<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mcdonalds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">McDonald’s</a> reported strong revenues as <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/inflation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">inflationary</a> pressures continue to drive budget-conscious consumers toward the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/restaurant" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fast food</a> brand.
The company reported $5.93 billion in revenues against $5.68 billion expected by analysts in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to a <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mcdonalds-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2022-results-301734277.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>. Despite revenues falling 1% year-over-year, the company also posted net income of $1.9 billion, marking a 16% increase since the fourth quarter of 2021. McDonald’s unveiled a set of <a href="https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-stories/article/accelerating-the-arches-2.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tactics</a> called Accelerating the Arches to emphasize core menu items, increase creative marketing, and scaling innovations.
&#8220;Our Accelerating the Arches strategy is driving growth and building brand strength, delivering exceptional full year performance in 2022 with over 10% comparable sales growth and 5% comparable guest count growth globally,&#8221; McDonald&#8217;s CEO Chris Kempczinski remarked. &#8220;While we expect short-term inflationary pressures to continue in 2023, we remain highly confident in Accelerating the Arches, which now includes a greater emphasis on new restaurant openings.”
Shares for McDonald’s fell 2.8% on Tuesday morning; the company’s stock has increased 1.5% over the past year, outperforming the S&amp;P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Although rising price levels have increased input expenses, the relatively less expensive menu items offered by McDonald’s have drawn individuals seeking less expensive restaurant experiences. “We can actually look at what is our share amongst low-income consumers; we&#8217;re gaining share right now among low-income consumers. And that goes back to the fact that we are positioned as the leading brand in terms of value for money and affordability,” McDonald’s CFO Ian Borden said during a recent <a href="https://seekingalpha.com/article/4549874-mcdonalds-corporation-mcd-q3-2022-earnings-call-transcript" target="_blank" rel="noopener">earnings call</a>. “To the degree that we end up in a more challenging economic environment in 2023, that&#8217;s going to be helpful to our business trends.”
Price levels declined slightly last month amid a decrease in energy prices: year-over-year inflation fell from 7.1% in November to 6.5% in December, marking the largest overall decline in nearly three years even as food and shelter prices continue to increase, according to a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-tide-has-turned-inflation-sees-largest-drop-since-2020-lockdowns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The declines in headline inflation began after the Federal Reserve launched a campaign to raise target interest rates and thereby dampen rising prices.
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon has likewise <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walmart-ceo-inflation-will-be-with-us-basically-forever-at-some-level" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that the firm is benefiting from households which had previously shopped at higher-end stores. “Higher income families are shopping at Walmart because they’re so price sensitive right now,” he remarked. “Families making more than $100,000 in household income have driven a lot of our growth during this last quarter.”
The executive noted a gradual shift in consumer decision-making as inflationary pressures worsened through the first half of last year. “Right around the middle of the first quarter is when we saw food inflation reach a level where behavior started to change,” he continued. “It got to a level where people making less than $50,000 household income started behaving differently, and then to the $75,000 level and then to the $100,000 level.”
Biden administration officials have advanced an optimistic view of the economy despite continued volatility. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen remarked during an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/janet-yellen-says-inflation-has-been-quite-moderate-quite-low-for-the-last-six-months" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> that inflation “has really been quite moderate, quite low for the last six months or so” even as price increases remain well above the 2% annual rate seen before the lockdown-induced recession. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre likewise <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/karine-jean-pierre-gives-non-answers-on-massive-tech-layoffs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dismissed</a> layoffs at prominent technology companies while claiming that the administration “inherited an economic crisis and turned it into the strongest two years of job growth on record.”

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McDonald’s Earnings Soar As Customers Seek Relief From Inflation

McDonald's Earnings Rise As Inflationary Pressures Persist

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mcdonalds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">McDonald’s</a> revealed a test restaurant near Fort Worth, Texas, earlier this month in which automation <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/technology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">technology</a> replaces many positions formerly held by employees, drawing mixed reactions from conservatives and liberals.
The fast food behemoth announced that customers can use kiosks and a mobile app to grab their orders from a conveyor belt rather than interacting with customer-facing staff. The concept is designed to give the restaurant team “the ability to concentrate more on order speed and accuracy, which makes the experience more enjoyable for everyone,” Keith Vanecek, the franchisee operating the restaurant, said in a <a href="https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-stories/article/texas-order-ahead-lane.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>.
Conservative-leaning commentators noted that the restaurant concept comes after activist campaigns and left-wing politicians spent years calling for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-progressives-say-15-minimum-wage-is-too-low-call-for-26-minimum-wage-instead" target="_blank" rel="noopener">minimum wage</a> hikes. The new test restaurant also hits the marketplace as historic <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/americans-continue-to-opt-out-of-the-workforce" target="_blank" rel="noopener">labor shortages</a> present difficulties to companies attempting to fill their payrolls, worsening inflationary pressures and supply chain bottlenecks.
“The real minimum wage is zero and you are always replaceable,” BASEDPolitics President Hannah Cox <a href="https://twitter.com/HannahDCox/status/1606074358744506368" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on social media, alluding to a phrase favored by conservative economist Thomas Sowell. “If you want more money find a way to add more value. Anyone telling you differently has no idea how to eradicate poverty.”
Liberal-leaning commentators rebutted such arguments. Fight for 15, an activist group demanding a minimum wage of $15 per hour, <a href="https://twitter.com/fightfor15/status/1605998275080830976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1605998275080830976%7Ctwgr%5E896f34ad21905ed25957ec8fb0d11ad782b01409%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsweek.com%2Fautomated-mcdonalds-drive-thru-sparks-debate-over-minimum-wage-raise-1769195" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that the restaurant shows workers “need to demand” higher pay. “Maybe it&#8217;s time for broad worker solidarity so we can fight back.”
“They&#8217;d rather fire people than have less profits,” comedian Billy Procida <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBillyProcida/status/1605935438589411334" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>. “This is the problem.”
On a less serious note, writer Patrick Casey <a href="https://twitter.com/restoreorderusa/status/1606029313983205377" target="_blank" rel="noopener">observed</a>: “On the bright side at least the ice cream machine will work.”
McDonald’s has made several recent pushes toward increased automation. The company <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcdonalds-partners-with-ibm-to-automate-drive-thrus-as-labor-shortages-persist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">partnered</a> with IBM to automate drive-thrus and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcdonalds-is-testing-voice-automated-drive-thrus-in-wake-of-15-minimum-wage-proposals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unveiled</a> voice-ordering technology at multiple Chicago restaurants last year after purchasing several artificial intelligence startups. “Do I think in five years from now you’re going to see a voice in the drive-thru? I do, but I don’t think that this is going to be something that happens in the next year or so,” McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski said at an investor conference.
Beyond large corporations, worker shortages and higher wage pressures have prompted roughly 30% of small businesses to implement new technology systems, according to a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/3-in-10-small-businesses-have-automated-jobs-amid-nationwide-worker-shortage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poll</a> from Morning Consult conducted last year.
Some policymakers nevertheless continue to call for increased pay in the restaurant services industries. Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/newsom-signs-fast-food-bill-into-law-raising-min-wage-industry-heads-expect-consumer-prices-to-increase" target="_blank" rel="noopener">signed</a> the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act three months ago, creating a Fast Food Council <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/should-raise-alarm-bells-across-the-country-california-paves-road-to-40-minimum-wage-increases-for-certain-restaurants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">empowered</a> to raise minimum wages for the industry up to $22 per hour, representing an increase of over 40% from the $15.50 per hour minimum wage slated to take effect in 2023.
A <a href="https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2021-02/56975-Minimum-Wage.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> published last year by the Congressional Budget Office found that a nationwide minimum wage of $15 per hour would result in 1.4 million job losses, even as 900,000 workers are lifted from poverty. Such a wage hike would affect 17 million workers whose pay would otherwise be below the threshold.

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‘The Real Minimum Wage Is Zero’: McDonald’s Restaurant Uses Automation For Pickups And Orders

McDonald's Restaurant Uses Automation For Pickups And Orders

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mcdonalds">McDonald&#8217;s</a> announced that customers who use their app in December will have a chance to win the storied McDonald’s Gold Card, plus three more for friends, which entitles users to free food for life.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/restaurant">fast food</a> giant announced the “SZN of Sharing” event will run between December 5 and 25. Anyone who takes advantage of various app promos throughout the month will be entered to win the main prize, Parade <a href="https://parade.com/food/mcdonalds-offers-chance-win-mysterious-gold-card-free-food-for-life-2022?fbclid=IwAR1yt11Jfz0Iiguw7Wdk1__1aBAXkNqHm2I1OOUPavievqM50e4PbtKs_ns">reported</a>. 
“Our fans have been fascinated by the lore of the McDonald’s Card and if it really exists. And now, we’ll make this McDonald’s legend a reality for our fans by giving them the ultimate holiday gift – a chance to win a card and then share access to it with three of their family or friends,” McDonald’s USA Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer Tariq Hassan said in a statement. 
“Just by using the McDonald’s App, everyone can experience the joy that comes with sharing McDonald’s this holiday season.”
The card entitled recipients to the equivalent of two meals per week for 50 years, which means the potential for chowing down on a total of 5,200 McDonald’s meals for free.
These famous cards have been discussed for years, but no one was sure they existed for a while. Eventually, it was revealed that celebrities and other people who were deemed “heroes,” including Warren Buffet, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bill-gates">Bill Gates</a>, and Mitt Romney’s father George Romney did have these fabled cards. Rob Lowe also has one and bragged about it during a late show appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in 2016.
Most McDonald’s Gold Cards are franchise or state-specific — Lowe’s card is only valid at franchises in Santa Barbara or Goleta, California, Insider <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/story-behind-mcdonalds-gold-card-2016-11">reported</a>. People who are deemed “local heroes” can be awarded cards by franchise owners as they see fit.
The publication noted that only two people have confirmed cards that work in any McDonald’s location: Romney, who received his from restaurant owner Ray Kroc himself, and Bill Gates. 
Recently, McDonald’s debuted “adult Happy Meals” that come with a toy. The “Cactus Plant Flea Market Box” was a limited-time collaboration with the fashion brand Cactus Plant and came with retro toys including Grimace, the Hamburglar, Birdie, plus a new character named Cactus Buddy. 
The popular items sold out quickly, and the collectible toys popped up on resale sites for inflated prices.

McDonald’s Teases Free Food For Life With Legendary ‘Gold Card’ Promo In December

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NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace faced intense backlash over the weekend after violently attacking another driver following a crash he was accused of intentionally causing.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-bubba-wallace-causes-accident-during-race-then-physically-attacks-the-other-driver">incident</a> happened during Stage 2 of the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when Wallace, who won Stage 1, was next to driver Kyle Larson when Larson attempted a three-wide pass.
Larson moved up the track and his car gave a slight tap to Wallace’s car, causing Wallace to brush up against the wall. Then, Wallace bounced into Larson’s car, continued tracking it, and slammed into the rear causing both cars to spin out.
Multiple reports said that the move by Wallace to spin out Larson’s car appeared intentional. NASCAR officials could penalize Wallace if they believe that his actions were deliberate.
<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=McDonalds%20Wallace&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=top">Hundreds</a> of <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=McDonald%27s%20Wallace&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=top">accounts</a> on social media called out Wallace&#8217;s top sponsor, McDonald&#8217;s, and challenged the fast food company to reconsider its decision to sponsor him.
Wallace’s outburst <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/calls-grow-for-bubba-wallace-to-be-suspended-face-potential-criminal-charges-for-violent-attack-after-crash?preview_id=451153&amp;preview_nonce=d5bef15f4b&amp;preview=true&amp;_thumbnail_id=451163">sparked calls</a> for him to be suspended or face potential criminal charges.
&#8220;Bubba Wallace could&#8217;ve killed someone with this stunt,&#8221; Rebel News writer Ian Miles Cheong tweeted. &#8220;He needs to be removed from the sport.&#8221;
NASCAR fan and NewsBusters Managing Editor Curtis Houck tweeted a clip of a NASCAR official trying to get Wallace’s attention following the attack.
Wallace pushed the officials’ hand off of him.
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ICYMI &#8212; Here is the moment that Wallace put his hands on a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASCAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NASCAR</a> official during his spat with Kyle Larson <a href="https://t.co/IYagPL2o8g">pic.twitter.com/IYagPL2o8g</a>
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Larson responded to the incident by saying that Wallace’s aggression was not surprising.
“I obviously made an aggressive move into three and got in low and got loose and chased it up a bit,” Larson said. “And yeah, I mean, he got to my right front, and I got him tight into the wall and knew he was gonna retaliate. So, like I said, I mean, he had a reason to be mad, but his race wasn’t over until he retaliated. So it is what it is. Just, yeah, just aggression turned into frustration and he retaliated.”
When asked on camera if it was appropriate for Wallace to retaliate at that speed, Larson said no, as he pointed to the severity of injuries that could happen.
“I think with everything that’s been going on here lately with head injuries and all that, fractured ligaments and all that I don’t think it’s probably the right thing to do,” Larson said.
Larson did not act angry during the interview and seemed to have a lighter view of the incident, saying that most drivers have lost their cool and retaliated during races.
However, when the same person interviewed Wallace on camera, he took no responsibility for his actions.
The interviewer pointed out that Cliff Daniels, one of the top NASCAR crew chiefs, said that Wallace’s actions amounted to retaliation, and then asked Wallace if it was retaliation.
“Cliff is smart enough to know how easy these cars break so when you get shoved into the fence, like deliberately like he did, trying to force me to lift, steering was gone,” Wallace claimed and then smirked, “he just so happened to be there.”
“It was just a piss poor move on his execution,” Wallace continued.
“When situations like this happen, Bubba, at this speed, is retaliation an acceptable thing?” the interviewer asked.
“Stop fishing,” Wallace snapped. “Stop fishing.”
“I’m not fishing. I’m just asking you,” the interviewer responded. “Let’s also talk about the message you wanted to send to Kyle by going up to him after the incident.”
“He knows,” Wallace said. “He knows that what he did was wrong. He wanted to question what I was doing. He never cleared me so just hate it for our team, our McDonald’s Toyota Camry was super solid.”
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The introduction of McDonald’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mcdonalds-debuts-adult-happy-meals-that-come-with-a-toy">Happy Meals for adults </a>has people feeling all kinds of nostalgia for their youth.
This marketing move has inspired fans to start thinking about the wonder of a drive-thru treat and how it delighted them back in the day. Happy Meals, which debuted in 1979, remain one of the most successful fast food menu additions of all time because they appealed to both the children eager for a treat and parents who just wanted their tiny tots to eat dinner.
McDonald’s came under fire for targeting young people with unhealthy fast food. But that wasn’t enough to stop the mighty Happy Meal, which is still offered to this day.
Over the years, Happy Meal treats have ranged from the collectible to the truly bizarre. Here are some of the best and worst options.
<h3>Worst: E.T. Poster</h3>
A lot of the most hated prizes on the list have something in common: they aren’t actually toys. While it’s true that Spielberg’s 1982 sci-fi classic “E.T.” was a hit with audiences of all ages, the fact remains that getting a poster alongside your burger and fries was a bit of a letdown. Not to mention the fact that a lot of the time, the paper got ruined by grease before it could even get unpackaged.
<h3>Best: Muppet Babies Cars</h3>
McDonald’s did it best when they didn’t overthink their Happy Meal additions. The Muppet Babies toy series included baby versions of popular characters Kermit, Gonzo, Fozzie, and Piggy in little cars with functioning wheels.
Kids were inspired to collect all four because when they did, the Muppets could connect together to form a cute train. It all added up to a big win that customers loved.
<h3>Worst: Halloween Buckets</h3>
Is there anything worse than a practical toy? While parents may have loved the collectible buckets that came with Happy Meals around Halloween time, kids were less than thrilled to receive something so utilitarian.
Despite Halloween buckets being notorious on the “worst of” lists, McDonald’s recently <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/09/business/mcdonalds-halloween-pails-return-trnd/index.html">announced</a> that this item would be returning in time for the 2022 trick-or-treat season.
<h3>Best: McDinos Changeables</h3>
Kids love transformers because they’re the original fidget toys, endlessly morphing between two totally different things. The fast food behemoth partnered with the “Transformers” franchise in 1990 to create these collectible characters that changed into fast food items and dinosaurs. Maybe that’s why these collectibles are still fetching good money on eBay.
These adorable characters were released several times in the &#8217;80s and &#8217;90s. They were offered in the shapes of different burgers, drinks, fries, chicken McNuggets, ice cream cones, hotcakes, and the Egg McMuffin.
<h3>Worst: Toothbrush and Toothpaste</h3>
It goes without saying why most kids hated this particular promotion. Dental hygiene is essential but putting toothbrushes in Happy Meals was a huge miss from the perspective of their intended audience.
<h3>Best: Super Looney Tunes Characters</h3>
Some of the most popular McDonald’s Happy Meal toy offerings featured collaborations between the fast food company and beloved characters from popular shows and movies. The cast of the Looney Tunes dressed up like superheroes is the perfect example of this working well.
McDonald’s debuted Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and Taz in 1992 complete with cute costumes to dress them in. The toys were well-made and became an instant classic.
<h3>Worst: Gardening Tools</h3>
Helping mom and dad in the garden might be a fun pastime for some kids, but overall as a promotion this McDonald’s offering was a swing and a miss. Young customers simply couldn’t muster any enthusiasm when they received a trowel or seed packet alongside their McNuggets.
<h3>Best: 101 Dalmatians Collectibles</h3>
The biggest endeavor of all was that one time in 1996 when McDonald’s put out 101 different toys to coincide with the live-action Disney movie “101 Dalmatians.” 
This was a genius marketing move because kids were encouraged to keep visiting, hoping to collect different characters with the ultimate goal of procuring a complete set. Both the movie and the Happy Meal promo were a doggone success. 
<h3>Worst: American Idol MP3 Player</h3>
When is an mp3 player not an mp3 player? This promotional toy came out in 2007 when the reality competition show “American Idol” was at the height of popularity. 
If it was real, it could have been a real draw for McDonald’s. Unfortunately, this so-called mp3 device only played the theme song over and over, making it a boring hunk of plastic that resembled an actual musical player in looks only.
<h3>Best: Hot Wheels Cars</h3>
There’s a reason why Hot Wheels toy cars are still beloved by kids more than 50 years after Mattel debuted them in 1968. 
This Happy Meal promo worked because it took a popular toy and kept the quality, making it a collectible for kids that helped enhance the collections they already had at home. Hot Wheels cars for Happy Meals debuted in 1983 and have been on the menu at various times ever since.
Per <a href="https://www.mashed.com/195875/best-and-worst-happy-meal-toys/">Mashed</a>, the original Hot Wheels were metal, then they switched to high quality plastic, and now they’re designed especially for the fast food behemoth. 
<h3>Worst: Camp McDonaldland Camp Gear</h3>
Camping may be fun, but it’s not for everyone. Like other flops on the list, this camping gear set meant to promote the fictional Camp McDonaldland was not actually a toy.
It included a plastic frying pan (not heat safe), utensils, and a collapsible cup made of cheap plastic. This option did not create any Happy Campers.
<h3>Best: Teenie Beanies </h3>
McDonald’s attempted to capitalize on the Beanie Babies craze of the 90s by introducing a smaller version to go along with their Happy Meals. Since people were already convinced they could become millionaires hoarding these little stuffed animals, the promo caused chaos at drive-thru windows coast to coast as customers swooped in trying to collect all the different versions.
Over the years, the company has come out with other versions of this promo multiple times, including the more recent Teenie Beanie Boos with the big eyes.
<h3>Worst: Step-It Fitness Trackers </h3>
These wearable fitness trackers, which were introduced in 2016, were meant to encourage kids to be more active. Instead, they caused literal burns.
McDonald’s was forced to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2016/08/23/health/mcdonalds-recalls-step-it-fitness-tracker-skin-irritation-burns/index.html">recall</a> the product after getting more than 70 complaints of blisters on users’ wrists along with multiple instances of skin irritation. Again, this wasn’t an actual toy, and for many children it was downright dangerous.
<h3>Best: Inspector Gadget Collectibles</h3>
The genius of these Inspector Gadget themed toys is that they functioned individually but could be combined to create a full-sized action figure that was super cool to play with.
One arm was a mini-grabber, the other a water gun, and his legs extended out. On top of the Inspector’s head was his signature propeller hat that really spun. Kids loved playing with it, plus it encouraged multiple visits for anyone looking to build their own Inspector.
<h3>Worst: Shark Tale Jellyfish</h3>
One look at this poorly designed toy had parents wondering how the design made it through multiple rounds of approvals.
Meant to coincide with the release of the Dreamworks movie “Shark Tale” in 2004, the jellyfish didn’t do anything fun, plus it was unfortunately shaped very much like a phallus and had parents less than thrilled about letting their kids play with it.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mcdonalds">McDonald’s</a> is making a nostalgia play by providing adult customers with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/food">Happy Meals</a>, complete with toys.
The fast food chain debuted its “Cactus Plant Flea Market Box” as a limited-time collaboration with the fashion brand Cactus Plant, though customers have just dubbed this new menu addition “Adult Happy Meals.” 
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They come in a larger box than a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/children">child’s</a> Happy Meal, per the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/10/04/mcdonalds-happy-meal-adults/">Washington Post</a>, and include a 10-piece chicken nugget or a Big Mac and an order of medium fries along with a medium drink. Besides the signature box, the thing that makes these meals extra special is the addition of one of four collectible figurines of old-school McDonald’s mascots — Grimace, the Hamburglar, Birdie, plus a new character named Cactus Buddy as a nod to the collaboration.
The publication notes that among a plethora of failed experiments, the Happy Meal remains a true McDonald’s achievement that’s been a massive success for four decades. These targeted kids&#8217; meals offer parents incentives to visit the fast food franchise frequently to collect all the toys and offer children “happiness” with their meals. Though they’ve come under fire for promoting unhealthy food, the product has remained a menu staple.
Now the multi-billion dollar company is hoping the adults in line will sign up for a bit of nostalgia and order Happy Meals for themselves.
“We’re taking one of the most nostalgic McDonald’s experiences and literally repackaging it in a new way that’s hyper-relevant for our adult fans,” McDonald’s USA chief marketing and customer experience officer Tariq Hassan said in a press release.
&#8220;Everyone remembers their first Happy Meal® as a kid&#8230; and the can’t-sit-still feeling as you dug in to see what was inside,&#8221; the document <a href="https://mashable.com/article/mcdonalds-adult-happy-meal">said</a>. &#8220;That little red box could turn a regular Tuesday into the best. day. ever. And now, we’re reimagining that experience in a whole new way — this time, for adults.&#8221;
Besides the collectible toys, there&#8217;s also merchandise such as hoodies, sweatshirts, and t-shirts for sale. If you order an adult Happy Meal through the app, you automatically get entered into a merch giveaway. The packaged meals are being offered at the drive-thru, for delivery, or on the McDonald’s app for a limited time.

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McDonald's Debuts Adult Happy Meals That Come With A Toy

The man who made headlines earlier this week for brandishing an axe at a Lower East Side <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mcdonalds">McDonald’s</a> is speaking out, claiming he’s “not unhinged” and insisting 18 hours in jail was ample punishment for his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/crime">crime</a>.
Michael Palacios, 31, discussed how his weapon of choice, which he called a “tomahawk,” was less dangerous than a gun and, therefore, should be acceptable in public.
“Think about it. If you only think that the thing you can protect yourself with is a gun, we’re all going to go to f***ing jail,” he said. “With a hatchet, I have my options — throw it or just smash a f***ing table. With a gun, all you do is shoot,” Palacios said in his defense, per <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/09/19/nyc-mcdonalds-ax-man-michael-palacios-speaks-out/">The New York Post</a>.
“I’m not unhinged,” the axe-wielding man promised. He was released without bail thanks to the state’s bail reform laws and sees himself as entirely justified in what he did. 
“I’m not psychotic. I just did what anybody would do when being pummeled,” Palacios continued while explaining that he acted in self-defense. “What would you do? Take out your phone and call 911?”
Palacios also said if he intended to hurt others, he would have. 
“I’m not a loose cannon,” he continued. “I don’t think just because I’m angry and going through some s*** I’m going to hurt other people. … People are saying, ‘Oh, these guys are lucky.’ It had nothing to do with luck. It’s not luck that they didn’t get chopped up. I didn’t chop them up because I didn’t want to.”
“Everybody’s talking about how I should be in jail,” he said. “I did my 18 hours, bro. What else do you want? Why do I have to be in jail? I’m not going to make it a race thing just because I’m big and black.”
“My intentions were not to hurt anyone,” he said again.
Next, Palacios recalled an incident where he was injured, which he says is proof that crime in the city is less serious than it was a decade ago.
“It’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-city">New York City</a>,” he said. “I’ve been here for a long time, and there’s always been crime. I got hit in the head with a hammer at that corner like 10 years ago while I was walking to the store. Some random dude.&#8221;
“So, 10 years ago somebody got hit with a hammer. Today, somebody hit a table with a f***ing hatchet. I think things are getting better if you ask me.”
Witnesses claimed that Palacios became enraged after getting rejected by a woman he approached, but he claims the altercation happened when a patron began arguing with him after he was denied access to the restaurant bathroom.
“I’m like, ‘Yo, bro, c’mon. Open the bathroom,&#8217;” he said. “And then I hear, ‘You, you don’t have to be mean about it.’ I’m like, ‘Shut the f*** up.’ I didn’t even look back. I just said it, and then it all became, ‘Oh, I’ll slap you.’ I’m like, ‘Where are you gonna slap me?’ And that’s when I came at the guy with the black tank top.”
“And eventually I just got tired of three dudes backing me up, and I just slapped one of them. It had nothing to do with attacking women,” Palacios continued. “The woman had no issues. I had no issues with the woman.”
“I showed composure. People just see blankness, but I was thinking,” he said of wielding the axe as frightened people were filming. “I was processing. You ever download a program and the Apple sign spins? That was me processing.”
“I wanted to intimidate them,” he said of the incident. “Also, I wanted to show them that the hatchet was real. It’s not a toy.”
Palacios also told The Post he had lost his job earlier that day and was having “a tough day overall.”

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‘I Did My 18 Hours, Bro’: Axe-Wielding Man Who Went Off At McDonald’s Says He’s ‘Not Unhinged,’ Defends Quick Release

Axe-Wielding Man Who Went Off At McDonald's Says He's 'Not Unhinged,' Defends Quick Release

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New York City

A man who was arrested over the weekend after allegedly causing thousands of dollars of damage inside a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-city">New York City</a> McDonald&#8217;s by using an ax has now been released from jail without bail.
Video shows an intense verbal altercation between several males and 31-year-old suspect Michael Palacios that led to pushing and shoving — which quickly escalated into punches being thrown. After things appeared to cool down for a few moments, some of the men in the video continued shouting at Palacios — who then put down his backpack, opened it up, and pulled out a hatchet.
The moment that Palacios pulled out the hatchet the other men quickly backed off as they begged him to calm down. Video showed Palacios allegedly smashing tables, shattering a giant pane of glass, and aggressively confronting other people in the restaurant.
&#8220;The suspect removed an ax from his backpack and menaced the unknown males,&#8221; the NYPD said in a statement. &#8220;The suspect intentionally caused property damage to the establishment. The individual was taken into custody by responding officers. A search incident to a lawful arrest, an additional knife was recovered from his backpack. Victims did not report any injuries.&#8221;
Palacios was arrested fourth-degree criminal-mischief and possession-of-weapons <a href="https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webcrim_attorney/Detail?which=charge&amp;docketNumber=xPD9gYfgVLUcJ5uFDtugdA==&amp;countyId=ftUCLXxA/VgUxT4CDSVwBw==&amp;docketId=pVG6bB8BJdyi_PLUS__PLUS_678s5qgA==&amp;docketDseq=o6PDyKIx4BvSfbvyCgDnHw==&amp;defendantName=Palacios,+Michael&amp;court=New+York+Criminal+Court&amp;courtType=L&amp;recordType=C&amp;recordNum=HyurB7vFgAuE885HisqJwg==">charges</a>.
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Another day in nyc <a href="https://t.co/OCOPIkIzuO">pic.twitter.com/OCOPIkIzuO</a>
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Palacios was &#8220;released without bail at his arraignment&#8221; on Sunday, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/09/18/mcdonalds-ax-attack-suspect-michael-palacios-freed-without-bail/">reported</a> as none of charges facing the suspect are &#8220;eligible for bail under the state’s lenient criminal-justice reforms.&#8221;
An alleged witness told the newspaper that the incident started after Palacios got into an argument with a woman who ultimately ended up rejecting him.
“So, basically he got into an argument with a girl, and then the girl rejected him,” the witness said. “She didn’t want to talk to him. He kept going at her.”
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY), who is the party&#8217;s gubernatorial nominee in the state, responded to the incident by saying that it was &#8220;just another day in Kathy Hochul’s New York.&#8221;
&#8220;After we fire Hochul on November 8th, we are taking back our streets!&#8221; Zeldin added.
Zeldin later responded to the news that the suspect was freed from jail by writing: &#8220;In Kathy Hochul’s New York, you can walk into McDonald’s, use your axe to hack up tables and walls, swinging it wildly at other customers, and be released from custody before your fries get cold.&#8221;
&#8220;Cashless bail must be repealed!&#8221; Zeldin continued. &#8220;Judges need discretion to weigh dangerousness.&#8221;

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Man Charged After Video Shows Rampage Inside A NYC McDonald’s, Gets Released From Jail Without Bail

An angry man with an axe went wild in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-shoots-mcdonalds-worker-after-mom-called-him-to-complain-about-argument-over-cold-fries-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York City McDonald’s</a> early Friday morning.
The suspect, 31-year-old Michael Palacios, walked into the restaurant at 2:25 a.m. and reportedly got into an argument with three other men. He then grabbed an axe out of his backpack and shattered glass while frightening patrons, <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/09/17/axe-wielding-wingnut-runs-amok-in-bronx-mcdonalds/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the New York Post.
Video of the incident shows two men attempting to hold Palacios back from confronting a group of young men and women in the restaurant. The men begin throwing punches before Palacios appears to give up and the fight deescalates. But just seconds later, the enraged man grabs an axe out of his backpack and begins hurling it around.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/CrimeInNYC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CrimeInNYC</a> NYC always good for some chaotic mayhem. He didn’t hurt anybody, but could have been ugly ! <a href="https://t.co/I6WvqROuGR">pic.twitter.com/I6WvqROuGR</a>
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With the axe in his hand, the suspect approaches a woman in the group and reportedly tells her, “Don’t be afraid of me, be afraid of him!”
One of the onlookers was recording the incident with a smile on his face, and a group of bystanders were also watching the events unfold. Thankfully, the rampage that could have easily resulted in serious injuries to someone eating their late-night snack only ended up in some damaged property, but the incident undoubtedly had some customers worried.
“That’s why I keep my knife on me all the time,” one person who was recording the altercation said.
Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-republican-congressman-and-ny-gubernatorial-candidate-lee-zeldin-attacked-at-campaign-event" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lee Zeldin</a>, the New York Republican gubernatorial candidate, tweeted the video of the axe-wielding man and said it was just another example of crime infecting the Democrat-led state.
“Just another day in Kathy Hochul’s New York. After we fire Hochul on November 8th, we are taking back our streets!” Zeldin commented.
Last month, another New York McDonald’s saw a much worse act of violence when a restaurant worker was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-shoots-mcdonalds-worker-after-mom-called-him-to-complain-about-argument-over-cold-fries-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shot</a> by a man who came to the fast-food joint when his mom called him to complain about employees arguing with her over cold fries, according to police. The McDonald&#8217;s employee, 23-year-old Matthew Webb, died days later, the NYPD <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/08/05/brooklyn-mcdonalds-worker-shot-over-cold-fries-has-died/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a>.
After the shooting, a local store owner called for more police presence, saying that violence is becoming commonplace in the area. “I saw two police at the corner all week, but yesterday I didn’t see one,” he explained. “They should be at every single corner every day.”

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<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">California</a> lawmakers passed legislation on Tuesday establishing a council with the power to raise fast food minimum wages for certain <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/restaurant" target="_blank" rel="noopener">restaurants</a>.
<a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB257" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AB 257</a> creates a “Fast Food Council” responsible for drafting “sectorwide minimum standards on wages, working hours, and other working conditions,” according to a summary of the bill, which Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is expected to sign.
The legislation — <a href="https://www.seiu1021.org/post/fast-food-workers-rally-capital-building-support-ab-257-fast-recovery-act" target="_blank" rel="noopener">backed</a> by the powerful Service Employees International Union — applies only to restaurants with 100 or more establishments across the United States, with the exception of restaurants that operate a bakery that “produces for sale bread as a stand-alone menu item.”
Councilmembers are permitted to raise minimum wages up to $22 per hour — representing an increase of over 40% from the $15.50 minimum wage <a href="https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/california-minimum-wage-will-go-to-15-1794438/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slated</a> to take effect next year.
The bill comes one year after a sizable portion of California restaurants were forced to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-third-of-california-restaurants-close-permanently-due-to-lockdowns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">close their doors</a> following aggressive government lockdowns. In a <a href="https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/en-us/our-stories/article/ourstories.leaders-california.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> denouncing the legislation, McDonald’s USA President Joe Erlinger noted that the provisions impose “higher costs on one type of restaurant, while sparing another.”
“If you are a small business owner running two restaurants that are part of a national chain, like McDonald’s, you can be targeted by the bill,” Erlinger explained. “But if you own 20 restaurants that are not part of a large chain, the bill does not apply to you.”
Erlinger postulated that “backroom politicking” could explain the carveout for restaurants with a bakery. “This is a clear example of picking ‘winners’ and ‘losers,’ which is not the appropriate role of government,” he commented.
An <a href="https://esd.dof.ca.gov/LegAnalysis/getPdf/066D8BA5-C012-ED11-913B-00505685B5D1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">analysis</a> from the California Department of Finance said that the legislation introduces a “fragmented regulatory and legal environment for employers” that could “raise long-term costs across industries.” There are more than 40,000 McDonald’s restaurants as of 2021, according to the company’s most recent federal <a href="https://sec.report/Document/0000063908-22-000011/#i763292934bfc4351a657f87d3d00c5f6_16" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filings</a>, with 93% of locations constituting franchises.
“This should raise alarm bells across the country,” Erlinger said of the legislation. “But this isn’t just a cautionary tale for California&#8217;s customers, workers, and business owners. Proponents of this bill have made it clear they want to see it expand across the country, regardless of whether Governor Newsom signs the bill into law. That would be terrible.”
California has implemented multiple restrictive labor laws in recent years. In 2019, Newsom approved <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AB 5</a> — a piece of legislation that claimed workers are “exploited” through their classification as independent contractors instead of employees. Although a California court granted Uber and Lyft an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/uber-lyft-avoid-state-wide-shutdown-amidst-legal-battle-with-california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">emergency stay</a> in 2020 over a lawsuit that would have pressed the companies to conform to the law, the Supreme Court recently declined to hear the case, leading to the end of the stay and provoking independently employed truckers to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-tells-truckers-blockading-port-over-harsh-labor-law-to-comply-and-move-forward" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shut down major ports</a> in protest.
Newsom’s office said in a statement that AB 5 was enacted with “sufficient time for affected parties to understand the requirements of the law” and urged the trucking industry to “move forward” in supporting the change.
“California is committed to supporting our truck drivers and ensuring our state’s truck drivers receive the protections and compensation they are entitled to,” the statement added. “This administration has employment tax incentives, small-business financing, and technical assistance resources to support this essential industry.”
The new minimum wage legislation also comes days after the California Air Resources Board <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-expected-to-ban-sale-of-new-gas-cars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issued new rules</a> requiring 35% of new vehicles to produce zero emissions by 2026 — a standard that will rise to a 68% benchmark by 2030 and a 100% level by 2035. Researchers have warned that the state’s electric grid will require significant upgrades to manage a rapid transition away from internal combustion vehicles — a reality reflected by the California Independent System Operator urging residents this week to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-asks-residents-to-avoid-charging-electric-vehicles-due-to-blackout-risk-days-after-unveiling-new-gas-car-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">avoid charging</a> their electric vehicles in the interest of not overwhelming the grid.

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California Paves Road To Increasing Minimum Wage 40% For Certain Restaurants

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Gavin Newsom

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mcdonalds">McDonald’s</a> is bringing a popular U.K. menu item to its American customers as the so-called “chicken sandwich wars” rage on.
Now some patrons will be able to get their beloved <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/food">Big Mac</a> sandwich with chicken instead of beef, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/08/22/mcdonalds-finally-brings-hit-twist-on-classic-big-mac-to-the-us/">reported</a>, as the fast food chain competes with rivals such as Popeyes and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chick-fil-a">Chick-fil-A</a>. The menu addition has already been a big hit across the pond, which leads McDonald’s execs to believe the new Big Mac will be well-received stateside as well. USA Today <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2022/08/21/mcdonalds-chicken-big-mac-united-states/7860782001/">reported</a> that the chicken Big Mac was such a sensation there that it sold out completely in two weeks.
&#8220;We&#8217;re always looking to give our fans more ways to enjoy the classic menu items they know and love,&#8221; McDonald&#8217;s said in a statement. &#8220;Made with two crispy tempura chicken patties, our iconic Big Mac sauce, and topped off with pickles, shredded lettuce, and American cheese, this sandwich brings some of our fans&#8217; favorite flavors together for the perfect bite.&#8221;
The chicken-based sandwich will debut for a limited time in certain Miami locations. If it’s successful, there’s a chance of this alternative Big Mac being expanded to other regions.
“Chicken continues to be a significant opportunity for us. … We’ve got some great global equities already in our McNuggets and with McChicken, but we also have some equities in McCrispy and McSpicy that we think we’ve got an opportunity to do more with globally. So that’s going to be a priority area,” McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski said in a Q2 earnings call, per the Post.
“While not everything we test makes it on our U.S. menus, we’ll use this time to gather feedback from both customers and restaurant crew as we consider opportunities to offer more delicious options in the future,&#8221; the company said.
McDonald’s is the highest-grossing fast food chain in the United States, but Chick-fil-A has been steadily climbing in popularity and bested Burger King as of 2020 to become the second most popular fast food restaurant on the list, per <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/chick-fil-a-lands-behind-mcdonalds-as-second-highest-grossing-fast-food-chain">Fox News</a>. 
Meanwhile, a poll by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) <a href="https://www.franchisewire.com/why-is-chick-fil-a-better-than-mcdonalds/">found</a> that Chick-fil-A was far more popular with customers from a satisfaction standpoint. It topped the poll with a score of 83 on the scale, while McDonald’s only achieved a score of 70.
The items used to calculate satisfaction included staff courtesy and helpfulness, checkout/delivery speed, the accuracy of the order, restaurant layout and cleanliness, food and beverage variety and quality, mobile app quality and reliability, and website.

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McDonald’s Debuts New Big Mac Version As ‘Chicken Sandwich Wars’ Rage On

McDonald's Debuts New Big Mac Version As 'Chicken Sandwich Wars' Rage On

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United Kingdom

An Australian workers’ union that represents 250,000 employees is <a href="https://7news.com.au/news/workers-union-lodges-250m-claim-against-fast-food-giant-c-7851196">suing McDonald’s,</a> claiming they were refused paid rest breaks.
The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) spent two years conducting an investigation and now is targeting McDonald’s and 323 of its operators, claiming roughly 1,000 McDonald’s franchises ignored in a “systematic and deliberate” manner the mandatory 10 minute break for working four or more hours in a row. The union is seeking damages of $250 million.
“I felt that our health and safety at work was being ignored,” a former McDonald’s shift supervisor stated. “When a few workers spoke up about this, they were essentially told by management, ‘It is what it is.’”
The lawsuit also alleges that the parent company “aided and abetted” the franchisees.
McDonald’s Australia told 7NEWS.com.au it will counter the suit.
Although SDA secretary Gerard Dwyer declared, “The SDA has sought to fix this issue with McDonald’s and they’ve refused to resolve it, let alone admit any wrongdoing,” a McDonald’s spokesman countered:
<blockquote>Those arrangements have been known to the SDA for many years. The manner of taking breaks has not been challenged or raised by the SDA as a matter of concern throughout successive enterprise bargaining processes for new industrial agreements. We value our employees highly and the great contribution they make to the success of the business.</blockquote>
Despite inflation, McDonald’s has remained resilient; its global comps advanced 9.7% in the second quarter of 2022, its sixth consecutive quarter of comps growth, Nasdaq.com <a href="https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/heres-why-investors-should-retain-mcdonalds-mcd-stock-now-0">reported</a>, adding, “In the past year, shares of McDonald&#8217;s have gained 9.6% against the <a href="https://www.zacks.com/stocks/industry-rank/industry/retail-restaurants-160">industry</a>’s fall of 13.2%.”
Last November, McDonald’s tested its meat-free McPlant burger in eight restaurants across the U.S. In mid-February, it tested it in 600 more locations.
According to industry analysts, consumers weren’t interested in the meat-free burger. BTIG analyst Peter Saleh said franchisees informed him McPlant sales did not meet higher expectations. He was echoed by J.P. Morgan analyst Ken Goldman, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/28/beyond-meat-stock-falls-after-conclusion-of-mcdonalds-mcplant-test.html">CNBC</a> reported.

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