Months after San Francisco’s city government voted to effectively ban fast food kids’ meals by requiring that they meet certain health requirements, legislators in New York City may soon face a similar decision. [More]
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Artist Sculpts Skull Out Of McDonald's French Fries
By 3.30.11
Did you think that no good could ever come from the McDonald’s dollar menu? Not so. Check out the art of Christopher Chiappa, who made arc and skull sculptures from burgers and fries, photographed himself with them, and calls the diptych “McMiracles.” It’s certainly healthier than eating them. [More]
Man Trains For Marathon While Eating McDonald's-Only Diet
By 3.10.11
It’s kind of the anti-Super Size Me: Calling himself the McRunner, a 36-year-old man from the Chicago area is eating only McDonald’s food products while training for the upcoming Los Angeles Marathon. [More]
Subway Tops McDonald's To Become Largest Fast-Food Chain
By 3.8.11
Subway’s Jared may boast about how fit he is, but in the battle of the corporate mascots, he’s now much bigger than arch-rival Ronald McDonald. Subway is now the world’s largest fast-food chain, with 33,749 restaurants. McDonald’s trails by over a thousand, with 32,737 restaurants worldwide. [More]
McDonald's Says Ronald Is Definitely Not Being Retired
By 3.3.11
First, anti fast food groups tried to force Ronald McDonald to retire, then those Finnish activists cut off his head in a bizarre execution. Now come reports that McDonald’s has officially said farewell to its long-time mascot. But could it be true? [More]
Man Claims He Found Maggots In McDonald's Big Mac
By 3.2.11
A McDonald’s customer in Melbourne, Australia, claims he got a most unwelcome add-on to his Big Mac: maggots. [More]
Food Activists Capture And Execute Ronald McDonald Statue
By 2.14.11
A bunch of food activists and artists in Finland kidnapped a Ronald McDonald statute from McDonald’s and held it hostage in a series of Al-Qaeda style ransom videos. They demanded answers to questions about how McDonald’s produces it food or they would guillotine the statue. Two members of the group were arrested by police and the statue was recovered, but the group went ahead and guillotined a replica anyway. [More]
Bride Celebrates Wedding At KFC — 2 Decades After Mom & Dad Did The Same At McDonald's
By 2.14.11
After getting hitched at the register office in the English city of Bristol on Saturday, a pair of newlyweds and their party of 30 strolled on over to KFC to chow down on various forms of fried food. But for the new bride, having her wedding reception at a fast food joint wasn’t just an inexpensive way to celebrate, it’s also a family tradition. [More]
Woman Files McLawsuit Over Glass In Her McChicken
By 2.14.11
An Illinois woman has been the latest to file a lawsuit against fast food giant McDonald’s after she claims to have injured herself biting into a “large shard of glass” in her McChicken sandwich. [More]
Top 10 Cities With Highest Fast Food Saturation
By 2.9.11
We’ve already talked about the place in the lower 48 states farthest away from a Big Mac, but what about those cities where you couldn’t swing a cat (not that we’d ever recommend swinging a cat or any other animal) without hitting a fast food joint? [More]
Netflix Tops Customer Loyalty List
By 2.9.11
The results of Brand Keys’ annual survey of customer loyalty have been released and in its first year of inclusion, Netflix came out on top of the list of all 528 brands, beating out reigning champ Apple. [More]
Vermonters To Get Actual Maple Syrup On Their McDonald's Oatmeal
By 1.24.11
A couple weeks back we wrote about the state of Vermont’s allegations that McDonald’s Fruit and Maple Oatmeal violates state law for lacking actual maple syrup. Now the fast food chain and the Green Mountain State have reached an accord that will give the folks of Vermont the option of getting the real-deal syrup if they so desire. [More]
Woman Fired From McDonald's For Letting Adrian Peterson Use The Bathroom
By 1.14.11
An assistant manager at a Minnesota McDonald’s found herself kicked to the curb recently after her boss found out that she’d broken the rules by letting Minnesota Vikings superstar Adrian Peterson use the restaurant’s restroom after hours. [More]
Vermont Has Problem With Lack Of Maple In McDonald's Maple Oatmeal
By 1.12.11
Many of us are fully aware that a lot of food products that say “maple” rarely contain even a drop of real maple syrup. Such is the case with McDonald’s new Fruit & Maple Oatmeal. But the people of Vermont take their maple seriously and they’re demanding that McDonald’s make changes to the product or its labeling. [More]
Man With Shotgun Demands Food From Closed McDonald's, Blames Hungry & Pregnant Wife
By 1.11.11
A 27-year-old man in Missouri has been arrested on charges of unlawful use of a weapon and driving while intoxicated after he allegedly used a shotgun to threaten employees at McDonald’s, demanding the restaurant reopen and give him some food to take home to his pregnant wife. [More]
Consumerist's Most-Read Stories Of 2010
By 12.31.10
From strange sandwiches to even stranger luggage, from rude receipts to corporate misdoings, here’s a look back at the 10 most read stories on Consumerist for 2010. [More]
Police Called Over McDonald's French Fry Dispute
By 12.28.10
People can get particular when it comes to ordering food — no salt, extra pickles, hold the bun. This was a lesson learned the hard way by employees at a McDonald’s in Ohio who felt the wrath of a customer who demanded fresh fries. [More]
CSPI Makes Good On Threat To Sue McDonald's Over Happy Meals
By 12.15.10
Almost six months ago, the Center for Science in the Public Interest gave McDonald’s an ultimatum: Remove toys from your Happy Meals or we’ll sue. Now the group has made good on its threat. [More]
