Business / Corporate Jul 29, 2020
McDonald’s to sell chunk of Japan business and speed closures in U.S.
McDonald’s said it will cut its ownership in McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan to at least 35 percent from 49 percent.
Business / Corporate Jul 25, 2020
Mos Burger to test system where disabled people serve customers via robots
The operator of Mos Burger will test a new system in which people with disabilities serve customers using remotely controlled robots. Mos Food Services Inc. expects the system will help people who cannot go outside work from home. It is also expected to work as ...
Food & Drink | DESSERT WATCH May 23, 2020
McDonald’s ramune McShake: Summery, sweet and nostalgic
by Patrick St. Michel
McDonald's Japan’s ramune-flavored McShake is a creamy take on the candy version of the citrusy soda.
Business / Corporate Apr 28, 2020
McDonald's to halt in-store dining in more stores across Japan
The measure will be in effect from Wednesday until at least May 6.
Business / Corporate Apr 20, 2020
McDonald's Co. (Japan) said Sunday it will stop allowing customers to dine at all 1,910 restaurants in 13 prefectures all day from Monday through May 6 to prevent infections of the new coronavirus. The 13 prefectures — which include Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Osaka, Hyogo, ...
Business Jan 30, 2020
McDonald's closes all branches in China's virus-hit province of Hubei
U.S. fast food giant McDonald's said Wednesday it had closed all of its restaurants in Hubei, the Chinese province at the epicenter of a virus outbreak that has spread beyond the country's borders. The novel coronavirus outbreak, traced to the provincial capital Wuhan in central ...
Business Jan 28, 2020
McDonald's Japan said Tuesday it will start offering its first series of rice burgers next week to cater to people who prefer rice over bread for dinner. The burgers, available from Feb. 5 through the middle of May, will be the latest addition to the ...
Business / Corporate Sep 10, 2019
McDonald's Japan to keep prices the same for eat-in and takeout even after consumption tax hike
McDonald's Co. (Japan) said Tuesday that it will unify tax-included prices for eat-in and takeout when the country's consumption tax is raised from 8 percent to 10 percent on Oct. 1. The decision was aimed at keeping things simple for customers, the hamburger chain said. Beginning ...
Business Sep 4, 2019
A man drew a gun in a Popeyes fast-food restaurant in Houston after learning it was out of a chicken sandwich that has been all the rage since being introduced last month, police said. A group of five adults and a baby pulled up in ...
Business / Corporate May 9, 2019
Japanese fast-food chain Yoshinoya ditches rice for veg with new take on gyūdon beef bowl
Fast-food restaurant operator Yoshinoya Holdings Co. started selling on Thursday a bowl of beef on vegetables, instead of the usual steamed rice, responding to requests from health-conscious people. The restaurant chain said Wednesday its first-ever beef bowl without rice had been made in collaboration with ...
Business / Corporate Apr 5, 2019
Japan's Mos Burger finds new partner to guide Thai expansion
Japanese hamburger chain Mos Food Services Inc. has taken on a new partner to help expand the number of Mos Burger shops in Thailand to 45 from eight over the next five years. The company said Wednesday that Pitharn Ongkosit, chief executive of printed circuit ...
Food & Drink | OSAKA RESTAURANTS Dec 23, 2017
Yes! Burger: Gets an affirmative, though side-issues need work
by J.J. O'Donoghue
The crew behind Garage 39, a craft beer pub, have gone west and opened up a burger outpost.