Jun
4
McDonald's is recalling 12 million drinking glasses that it was selling to promote the new Shrek movie. The problem? The painted designs on the U.S made glasses contain the toxic metal cadmium. The U.S. CPSC announced the voluntary recall on Friday and warned consumers to immediately stop using the glasses.
Long-term exposure to cadmium can cause [...]
Jun
3
Work at Wal-Mart, get college credit
June 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Wal-Mart employees will soon be able to earn college credit for their on-the-job training and experience. In a letter to U.S. associates, Wal-Mart Vice Chairman Eduardo Castro-Wright said the company is partnering with online educator American Public University to offer the college credits and tuition assistance to help employees get a higher education.
Employees who enroll [...]
May
21
Crowd boos calls for McDonald's to retire Ronald
May 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Ronald McDonald. He is associated with Fast food, fun and fat. Maybe it's time for him to retire. McDonald's CEO Jim Skinner says no way. Many say the character promotes unhealthy eating to kids and should go away
"The answer is no," Skinner told a room full of shareholders. Shareholders applauded Skinner and they unleashed a [...]
May
21
Dell profit jumps on strong sales to businesses
May 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Things are looking good for Dell. Strong demand from business customers helped drive Dell's profit up 52% in its most recent quarter. The company reported net income of $441 million, or 22 cents per share, for the quarter ended April 30. That's up 52% from $290 million, or 15 cents per share, in the same [...]
May
14
Wal-Mart pledges $2 billion to fight hunger
May 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Wal-Mart and its charitable foundation will commit $2 billion to help fight hunger in the United States. Under the new initiative, called "Fighting Hunger Together," the world's largest retail chain will donate more than 1.1 billion pounds of food, valued at $1.75 billion, and will provide cash grants totaling $250 million to support hunger relief [...]
May
14
McDonald's adds oatmeal to the menu
May 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The breakfast wars are heating up. Who will get your money? The idea is to make them look like a healthy place by offering up some health food. McDonalds is trying out oatmeal at about 600 restaurants in the Northeastern U.S. If all goes well, they may add oatmeal to the menu at more than [...]
May
7
Visa wants iPhone owners to be able to make payments with their phone at special terminals. The wireless credit card payment system is the first of its kind and will involve a customized payment software called Visa payWave, which will come pre-installed on a memory card.
The iPhone lacks an external memory slot, so this system [...]
May
6
93% of Americans eat pizza at least once a month, so the decision by Domino's to publicly denigrate its old product while rolling out a new re-engineered pizza was a big risk. One that is clearly paying off. I haven't tried their new pizza myself but I agree with Tom Barlow of Walletpop when he [...]
Apr
29
Dunkin' Donuts returns to Russia
April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Dunkin' Donuts is back in Russia, after an 11-year absence and they have plans to meet growing appetite for coffee and pastries by opening up to 20 outlets in Moscow this year alone. Dunkin' Donuts closed its two Russian shops in 1999 due to bad sales.
The number of outlets could rise to 50 within five [...]
Apr
23
Microsoft profit jumps on strong sales of Windows 7
April 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Microsoft said Thursday that its net income in the most recent quarter rose 35%, helped by strong sales of Windows 7. They are the latest company to benefit from a rebound in business spending on technology after the economic downturn. It makes most of its money selling the Windows computer operating system, Office programs and [...]