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McDonald's chief has cancer
Less than three weeks after the sudden heart attack and death of Chief Executive James Cantalupo, McDonald's Corp. announced that his 43-year-old successor has colon cancer. Charlie Bell, who helped Cantalupo craft the fast-food giant's turnaround,...Tags: Corporate Officers, Colon Cancer, Health, Companies and Corporations, Cancer
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McDonald's CEO's cancer has spread
Tribune staff reporterMcDonald's Corp. Chief Executive Charlie Bell said Friday that he will undergo chemotheraphy because new tests show his colorectal cancer has spread. But Bell, 43, said his prognosis for a full recovery is "very good." Tests revealed that cancer cells...Tags: Colon Cancer, Health, Cancer, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics
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Market test for McDonald's
Tribune staff reporterFive years after acquiring the once high-flying Boston Market for its real estate, McDonald's Corp. now says it wants to try operating its namesake hamburger emporium alongside the rotisserie chicken meal chain. The company plans to open a combined...Tags: Family, Chicago Restaurants, Hamburgers, Companies and Corporations, Massachusetts
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Profit to jump at McDonald's
Tribune staff reporterShares in McDonald's Corp. surged Wednesday, after the fast-food giant said it would easily surpass Wall Street's second-quarter profit forecast. The Oak Brook-based company said second-quarter sales rose 7.8 percent worldwide--the highest second-quarter...Tags: Chicago Restaurants, Weather Reports, Companies and Corporations, Weather, Salads
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McDonald's dresses salad ads for women
Tribune staff reporterTo reverse a sales slump and tout its healthier offerings, McDonald's Corp. is specifically targeting women with a new advertising campaign for its premium salads. Three 30-second commercials will air on prime-time network slots Monday night and will...Tags: Marketing, Lifestyle and Leisure, Salads, Foods and Beverages, Advertising
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McDonald's wants restaurant in own back yard
Special to the TribuneFrom Argentina to Yugoslavia, Oak Brook-based McDonald's Corp. has expanded to having more than 30,000 restaurants in about 120 countries as one of the world's leading fast-food restaurant chains. Soon, the corporation hopes to build another site in...Tags: Ray Kroc, Restaurants, Companies and Corporations, Housing and Urban Planning, Lifestyle and Leisure
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'Been there, done that' kind of advice for Charlie Bell
The leadership transition at McDonald's Corp. was about as seamless as it gets. But new Chief Executive Charlie Bell still faces significant challenges, even though he inherited a company in the midst of a turnaround. Bell, 43, has never held a top...Tags: Corporate Officers, Bonds, Obesity, Tellabs Incorporated, Companies and Corporations
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McDonald's fights try for paid health insurance
Tribune staff reporterA battle is gearing up in California to determine if companies will be forced to pay for workers' health insurance. A law requiring many employers to pay at least 80 percent of workers' premiums will go into effect unless voters strike it down in...Tags: Health Insurance, Laws, Family, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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McDonald's vets set to assist
Tribune staff reportersTwo McDonald's Corp. veterans are in line to replace Chief Executive Charlie Bell on an interim basis if he has to devote more time next year to a debilitating fight with colorectal cancer. If Bell is unable to focus on running the nation's largest fast-...Tags: Corporate Officers, Colon Cancer, Companies and Corporations, Cancer, Biotechnology
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McDonald's taps rising star as CEO
Tribune staff reporterJarred by the death of Chairman and Chief Executive James Cantalupo, McDonald's Corp. moved quickly Monday to tap a successor who can sustain the turnaround at the world's largest restaurant company. Charlie Bell, a 43-year-old Australian, becomes the...Tags: Corporate Officers, Obesity, Companies and Corporations, Dining and Drinking, New York
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Jury rules against McDonald's
Tribune staff reporterA former franchise operator who claimed McDonald's Corp. ruined her financially has been awarded $16.5 million by a California jury. In Los Angeles Superior Court in Pomona, Calif., a jury of nine women and three men found that the Oak Brook-based fast-...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Companies and Corporations, Trials, Dining and Drinking, Los Angeles
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McDonald's finds missing ingredient
Tribune staff reportersFred Turner did not need to look at financial statements to know McDonald's was in trouble. He could taste it. The man who worked alongside founder Ray Kroc to turn McDonald's Corp. into a global colossus, Turner noticed when penny pinchers at...Tags: Hair and Nails, Family, Food Industry, Sandwiches, Colon Cancer
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