Jockey James McDonald tipped for stardom after winning Glorious Goodwood’s Qatar Lennox Stakes on Dutch Connection July 26, 2016 Trainer Charlie Hills has tipped jockey James McDonald for a golden future after he rode 9/4 favourite Dutch Connection to victory in the Qatar Lennox Stakes on day one of Glorious Goodwood. The Australia-based New Zealander, 22, ensured four-year-old Dutch Connection was well placed before instigating a successful late challenge to beat second-favourite Home of [...]
Why not just anything can be a MACCOFFEE – EU court rules in favour of McDonald’s trademark July 5, 2016 Fast food mainstay McDonald's today received a boost to its branding, after a Singapore rival failed in a bid to secure rights to the MACCOFFEE trademark. The General Court of the European Union decided that Future Enterprises' EU trademark application for MACCOFFEE could not be approved because of an earlier trademark application made by McDonald's, which covered the affixing of [...]
Here’s a new Tube map for scooters showing how long it takes to travel between London Underground stations May 8, 2017 Scooters aren’t just the weapon of choice for young children zipping down pavements. In fact, they’re also a handy way to get around the capital as an alternative to walking, cycling and the Tube. So says Micro Scooters (naturally), which has put together a London Tube map for scooting, showing how many minutes it takes [...]
These are the world’s 50 most valuable brands of 2017 September 25, 2017 Apple and Google have once again take the two top spots in a list of the world’s 100 most valuable brands, according to rankings by consultancy group Interbrand. Five UK firms made into into the 2017 best global brands list. These were Burberry, HSBC, Land Rover, Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker. This is the fifth consecutive [...]
Apple, Google and Microsoft top list of the 100 most valuable brands September 25, 2017 Apple and Google have once again take the two top spots in a list of the world’s 100 most valuable brands, according to rankings by consultancy group Interbrand. Five UK firms made into into the 2017 best global brands list. These were Burberry, HSBC, Land Rover, Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker. This is the fifth consecutive [...]
The Ford Mustang CS800 is modified by London-based Clive Sutton into a tyre-smokin’ super coupe. Tim Pitt takes the reins December 18, 2017 Eight hundred and twenty five horsepower. That’s more than eight typical Ford Fiestas, a McLaren 720S, Ferrari 812 Superfast or Lamborghini Aventador S. More than anything this side of a seven-figure hypercar, in fact. Hell, it’s even more than a 62-seat London Routemaster bus. Lucky the winter roads aren’t damp, then. Oh. Meet the Ford [...]
Fast food giant McDonald’s shrugs off Brexit vote and pledges to create 5,000 new UK jobs by the end of next year July 27, 2016 McDonald's has announced plans to create more than 5,000 new jobs in the UK by the end of next year. The move marks a major investment by the global fast food chain in the wake of last month's Brexit vote. It will build on the 8,000 jobs the company announced in 2014, McDonald's said today as it opened [...]
City A.M.’s Devilishly Difficult 2017 Sports Quiz Part 2: The odd and business stories from the sporting year December 21, 2017 It has been another vintage year of sporting drama, from the triumphs of Anthony Joshua and Lewis Hamilton to the disappointments of England’s failed Ashes defence and Usain Bolt’s anticlimactic farewell. But as the dust settles on 2017, how much have you remembered about those defining moments, or the storylines playing out off the field, [...]
French headquarters of McDonald’s raided by police as workers in the US form a protest ahead of shareholder meeting May 26, 2016 The French headquarters of fast food chain McDonalds were raided by police earlier this month, it has been revealed today, as workers rallied outside the US headquarters ahead of the company's shareholder meeting. It has been reported by Reuters that the search took place as part of a tax fraud investigation. A McDonald’s spokesperson said: [...]
Investors race to McDonald’s as profits and share price jumps on first quarter results April 22, 2016 Hungry investors went large on their orders of McDonald’s this morning, hauling the world’s most famous fast food brand up by two per cent in pre-market trading after checking out some impressive first quarter results. McDonald’s worldwide revenues came in at a tasty $5.9bn (£4.1bn) for the three months to March. That was slightly slimmer [...]