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Gen Zs might just be having fun with absurdist humour on the internet with the new TikTok trend, but I reckon they’re making more poignant commentary about culture and society than they realise.
An Instagram rant by ‘normal guy’ superstar, Lewis Capaldi has gone viral after he lay into his cousin Kyle for not sharing his chicken nuggets with him.
Willem Bezuidenhout’s 13-year-old daughter took a couple of bites from her McChicken burger when suddenly, she noticed a pair of little green legs sticking out.
If you were thinking of proposing to your partner in a fast-food chain restaurant, this might put you off.
McDonald’s is a giant multinational corporation that has regularly been accused of exploiting workers. That doesn’t mean we can’t get a little emotional at the new Christmas commercial.
Ronald McDonald cardboard cut-outs have been “shoved into the stockroom next to the spuds”. This marks a dramatic change in fortune for the once revered mascot.
Nothing says romance quite like the smell of fast food wafting through your house.
When a neighbouring McDonald’s closed in Japan, Burger King couldn’t resist giving them a rather snarky send-off.
McDonald’s has been promoting a ‘new’ product on Twitter, although fans of RocoMamas may have a sense of déjà vu. Over on Twitter, a brutal takedown is unfolding.
Wimpy South Africa has terminated its relationship with their advertising agency after just a matter of months, with McDonald’s claiming plagiarism.
Mocking Ronald McDonald, Burger King’s Halloween advert takes on the creepy clown war and encourages everyone to dress as a clown this weekend.
A disgruntled McDonald’s employee was super unimpressed with the conditions he had to work in, so he took to Twitter to shame the company.
McDonald’s latest advert for their Filet-O-Fish burger didn’t go down too well with UK audiences, and might be pulled off before its time is up.
A pilot was clearly desperate for McDonald’s when he landed his helicopter outside one of their Sydney drive-thru’s and popped in for a meal.
The Burger King vs McDonald’s rivalry is as big as the one between Coca-Cola vs Pepsi – and this is what Burger King did to honour that rivalry for Halloween.
Many of us have a love-hate relationship with the fast food giants. but now their mascot finds himself in the middle of a PR disaster.
Cyril Ramaphosa is keeping his promise and selling off his last remaining holdings in the Golden Arches – but is this just an act of faith for future elections?
It has been three months since three fast food franchise employees were shot dead, yet no one is stepping up to claim responsibility.
Something tells me Ronald McDonald would not approve of the behaviour of these customers. Neither did the staff.
People love getting their knickers in a twist, with a McDonald’s campaign over in Taiwan causing the latest uproar.
We know that food prepared at home can often go bad in a matter of days, but what about a Happy Meal from ‘ol Ronald McDonald?
Watch as this Master Sushi Chef turns a Big Mac into a platter of sushi – and check out how tantalising it actually seems to be.
I don’t think any of us are naive enough to think that chowing a Big Mac is healthy. You might be a little shocked at just what goes on inside that belly though.
We’ve heard of fights taking place inside of a McDonald’s, but this may be the first one that involved a drive-through. Peeps be getting angry.