Tag: McDonald’s

McDonald’s To Temporarily Close Restaurants & Pause Operations in Russia

This article was originally sent via email from CEO Chris Kempczinski to McDonald’s employees and franchisees. WEBWIRE – Wednesday, March 9, 2022 The conflict in Ukraine and the humanitarian crisis in Europe has caused unspeakable suffering to innocent people. As a System, we join the world in condemning aggression and violence and praying for peace. Our number one priority from the start of this crisis has been – and will remain – our people. As Ian Borden shared last week, the Company has provided immediate financial support to our team in Ukraine. We are ... Read more

McDonald’s Creates New Customer Experience Team; Appoints Manu Steijaert as First Global Chief Customer Officer

McDonald’s Corporation (“the Company”) (NYSE: MCD) today announced the creation of a new Customer Experience team to transform the way customers engage with the McDonald’s Brand. This team brings together the Company’s Data Analytics, Digital Customer Engagement, Global Marketing, Global Restaurant Development and Restaurant Solutions, enabling McDonald’s to create an unparalleled customer experience at each physical and digital customer touchpoint. To lead the new team, McDonald’s has promoted Manu Steijaert to the newly created role of Executive Vice President and Global Chief Customer Officer, effective August 1. Steijaert will report to Chris Kempczinski, President and Chief Executive Officer. “The formation ... Read more

McDonald’s Black & Positively Golden Scholarship Program is Championing Black Excellence by Awarding $500,000 in Scholarships to HBCU Students in Partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund

With the help of partners like McDonald’s, TMCF is committed to supporting these outstanding students and helping them develop into tomorrow’s industry leaders.” For the second consecutive year, McDonald’s USA, through its Black & Positively Golden Scholarship Program, is awarding half a million dollars to incoming and current HBCU students. Through this initiative, in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), McDonald’s is furthering its support of the next generation of leaders. According to “Moving Upward and Onward: Income Mobility at Historically Black Colleges and Universities,” a study conducted by Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute/Rutgers Graduate School of Education,  more ... Read more