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NEW blog in development

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Hi all, I have been developing a new blog please come and visit it

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 - this blog is all about food, ingredients and where to buy good quality food from - add a marker to my allaboutgrub map to tell others about great places to eat out or places to buy great food from -

"go on share your food experiences with others" 

McDonalds to open 1,000 stores this year

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McDonald's to open 1,000 stores

McDonald's US sales were up 5% on the year before US fast-food chain McDonald's says it plans to open 1,000 new restaurants this year. The world's largest hamburger chain also said fourth-quarter net income fell 23% to $985.3m (£710m), from $1.27bn a year before. Revenue fell to $5.57bn from $5.75bn, even though global same-store sales rose 7.2%, as the firm was hit by the strong dollar. In the US, the firm raised the price of its Double Cheeseburger in November. Announcing the results, chief executive Jim Skinner said: "For 2009 we plan to invest $2.1bn in capital to open about 1,000 new restaurants and reinvest in our existing locations." Despite beef, cheese, and other ingredients rising in price, the company reported an 8% fall in total operating costs and expenses. McDonald's has seen sales rise in the economic downturn, helped by its low prices and ubiquity of its outlets. In the quarter, its same-store sales in the US rose 5% on the year before. International same-store sales were also ahead, rising 7.6% in Europe and 10% in the Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa division. sourced from The BBC

McDonald's to open 1,000 new stores

Despite falling short of Wall Street expectations, the burger chain experiences better-than-expected profit and will open 1,000 new restaurants.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- McDonald's Corp. reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday though revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations due to a stronger U.S. dollar, and its shares fell more than 2%.

The world's largest hamburger chain also said it would open 1,000 restaurants this year.

Fourth-quarter net income fell about 23% to $985.3 million, or 87 cents per share, from $1.27 billion, or $1.06 per share, a year earlier, when results included a large tax-related benefit.

Analysts on average were expecting earnings of 83 cents per share, according to Reuters Estimates.

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McDonalds to open 1,000 stores this year

[polldaddy poll="1314875"]

McDonald's to open 1,000 stores

McDonald's US sales were up 5% on the year before US fast-food chain McDonald's says it plans to open 1,000 new restaurants this year. The world's largest hamburger chain also said fourth-quarter net income fell 23% to $985.3m (£710m), from $1.27bn a year before. Revenue fell to $5.57bn from $5.75bn, even though global same-store sales rose 7.2%, as the firm was hit by the strong dollar. In the US, the firm raised the price of its Double Cheeseburger in November. Announcing the results, chief executive Jim Skinner said: "For 2009 we plan to invest $2.1bn in capital to open about 1,000 new restaurants and reinvest in our existing locations." Despite beef, cheese, and other ingredients rising in price, the company reported an 8% fall in total operating costs and expenses. McDonald's has seen sales rise in the economic downturn, helped by its low prices and ubiquity of its outlets. In the quarter, its same-store sales in the US rose 5% on the year before. International same-store sales were also ahead, rising 7.6% in Europe and 10% in the Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa division. sourced from The BBC

McDonald's to open 1,000 new stores

Despite falling short of Wall Street expectations, the burger chain experiences better-than-expected profit and will open 1,000 new restaurants.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- McDonald's Corp. reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday though revenue fell short of Wall Street expectations due to a stronger U.S. dollar, and its shares fell more than 2%.

The world's largest hamburger chain also said it would open 1,000 restaurants this year.

Fourth-quarter net income fell about 23% to $985.3 million, or 87 cents per share, from $1.27 billion, or $1.06 per share, a year earlier, when results included a large tax-related benefit.

Analysts on average were expecting earnings of 83 cents per share, according to Reuters Estimates.

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Crimes increase as a recession looms

As the recession takes hold, we can expect crime especially theft to increase. Mostly this theft will be shop lifting. As supermarkets are seeing significant increases in shop lifting, this will only increase as we get further and further into the recession.  But if someone is stealing to feed their family, should we be more lenient on them.

But will the supermarkets cover this loss or will it be passed onto the consumer.

Shoplifiting for food soars as recession looms

Shoplifting in supermarkets has increased by more than a third since the economic downturn began to bite, according to some of the biggest stores.

Essential items like baby food are among the items being stolen most often as thieves increasingly steal out of necessity rather than greed.

At stores belonging to Iceland, the frozen food specialist, the most popular product for thieves is a leg of lamb followed by cheese, bacon and coffee.

At Tesco, the country's largest retailer, thefts are up by more than a third (36 per cent) this year and at Marks & Spencer the problem is also increasing.

Retailers say shoplifting has increased in previous recessions and they are taking extra security measures this time including electronically tagging food.

Stephen Robertson, director-general of the British Retail Consortium, said: "Retailers are preparing for an upsurge in offences and are extending crime prevention methods, for example, placing electronic security tags on expensive cuts of meat."

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The recession crimewave

The recession puts police on the back foot as official figures show offences in 31 police forces are on the rise.

By Mark Hughes, Crime Correspondent and Ben Russell, Home Affairs Correspondent.

Robbery and burglary are on the rise across the country, almost doubling in some areas, according to figures that provide the first evidence that the economic downturn is fuelling crime.

Figures obtained by The Independent from police forces across England and Wales show that cases of burglary or robbery rose in 31 of the 43 forces in the final four months of the year in comparison with the same period in 2007. In those 31 areas an extra 5,572 crimes of burglary and robbery were committed in the final months of 2008, compared with the previous year.

Forces such as Greater Manchester, Suffolk, Gloucestershire and Cumbria all saw increases of between 20 and 50 per cent. Lincolnshire police saw the biggest rise, a 97 per cent increase in robbery between September and November – the most recent three-month period collated by the force – compared with the same three-month period the previous year.

sourced from The Independent read full article

Crimes increase as a recession looms

As the recession takes hold, we can expect crime especially theft to increase. Mostly this theft will be shop lifting. As supermarkets are seeing significant increases in shop lifting, this will only increase as we get further and further into the recession.  But if someone is stealing to feed their family, should we be more lenient on them.

But will the supermarkets cover this loss or will it be passed onto the consumer.

Shoplifiting for food soars as recession looms

Shoplifting in supermarkets has increased by more than a third since the economic downturn began to bite, according to some of the biggest stores.

Essential items like baby food are among the items being stolen most often as thieves increasingly steal out of necessity rather than greed.

At stores belonging to Iceland, the frozen food specialist, the most popular product for thieves is a leg of lamb followed by cheese, bacon and coffee.

At Tesco, the country's largest retailer, thefts are up by more than a third (36 per cent) this year and at Marks & Spencer the problem is also increasing.

Retailers say shoplifting has increased in previous recessions and they are taking extra security measures this time including electronically tagging food.

Stephen Robertson, director-general of the British Retail Consortium, said: "Retailers are preparing for an upsurge in offences and are extending crime prevention methods, for example, placing electronic security tags on expensive cuts of meat."

sourced from The Telegraph read full article

The recession crimewave

The recession puts police on the back foot as official figures show offences in 31 police forces are on the rise.

By Mark Hughes, Crime Correspondent and Ben Russell, Home Affairs Correspondent.

Robbery and burglary are on the rise across the country, almost doubling in some areas, according to figures that provide the first evidence that the economic downturn is fuelling crime.

Figures obtained by The Independent from police forces across England and Wales show that cases of burglary or robbery rose in 31 of the 43 forces in the final four months of the year in comparison with the same period in 2007. In those 31 areas an extra 5,572 crimes of burglary and robbery were committed in the final months of 2008, compared with the previous year.

Forces such as Greater Manchester, Suffolk, Gloucestershire and Cumbria all saw increases of between 20 and 50 per cent. Lincolnshire police saw the biggest rise, a 97 per cent increase in robbery between September and November – the most recent three-month period collated by the force – compared with the same three-month period the previous year.

sourced from The Independent read full article