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How did we end up handing McDonalds a €20m windfall?
Harris’s populist instincts behind unnecessary and soon to be unpopular VAT cut
‘Argument’ over hospitality VAT rate cut continues to rumble
Sector pushes for lower rate to be bought in before scheduled start date of July next year
Fast food giants set to cash in on hospitality VAT cut
Highly profitable catering businesses are also among the beneficiaries from Government climbdown on VAT
Hospitality VAT cut about sector’s viability, Burke says
Peter Burke says EU rules prevented the Coalition from excluding large fast food multinationals
Stocks extend September rally despite fears of US government shutdown
Potentially turbulent week lies ahead with slew of central bankers to speak
Fed rate cut propels global shares to record highs
Iseq index dips amid decline in Ryanair’s share price
Partial closure order issued to a McDonald’s restaurant over rodent droppings in storage unit
Cockroaches and inadequate pest-proofing among reasons number of food outlets nationwide issued with closure orders
Nestlé joins global trend of ousting chief executives for romance
Chief executives are on notice that what begins as personal can swiftly become very public
Cuisine de France parent sees profits fall 15.5% as consumers seek out more value
Group which also supplies McDonalds and Subway targeting cost reductions in the range of €40m-€60m between now and 2028
Will the Government really put McDonald’s ahead of children in poverty?
The share of children below the poverty line is no lower than during the worst years of the financial crisis
McDonald’s Irish investments jump in value amid climb in profits
Burger chain’s Irish entity reported pre-tax profits of €42.4m from chain of 95 fast food restaurants
Taco Bell’s arrival could add spice to Ireland’s love affair with American fast food
Applegreen partnership will see Mexican style outlet the latest to set up shop in Ireland
McDonald’s US sales drop by most since height of pandemic in 2020
Fall comes as Donald Trump’s tariffs knock consumer sentiment
McDonald’s expansion to fatten bottom line
US fast-food chain, which has almost 100 Irish franchises, is pressing ahead with new outlets
McDonald’s drive-through restaurants guiding at €1.2m and €1.8m
Cavan and Shannon McDonald's drive-through investments offer strong yields
McDonald’s plans major facelift for flagship Dublin City restaurant
Restaurant chain files several drive-through applications as part of broader Irish expansion
Shares edge up as investors weigh Trump tariffs
Threat of 25% charge on steel imports hit some stocks
McDonald’s reports sales growth in fourth quarter as Gaza boycott eases
US fast-food chain records like for like improvement in revenue, with business in the Middle East picking up
The DEI backlash: employers ‘reframing not retreating’
Most companies looking for middle ground between quitting schemes and provoking conservative activists
Profits down at McDonald’s Irish arm despite increase in sales
Fast food chain unveiled ambitious expansion plans for the UK and Ireland last year
From woke to wooing: companies kneel before Donald Trump
Coca-Cola hit the headlines after gifting Trump with his very own personalised Diet Coke bottle for his inauguration
McDonald’s former global insurance hub in Dublin returns licence
Fast food giant had used Ireland as its insurance base for decades
Zero Sum: The Arc of International Business in Russia by Charles Hecker – Making money in the Wild East
As communism turned to right-wing authoritarianism, Moscow became an immense version of Dodge City or Tombstone
Prof Donal O’ Shea: ‘The positioning of Ronald McDonald House at the entrance to the new children’s hospital makes me angry’
Prof Donal O’ Shea is the HSE lead on obesity and a regular commentator on the dangers of marketing ‘junk and fast food’ to children
The genius of Donald Trump’s McDonald’s stunt
Discrediting his moments of rhetorical or aesthetic flair as the work of nasty impulses ensures the Democrats will never learn from them
McDonald’s shares slide amid E-coli outbreak tied to Quarter Pounder in US
Restaurant chain had already posted surprise drop in worldwide sales in July
Digital meatballs and virtual nuggets: why Ikea and McDonald’s are setting up shop in Roblox
A virtual Ikea store without any products might seem like good advertising – but is it any fun for the consumer?
What burger flipping tells you about the US economy
Gains for low-paid workers have not been shared equally according to McWages study by academics
Paris ‘heat dome’ makes Olympic organisers’ stance on air conditioning tough to sustain
Planet Business: McDonald’s quarterly sales decline, Boeing’s new boss, and Microsoft customers suffer another outage
Irish Life has paid €1.73bn in dividends to overseas parent since it was bought from the State a decade ago
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Investors await decisions from key central banks and earnings reports from big tech companies
Irish market ends the day down, with Dalata and Glanbia the big fallers
McDonald’s hit by first global sales drop since 2020
Fast-food chain’s chief says customers are more ‘discriminating’ after years of price rises
‘I don’t feel inferior in any way’: Why educated young Chinese workers are opting for blue-collar jobs
A rebound in manufacturing has driven factory owners to unprecedented measures in their effort to recruit workers
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