McDonald's National Hiring Event

McDonald's held their Nation Hiring Event at all the McDonald's locations on April 19. All the locations were full of applicants looking for a good at the golden arches. Mayor Reed came out and spoke to the applicants at one of the locations.

Hispanic Breakfast with McDonald's...

McDonald's sponsored the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Annual Legislative Appreciation Breakfast this month at the Sloppy Floyd building near the Capitol in Atlanta, GA.

Shrek Happy Meal Premier Party!

Shrek and his friends showed up for the BIG Shrek Happy Meal Premier Party at the McDonald's in Loganville. The kids and their parents had a blast hanging with the characters from the upcoming sequel "Shrek The Final Chapter". Kids had their face airbrushed with Shrek and McDonald's logos and played in the big playground while others enjoyed their Shrek happy meals.

McDonald's All American Breakfast

McDonald's held an "All American Breakfast" event at the McDonald's in Marietta for Jelan Kendrick. Jelan attends Wheeler High School and is considered one of the top players in Georgia. He was selected to compete in Columbus, Ohio against the nation's best high school basketball players on March 31st. The "All American Breakfast" event included family, friends and classmates from Wheeler High. Jelan made Frappes for him Mom and everyone enjoyed a McDonald's breakfast while awards were giving to Jelan and his coach, Douglas Lipscomb.Links to related stories: Peachtree Hoops Blog

Frappes at McDonald's!

I never thought I would see the day when McDonald's the Happy Meal capital would carry Frappes! Well, they have and man are they good!

UGA students were selected to be some of the first in the country to try McDonald's new Frappes - blended ice mocha and caramel beverages going into wide release as a new U.S. McDonald's product this summer.



To launch the Frappes, they hosted an event at the McDonald's in Athens, GA where a bunch of UGA students will be taking part in an event called the "Brain Freeze" trivia night.

Athens is one of the first cities in Georgia to get the new frappes before an official mid-year launch in cities across America.

Breakfast for $1!

McDonald's announced their "$1 Breakfast Menu" and it was a great success. Clark Howard stopped by and gave a few financial tips and give away his new book "Get Clark Smart: The Ultimate Guide to Getting Rich From America's Money-Saving Expert". There were free samples of the dollar menu for everyone to try out while listening to Clark. It was a cool event and I will be using some of the advice Clark shared.