https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Just as traffic got moving again in Italy on Monday, May 4th, many city roads across the country ground to a standstill again due to tailbacks as people rushed to pick up a McDonald's for the first time in months. https://www.thelocal.it/20200507/traffic-jams-across-italian-cities-as-mcdonalds-reopens-under-phase-two Thu, 07 May 2020 13:22:06 +0200 traffic-jams-across-italian-cities-as-mcdonalds-reopens-under-phase-two American pizza giant Domino's has announced that it plans to open at least 880 outlets across Italy in the next decade. https://www.thelocal.it/20200109/dominos-plans-to-open-more-than-800-pizzerias-in-italy Thu, 09 Jan 2020 11:20:56 +0100 dominos-plans-to-open-more-than-800-pizzerias-in-italy Italy's culture minister has put the kibosh on plans to build a mega McDonald's next to Rome's ancient Baths of Caracalla. https://www.thelocal.it/20190731/italy-rome-mcdonalds-terme-di-caracalla-cancelled Wed, 31 Jul 2019 14:42:28 +0200 italy-rome-mcdonalds-terme-di-caracalla-cancelled Rome's mayor has called for a halt to the construction of a new McDonald's next to the Baths of Caracalla after saying she only learned about the project after reading about it in local media. https://www.thelocal.it/20190726/rome-vs-mcdonalds-city-fights-latest-opening-in-historic-centre Fri, 26 Jul 2019 14:46:26 +0200 rome-vs-mcdonalds-city-fights-latest-opening-in-historic-centre Love them or loathe them, fast food chains are spreading their wings across Italy, and the thousands of new jobs they bring are likely to be fiercely contested by young Italians. https://www.thelocal.it/20160420/are-young-italians-stuck-in-the-fast-food-job-trap-mcdonalds-burger-king-starbucks Wed, 20 Apr 2016 15:30:01 +0200 are-young-italians-stuck-in-the-fast-food-job-trap-mcdonalds-burger-king-starbucks