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 == McCafé == 

 The maple ridge in Canada boasts the first ever McCafe ever, (in 2000 if I'm not mistaken, I'll check whenever I go there. It was in the newspaper too. Perhaps this should be added to the bottom? If it's no mentioned already, (and I don't think it is), McCafe was created in order to compete with starbucks. I think this should be added. I'm thinking: 

 ""The first such McCafé was installed at an existing McDonald's resturant location in Maple Ridge, Canada."" 

 The year can be added later, when I go check, or if anyone knows. 

 ""McCafé was created by the McDonald's corporation as a competitior to the large and expanding Starbucks."" 

 I also think something like the above immidiate sentence should be added as well. mike, yeah I'll get a username one of these days. 

 The menu boasts the standard bistro fare, including paninis, coffee and espresso drinks, and baked goods and pastries, and all menu items are available for take-out. 

 I'm new to editing, but I must say the McCafe entry reads somewhat like an advertisement rather than a wikipedia entry, take ""comfortable leather chairs and couches, natural wood accents, and bistro style tables, the ambience is that of a typical modern coffee shop. Dine-in patrons forego the plastic trays and paper wrappers for the more elegant china plates and stainless silverware."" Without wanting to jump in myself and make an inexperienced mistake on a key article, is it possible this could be redrafted?   

 == Template - ""Location"" == 

 Does the ""Location"" entry under the template refer to the location of the first McDonald's or the company HQ?  This should be made more clear. 

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 == Parody references to McDonalds == 

 == Nickname section of little use == 

 If anyone wants to remove the nickname section I won't mind.  It is impossible to verify most of the names and it is a prime spot for vandalism.   

 It's gone.  12:39, 2005 Jun 1 (UTC) 

  

 You were too late. I had done it already.  09:55, 2005 Jun 5 (UTC) 

 == McDonalds's Trivia and Fun Facts == 

 I deleted this section, which only had one entry. The entry that existed was not important: just an unusual pronunciation of a McD's product. The article already has a list of nicknames for the restaurant chain (which one person has suggested deleting); a list of nicknames for products would be too much. I don't think the section could be expanded with useful facts, either. Odd unrelated facts about any subject are usually not encyclopedic.   

 ==Books on McDonald's== 

 Can anyone please tell me if, there is anywhere in any of the books on manageing a McDonald's..What it tells you to do when you have sick crew people show up for shifts?? Or what to do if you have 9 out of 11 people in a store that become sick at one time??? Thank you for any ideas anyone may have and for your help in this matter... I have never seen anything and was wondering 

 -I work at McDonald's, and at our store at least, what to do with a sick crew member is really a decision that the manager will make based on what they personally think should be done as well as how busy we are.  An understaffed store can borrow crew members from another location nearby. 

 :And in general practice, unless they're presenting with signs of serious foodborne illness, they're kept on the clock, but ServSafe says that sick employees should be sent home regardless of how sick they are to prevent contamination of the food (or other crew members). I don't know what McDonald's has to say on it, but generally, like said above, it's a manager call.  Hope you're not in a store in the middle of no where, though... -)   
 ::Since the food is already poisonous, what could it hurt? Also, McDonald's doesn't put stores in the middle of nowhere. You're confusing them with Hardee's.   

 == Challenges Section == 
 ""Some franchisees in the Middle East have been targets of arson and other acts of violence because the business represents, to the attackers, an invasion by American business and culture that they oppose based on a nationalist or Islamist ideology."" 
 I'm trying to decide if this sentence is racist or not because of ""Islamist ideology"". I imagine that there is no supporting evidence for the motives of the arsonists, but I think the idea that American culture invades other countries is relevant (especi