McDonald's
Fast food restaurant · Batesville
1220 N St Louis, Batesville, AR 72501
Highlights
Classic burgers and fries, great nuggets and kind workers
Classic burgers and fries, great nuggets and kind workers
"The company has announced it will stop lobbying against minimum-wage increases at the federal, state, and local levels and has indicated support for some kind of wage hike, with a representative telling the National Restaurant Association that higher pay should be phased in. It reports an average pay of about $10/hour in its corporate-owned restaurants but does not set wages for the majority of locations run by franchisees and is not pressing franchisees to raise pay voluntarily. Ongoing tensions include a five-year-old National Labor Relations Board case tied to franchisees that allegedly punished workers for campaigning for higher wages." - Tim Forster
"The author's go-to airport nugget thanks to its crunchy, tempura-like crust; these frozen, deep-fried pieces deliver a familiar, highly processed comfort food that feels nostalgic and is perceived as low-risk for foodborne illness. Leftover nuggets are noted to be nearly odorless and thus suitable for in-flight snacking, and the chain's sweet-and-sour dipping sauce is specifically called out as worth the risk of spilling on a seatmate." - Whitney Filloon
"A major fast-food chain ran a campaign promoting the McRib sandwich by mapping roughly 300 billboards in a region and triggering stop-screen ads that showed a photo of the McRib and offered drivers the option to reroute to a nearby location; about 8,400 drivers chose to reroute immediately and the ads made roughly 6 million impressions. The campaign did not track later visits (though the navigation app used is capable of very granular GPS tracking), and the coordination of out-of-home billboards with in-car ads drew criticism as invasive or "creepy." - Monica Burton
"Items from a national burger chain were served to the visiting team after the president chose to forgo the regular chefs, a decision he described as supporting American businesses. The contribution—part of a larger spread of fast-food fare—included burgers and drew criticism for its odd optics when displayed near the president during remarks about recent tornado victims; the president also suggested athletes wouldn't prefer a more upscale meal." - Tim Forster
"Following release on bond for felony charges, R. Kelly was reported to have visited a location of the fast-food chain and ordered a Quarter Pounder and fries." - Whitney Filloon
