In a highly diversified society, ( see Demographics of India ) McDonald's is a success story despite its fare's differing from that of the rest of the world.

In many countries, eating at international fast-food chain restaurants such as McDonald's is relatively expensive in comparison to eating at a local restaurant, and the demand for Big Macs is not as large in countries like India as in the United States.

In India — which is a predominantly Hindu country — beef burgers are not available at any McDonald's outlets.

In places such as India where vegetarianism is widespread, McDonald's and KFC serve veggie burgers.

Yet in 1999, McDonald's host countries India and Pakistan fought a war over the Kashmir Border known as the Kargil War.

McDonald's restaurants in Singapore and India serve a spicy McSpicy variant.

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Manor Lakes Shopping Centre includes facilities such as a Coles Supermarket, a medical centre, Zest of India, pharmacy, newsagency, Cellarbrations, fish and Chips, Kings Pizza, McDonald's restaurant, and various specialty shops.

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In the " Question and Answer " section of his website, Brooks explains that the " Double Quarter-Pounder with Cheese " meal from McDonald's possesses a special " base frequency " and that he thus recommends it as occasional food for beginning breatharians.

McDonald's was assumed to fry their fries for a total time of about 15 to 20 minutes, and with fries fried at least twice.

In 2002, the McDonald's Corporation agreed to donate $ 10 million to Hindu and other groups to settle lawsuits filed against the chain for mislabeling French fries and hash browns as vegetarian, because their French fries and hash browns were found to contain beef extract added during production.

The market is considered difficult for outside franchisors because of cultural characteristics, yet McDonald's and Century 21 are found everywhere.

In NYC, Bronx-based TATS CRU has made a name for themselves doing legal advertising campaigns for companies like Coca Cola, McDonald's, Toyota, and MTV.

Diana wanted William and Harry to have a broader range of experiences than previous royal children and took both to venues that ranged from Disney World and McDonald's to AIDS clinics and shelters for the homeless.

By 2007 the " Bjäre julmust " was only sold at McDonald's restaurants and it had completely disappeared from Coca-Colas range of products by Christmas 2008, only to return for Christmas 2011.

She subsequently appeared in a controversial television commercial for Burger King, in which her character criticized McDonald's and claimed to eat only at Burger King.

Initially created for Sierra On-Line by Mark Crowe and Scott Murphy ( who called themselves the " Two Guys from Andromeda "), the games parodied both science fiction properties such as Star Wars and Star Trek ( the theme song itself is a parody of the Star Wars theme ), as well as pop-culture phenomena from McDonald's to Microsoft.

They will wash and iron them, and then you can buy them back for 50p .– McDonald's advert

In 1990, McDonald's brought libel proceedings against five London Greenpeace supporters, Paul Gravett, Andrew Clarke and Jonathan O ' Farrell, as well as Steel and Morris, for distributing the pamphlet on the streets of London.

This case followed past instances in which McDonald's threatened to sue more than fifty organisations for libel, including Channel 4 television and several major publications.

In the post-World War II period in the United States, fast food chains like McDonald's rapidly gained a reputation for their cleanliness, fast service, and a child-friendly atmosphere where families on the road could grab a quick meal, or seek a break from the routine of home cooking.

In 2003, McDonald's was sued in a New York court by a family who claimed that the restaurant chain was responsible for their teenage daughter's obesity and attendant health problems.

42nd Street illuminated by signs for New Amsterdam Theatre, McDonald's, Madame Tussauds, Applebee's, Dave & Buster's, and New Victory Theater.

This relates back to the idea of product differentiation: few substitutes for the Big Mac allows McDonald's to have market power.

The Birmingham Americans weren't paid for their last five games, the Florida Blazers weren't paid for the last three months of the season ( and reportedly survived on McDonald's meal vouchers ), and the Sharks weren't paid for what turned out to be their last six games ; the most dire situation, however, was that of the Detroit Wheels.

In 2002, Bové was sentenced to three months ' imprisonment for his role in the destruction of a McDonald's franchise in Millau, Aveyron, in 1999.

* Comedian Ralphie May stated in his album " Girth of a Nation " that he lived in Clarksville for while and worked at the local McDonald's.

Helvetica is a popular choice for commercial wordmarks, including those for Societe Generale, 3M, American Airlines, American Apparel, BMW, ECM, Jackass, Jeep, J. C. Penney, Kawasaki, Lufthansa, McDonald's, Mitsubishi Electric, Motorola, Panasonic, Philippine Airlines, Target, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Verizon Wireless.

For example, McDonald's is a joint venture.

An example of one measure of law of one price, which underlies purchasing power parity, is the Big Mac Index, popularized by The Economist, which looks at the prices of a Big Mac burger in McDonald's restaurants in different countries.

For example, a hamburger sandwich costs only in France, and in Belgium, but overall, McDonald's restaurants are cheaper in Belgium.

For example, a Big Mac sold in New York City will be more expensive than one sold at a McDonald's located in a rural area of a neighboring state.

In the example of McDonald's customers, it is the fastest way to get from being hungry to being full.

For example, since the 1970s, the McDonald's Corporation's association with Ronald McDonald House has been viewed as CSR and relationship marketing.

For example, McDonald's started to sell salads, ( a more healthy choice ) and has a corporate social responsibility blog.

They don't exclude the chain itself, only the standardized formula the chain uses, for example, there could be a restaurant owned by McDonald's which sells hamburgers, but not the formula franchise operation with the golden arches and standardized menu, uniforms, and procedures.

For example, In-N-Out is still considered acceptable in some areas with a strong opposition to corporate food restaurants, such as McDonald's.

" An example of a McWord, " McMansion " associates the generic quality of these luxury homes with that of mass-produced fast food meals by evoking the McDonald's restaurant chain.

The increasing presence of McDonald's restaurants worldwide is an example of globalization, while the restaurant chain's menu changes in an attempt to appeal to local palates are an example of glocalization.

For example, McDonald's can be seen as a monument to the cultural imperialism of the West.

The nutritional content of the Quarter Pounder varies between countries and locations ; for example, in Australia, which uses local beef for its McDonald's products, the average Quarter Pounder has a higher protein value of 33. 7 g per serving, in comparison to those found in the United States.

Traditional graffiti also has increasingly been adopted as a method for advertising ; its trajectory has even in some cases led its artists to work on contract as graphic artists for corporations .< ref > As just one example of the potential overlap between the worlds of graffiti and advertising, note the Bronx-based group Tats Cru, whose members began as a subway graffiti crew, but whose work covered traditional neighborhood memorial walls, public schools, hospitals, representation at the Smithsonian Institution's 35th Folklife Festival, and included logo and advertising design for such corporations as Snapple and McDonald's.