McDonald's says fast food sales are suffering most in California

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An aerial view of fast food restaurants on Crenshaw Blvd including Taco Bell, McDonald's, Yoshinoya, Subway, El Pollo Loco, Little Caesers, Panda Express,Taco Bell, and Smart & Final grocery store. Photo taken in south Los Angeles Friday, March 29, 2024.
McDonald's raised menu prices in California to offset the state's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers.

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McDonald's has started selling an even bigger burger — the 14-ounce Big Arch

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The McDonald's logo is displayed at a McDonald's restaurant on July 22, 2024 in Burbank, California.

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McDonald's just admitted that it's too expensive, and it's driving some customers away

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Big Mac is seen on a restaurant table in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on June 25, 2023.
McDonald's says that high prices have contributed to its falling sales.

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Global IT outage hits Starbucks mobile-order system and card payments at businesses

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Starbucks' mobile-ordering system appears to have been affected by the IT outage.

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13 successful people who got their start working in fast food

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Barack Obama worked at Baskin-Robbins scooping ice cream before becoming president.

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It's official: McDonald's should stick to unhealthy food

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McDonald's whole thing is that it is not some beacon of health.

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I tried the McPlant, McDonald's meat-free burger, and I don't understand why American diners snubbed it

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McDonald's sells a vegan burger of its McPlant in the UK.

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Warren Buffett once went to China with Bill Gates — and lived on burgers, fries, and Cherry Coke

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Warren Buffett skipped local cuisine in favor of fast food during his China trip in 1995.

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McDonald's trialed the McPlant in California and Texas. It failed because people don't want a meat-free burger from the Golden Arches.

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In this photo illustration, packaging for the McDonald's McPlant Beyond Meat burger is displayed with French Fries at a McDonald's restaurant on February 14, 2022 in San Rafael, California.
You won't see the McPlant on McDonald's US menus anytime soon.

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McDonald's Ditches AI Drive-Thru Partnership With IBM

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McDonald’s is ending a two-year-old partnership with IBM to test AI’s ability to replace drive-thru workers at more than 100 restaurants, according to Restaurant Business. The world’s largest fast-food company is reportedly pulling the technology later in July.

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