McDonald's
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- subsidiary of State Street Corporation 100%
- parent of McDonald's Philippines 100%
- founded by Ray Kroc 100%
- subsidiary of The Vanguard Group 100%
- subsidiary of BlackRock 100%
- employed by Chris Kempczinski 95%
- employed by Skye Anderson 95%
- employs Chris Kempczinski 90%
- uses chekker 90%
- competes with Taco Bell 70%
- affiliated with Chris Kempczinski 70%
- competes with Dairy Queen 70%
- 2026-08-04 hiring McDonald's appointed Skye Anderson as the new president of its U.S. business. source
- 2026-08-04 product_launch McDonald's announced its second-quarter financial results, exceeding analyst expectations for adjusted earnings per share. source
- 2026-07-14 product_launch McDonald's sold a retail property in Tai Po, Hong Kong. source
- 2026-06-24 product_launch McDonald's launched an AI Drive-Thru system. source
- 2026-06-24 product_launch McDonald's launched its AI Drive-Thru system, which has faced customer backlash. source
- 2026-06-19 product_launch McDonald's launched a new AI Drive-Thru system. source
- 2026-06-19 product_launch McDonald's launched an AI-powered drive-thru system. source
- 2026-06-16 product_launch McDonald's is bringing back its fried apple pie for a limited time. source
- 2026-06-10 product_launch McDonald's is testing a new AI-powered drive-thru ordering and operations support system called ArchIQ. source
- 2026-05-20 funding McDonald's plans to invest at least $1 billion over the next decade in supply chain resilience projects. source
- 2026-05-20 funding McDonald's plans to invest at least $1 billion over the next decade in supply chain resilience projects. source
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