https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A branch of the fast food chain McDonald's was evacuated on Thursday morning in Berlin’s Kreuzberg neighbourhood, after a gas canister with a probable detonator device was found inside. https://www.thelocal.de/20170629/berlin-mcdonalds-branch-evacuated-after-police-find-explosive-device Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:01:56 +0200 berlin-mcdonalds-branch-evacuated-after-police-find-explosive-device The parents of good samaritan Tugce Albayrak are to found an institute name after their daughter, who died after intervening to stop a fight in a McDonald's restaurant. https://www.thelocal.de/20141230/tugces-parents-to-found-institute-in-her-name Tue, 30 Dec 2014 10:22:00 +0100 tugces-parents-to-found-institute-in-her-name Fast food giants McDonald’s and Burger King are losing out to posh burger outlets and fancier bakery snack shops, as Germans demand better quality fast food. https://www.thelocal.de/20140515/german-fast-food-goes-upmarket Thu, 15 May 2014 10:21:00 +0200 german-fast-food-goes-upmarket The prayers of the hungover have finally come true - at least for the happy heavy drinkers of the west German city of Osnabrück, where one McDonald’s restaurant has road-tested the country's first McDonald's delivery service. https://www.thelocal.de/20131121/mcds-tests-german-delivery-service Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:22:00 +0100 mcds-tests-german-delivery-service Germany's top consumer watchdog has compared three fast-food chains - and declared Burger King the tastiest but least healthy. McDonald's was better for you - but only because the portions were smaller. https://www.thelocal.de/20130830/51689 Fri, 30 Aug 2013 19:00:00 +0200 51689 German schoolchildren are soon to get lessons in consumer awareness - courtesy of a group which includes McDonald's and two leading supermarket chains. A consumer watchdog has sharply criticised the development. https://www.thelocal.de/20130312/48487 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:03:00 +0100 48487 A German consumer group has criticised McDonald’s and a reading promotion campaign for a scheme to give children a book with every Happy Meal they are bought this month. https://www.thelocal.de/20120831/44701 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:49:00 +0200 44701 McDonald's Germany has stopped all deliveries of chicken products made by the country's biggest poultry producer after complaints over hygiene. https://www.thelocal.de/20120310/41261 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:41:00 +0100 41261 Germans appear to be hungrier for McDonald's burgers than ever before, pushing the fast food chain to record sales in 2010 and prompting 2,000 new hirings this year. https://www.thelocal.de/20110222/33273 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:18:00 +0100 33273 Uli Hoeneß, German footballing legend and club president of FC Bayern Munich, has teamed up with US fast food chain McDonald’s to sell bratwurst, the company announced on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100625/28093 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:32:00 +0200 28093 US fast food chain McDonald's said Tuesday it planned to open a new outlet at Berlin's Checkpoint Charlie, completing the landmark's 20-year transformation from Cold War front line to money-making tourist hotspot. https://www.thelocal.de/20091229/24245 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:16:00 +0100 24245 McDonald's in Germany has decided to colour it its famous logo sporting the golden arches green out of respect for the environment, a senior executive said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20091123/23457 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:04:00 +0100 23457 Fast food chain McDonald’s is banking on increased sales and adding some 2,000 new jobs in Germany in 2009 as customers look for cheaper nourishment amid a stark recession. https://www.thelocal.de/20090217/17483 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:19:00 +0100 17483 More than 700 people 'flashmobbed' a Berlin train station McDonald's over the weekend, ordering more than 10,300 burgers as part of a spontaneous public gathering. https://www.thelocal.de/20080331/11003 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:14:00 +0200 11003