produkter05_300dpi, blogged to AHT from the Flickr photostream of eatmydesign Interesting essay from a branding-marketing standpoint on the nature of user interface as brand identity. (Think iPod — the clickwheel interface and white headphones are instantly recognizable without the...
From yesterday's Wall Street Journal: Beef, grown domestically, costs more than other meats in China, and consumers here consider it a luxury good. McDonald's is playing on its upscale image, as well as on traditional Chinese views that eating beef...
I think this one has been floating around the web for a while, but I just now saw it. I been under a rock, yo. How to create the "most illest, futuristic sandwich ever," for $1 and half an order...
From what we at A Hamburger Today have read, the stars are loath to eat in public lest a paparazzo shap a photo of them mid munch. But trying to snarf some McD's in the privacy of your own car...
It's called the "upsell," the not-so-subtle art of prompting the customer to order additional menu items with such questions as the classic "You want fries with that?" or the less specific "Anything else?" But what happens when the customer keeps...
We would have at least recommended Burger King: Lake Havasu City police are looking for a real-life Hamburglar. A man broke into a McDonald's early Sunday morning through a roof vent. Surveillance video shows the man turning on the grill,...
McDonald's may be flaunting their Chicken Selects and gourmet salads, but it's the tried and true cheeseburger that's bringing in the coin. Last week, the New York Times wrote that McDonald's has had 36 months of sales growth because of...
charcoaler menu with stickers From Flickr member chacal la chaise. From the New York Times: [Julissa] Vargas works not in a restaurant but in a busy call center in [Santa Maria, California], 150 miles from Los Angeles. She and...
After spending most of their money on a new house, Long Island newlyweds Corey Cutcheon and Doreen Brown had precious little scratch to throw down for their reception. Did somebody say McDonald's? You betcha: Yesterday [February 14], the 50 wedding...
Queer Eye for the Burger Guy? Ronald McDonald is being brought in for a transformation. Seems he's not hip enough for today's younger audience: McDonald’s has launched a string of quirky television commercials that aim to transform family friendly mascot...
