Major Japanese restaurant chains posted solid consolidated earnings performances for the first half of the year or the quarter ended in June, aided by menu price increases that boosted per-customer spending. Those chains successfully attracted customers after the price increases by actively launching new menus and limited-time products. Skylark Holdings’ net profit leaped by about … Read more
McDonald’s said Friday a technology outage had disrupted operations at many of its outlets worldwide, including in Japan and Australia, but ruled out the possibility of a cybersecurity incident. Many McDonald’s stores in Japan stopped taking in-person and mobile customer orders because of the system disruption, a spokesperson at McDonald’s Holdings Company Japan said, adding … Read more
McDonald’s Japan has announced that it plans to introduce a plastic bag charge at 23 of its stores in Nagasaki Prefecture, starting in April. The Â¥5 fee will apply to bags of all sizes, aiming to curb plastic usage and promote decarbonization. The company, with a global network of over 40,000 stores including 3,000 in … Read more