing to improve perceptions about
NEW YORK — McDonald’s may be developing a taste for a new ingredient as it fights to reinvent itself: Kale.
The world’s biggest burger chain says it’s testing two breakfast bowls in
Southern California, one of which includes the leafy green as an ingredient.
The test comes as McDonald’s Corp. works to shake its junk-food image, with sales at established
U.S. locations declining for six straight quarters.
CEO Steve Easterbrook, who stepped into the top spot March 1, has said he want to turn the chain into a “modern, progressive burger company.”
Lisa McComb, a McDonald’s representative, said in an email the kale is included in a Turkey Sausage & Egg White bowl,
The Associated Press
One of the McDonald’s mascots, the Hamburglar, poses for a photo. The company is bringing the burger thief back to its advertising after a 13-year absence. On Wednesday, McDonald’s Corp. tweeted a 30-second ad featuring the Hamburglar, his face unseen, flipping burgers in a suburban backyard with his wife and son. the quality of its food. In
Wednesday’s ad, those burgers lure