McDonald’s Retires Some Diversity Goals in Latest Corporate Retreat January 6, 2025 By Daniela Sirtori and Jeff Green McDonald’s Corp. is revamping its approach to diversity, equity and inclusion, becoming the latest large company to change its strategy...
Starbucks Restores Scheduling App Taken Down by Hack to Vendor December 13, 2024 By Daniela Sirtori Starbucks Corp.’s system for logging employee hours is back online nearly three weeks after a vendor hack had forced the...
McDonald’s Is Racing to Contain Fallout From E. Coli Outbreak October 24, 2024 By Daniela Sirtori and Deena Shanker McDonald’s Corp. is trying to contain the fallout from a severe E. coli outbreak that appears to be linked to...
Cops Vow to Avert Risk of Havoc From DNC Protesters Converging in Chicago August 20, 2024 By Miranda Davis, Kim Chapman and Daniela Sirtori Security is always tight at Chicago’s Accenture Tower, a skyscraper that connects to a downtown transportation hub and houses the...
Restaurant Workers’ Battle for Higher Minimum Wage Goes National May 29, 2024 By Daniela Sirtori US restaurants grappling with high costs and penny-pinching consumers are making a tough pitch to voters: that boosting pay to...
McDonald’s Seeks Tighter Child-Labor Compliance by Franchisees December 18, 2023 By Daniela Sirtori McDonald’s Corp. will survey its US franchisees about their child-labor practices — a step toward tightening compliance following a series...
Starbucks Says It Wants Union Talks, Agreements in 2024 December 11, 2023 By Josh Eidelson and Daniela Sirtori Starbucks Corp. said it reached out to the union representing hundreds of its stores to try to end an impasse...