The Local Switzerland

Swiss McDonald's serves up pornography (again)

Tue, 06 Nov 2018 11:14:52 +0100

Customers at a McDonald’s in Switzerland were taken aback recently when a television in the fast food restaurant showed pornographic content.

Swiss lose appetite for Big Macs and fries

Tue, 22 Mar 2016 14:40:57 +0100

The Swiss showed less of an appetite for fast food last year, paying fewer visits to McDonald’s.

Porn film spices up fare at McDonald's restaurant

Mon, 08 Dec 2014 20:04:00 +0100

McDonald’s is normally considered a safe place to bring children, so customers at one of the hamburger chain’s outlets in Switzerland were surprised over the weekend to see a porn film shown to diners on a large video screen.

Court jails McDonald's gunman for 16 years

Wed, 28 May 2014 12:45:00 +0200

A 45-year-old gunman who opened fire in a McDonald’s restaurant in Biel, seriously wounding two employees in November 2011, was sentenced on Wednesday by a court to a 16-year prison term.

Man shot at McDonalds in attempted break-in

Mon, 23 Dec 2013 12:30:00 +0100

Police are investigating after a 22-year-old employee at a branch of McDonalds in the northern Swiss town of Abtwil was shot and injured during an attempted burglary at the fast food chain on Sunday morning, Swiss media reported.

McDonald’s caught with false ‘Alp cheese’ claims

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:01:00 +0100

McDonald’s has been forced to change television advertising in Switzerland for its Simmental Prime Burger because of false claims about the cheese used.

Swiss top Big Mac index with 'meaty' franc

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:28:00 +0100

Switzerland has the world’s most overvalued currency, according to The Economist's 'Big Mac Index', a study comparing the price of McDonald’s most famous burger with the cost of living in 100 countries.

Swiss man killed in Munich McDonald's

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:10:00 +0200

A man from the northern Swiss town of Brugg has died after being beaten up by a young Austrian in a McDonald's in the tourist heart of Munich, Germany.