Wednesday 28 July 2021 8:01 pm | Updated: Wednesday 28 July 2021 8:02 pm

McDonald’s: Global sales and profit surge past Wall St targets as restaurants reopen

Brits ignore PM’s diet plea as spending on takeaways surges — Profit also soared nearly 60 per cent from a year prior to $7.5bn.

Global sales and profit for McDonald’s surged past Wall Street targets today as restaurants reopened despite staffing shortages and consumers lapped up a wildly popular celebrity meal inspired by South Korean pop band BTS. Watch the full report.

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