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Chinese authorities ‘arrest’ Ronald McDonald statue Chinese authorities weren’t lovin’ Ronald McDonald this week, hauling away a statue of the clown that was blocking sidewalk foot traffic. Uniformed code enforcement officers in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou ripped the Ronald McDonald figure off its base, leaving only his big red shoes behind, as shoppers in the Huadu District of commerce hub Guangzhou looked on in amazement Sunday. The city had been warning operators of this McDonald’s that its statue was hindering pedestrian traffic, according to state organ the People’s Daily. “We’ve asked them to remove the Ronald McDonald statue...

Likened to 'packing foam' and 'gray IKEA furniture' the McDonald's McRib patty came under scrutiny last year after one was photographed on the production line minus sauce and pickles. But now the fast food giant is hoping to get people 'lovin" its seasonal treat again by showing exactly how the boneless, preformed morsel is made. A new behind-the-scenes video takes viewers inside the Lopez Foods production facility in Oklahoma City where giant chunks of pork are ground down - no packing foam in sight.

Taco Bell takes direct aim at McDonald’s Corp. in a new advertisement. California-based Taco Bell first fired a shot at the burger chain in October when David Novak, CEO of Taco Bell’s parent company Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), announced that Taco Bell would roll out a breakfast menu nationwide in 2014, Business First reported. The menu, which includes a waffle taco and A.M. Crunchwrap, debuted in Taco Bell locations across the United States today. McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) has long dominated fast-food breakfast with its Egg McMuffins and hash browns. To drive home the point that its foray into breakfast is...

With Osama gone, liberals are focused on their new Enemy of the State–Ronald McDonald. Over 500 health professionals signed a letter telling McDonald’s to retire the non union card carrying clown who, according to liberals, exerts magic powers over children forcing them to eat unhealthful food while exonerating parents of all responsibility for their kids’ well being. The campaign was organized by Corporate Accountability International, which also went after Coke and Pepsi over plastic bottles. The group wants McDonald’s to produce a report assessing it’s “health footprint”. With carbon footprints falling out of favor, watch for health footprints to be...

McDonald's Under Pressure to Fire Ronald By JULIE JARGON More than 550 health professionals and organizations have signed a letter to McDonald's Corp. asking the maker of Happy Meals to stop marketing junk food to kids and retire Ronald McDonald. The letter, slated to run in the form of full-page ads in six metropolitan newspapers around the country on Wednesday, acknowledges that "the contributors to today's (health) epidemic are manifold and a broad societal response is required. But marketing can no longer be ignored as a significant part of this massive problem." "We are committed to responsible advertising and take...

Now, let me start off by saying it’s blatantly obvious this is a complete PR stunt and these people are looking for attention, and that’s exactly what I’m giving them- so it worked. However, there’s a lot better ways to try and get people on your side besides making a “Free Ronald” McDonald campaign at the hands of “terrorists” who are about to behead him if people do not do what they are aiming for in the video. The group is called the Food Liberation Army and they are essentially food campaigners and environmentalists. They released this video Feb. 2...

Hey, its a TwoFer! Get a scary halloween mask and help defund PETA! PETA will send you a free Evil Ronald McDonald mask just by filling out the form at their website.

So you think you know the McDonald's menu like the back of your hand? Think again. From McDonald's international, here are some menu items you have probably never tried before. Good morning, welcome to McDonald's. May I have your order please? INDIA In India, there are no Big Macs because the Hindu people don't eat beef. However, they have the Maharaja Mac, which is a Big Mac made of lamb or chicken meat. There is also a vegetarian burger, the McAloo Tikki.NORWAY In fish-loving Norway, they have the McLaks, a sandwich made of grilled salmon and dill sauce.GERMANY It's...

He was never a couch potato, but during his first 42 years as corporate mascot, Ronald McDonald gobbled plenty of french fries as he tangled with the Hamburglar and enticed children with Happy Meals. Not any more. The clown known around the world as the champion of Big Macs and fried apple pies has been born again as a fitness fanatic. In a global advertising campaign that started Friday, Ronald McDonald dons a streamlined version of his familiar jumpsuit and urges kids to get off their couches and join him as he snowboards, bicycles and plays basketball with NBA star...

<p>Ryan Roberts has a message for parents: Don't let your kids climb over statues of Ronald McDonald.</p> <p>Last week, his 4-year-old son, Joey, somehow got his head wedged in between the legs of a life-size, grinning fiberglass clown -- the fast-food chain's trademark -- at the Kooser and Blossom Hill roads McDonald's restaurant. The mishap triggered an ordeal that ended when employees finally lathered the 40-pound preschooler's head with liquid soap and slipped him out.</p>