Mcdonalds News

File this under: unusual McDonalds items . It's not the weekend unless you indulge in some fast food, right? Well, if you're a geek who lives in Japan, you'll be happy to know that McDonalds new Mega Potato, a giant order of french fries that will set you back about 3.92 . Continue reading for a video, more pictures, and additonal information.

Check out the photo above of Kim Kardashian's swollen feet - Kim K. is a slave to fashion and suffered through squeezing her foot into those shoes while grabbing lunch with her mom Kris Jenner at Stanley's in Sherman Oaks, California.

McDonald's reported its April same-store sales results a couple of weeks ago, noting same-store sales deterioration in 2 of 3 major market segments and just 0.7% growth in the U.S. The company's international expansion was supposed to add growth to the McDonald's story, but it was sorely missing in April.

According to recent health statistics, 30.6% of the United States population is obese, followed by Mexico and the UK.

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Photographer Dario D was fed up with disappointing purchases and decided to see how the food sold over the counter matched up to the promised product.

Burger King freely admits that they are the underdog when it comes to McDonalds .

That is too bad because not only does it mean investors need to pay triple-digit prices for the likes of Chipotle and Panera , but it also means ETF investors are left with less-than-direct routes for playing a possible bounce in restaurant stocks in second half of this year.

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Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

John Malins is complaining about the noise, odour and smoke at the Haberfield McDonald's. He said he can't keep his windows or doors open some days otherwise his house smells like a hamburger.

The 32-year-old reality TV star, who is set welcome her first child in early July with her rapper boyfriend Kanye West , can't stop eating celery, carrots and grapefruit as her due date approaches.

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Residents of Alaska and Hawaii always suspected they pay higher prices, and now the hamburger proves it.

Last night at Benaroya Hall, author Michael Pollan paced the stage and talked to an audience that seemed to adore him.

After viewing food commercials, are children are more likely to pick unhealthy foods from supermarket shelves or in eateries? Emma Boyland, from the University's Kissileff Laboratory for the Study of Human Ingestive Behavior, said in the news release, TV food advertising increases children's preference for unhealthy foods , "Obesity in young ... (more)

Last week it looked like McDonalds Corp. was slimming down its menu by removing Angus burgers, but now it seems the hamburger chain is beefing up its burger choices by adding three new types of Quarter Pounders.

On recent visits to 35 McDonald's restaurants south of Central Park, a DNAinfo New York reporter found that at least 15 charged customers who asked for extra ketchup.

If McDonald's thought that dropping chicken wraps, salads, Angus burgers and other high-end items from the menu would keep competitors at bay, wait until they see who's seized the low ground.

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