date:Mar 11, 2014
tates as Starbucks Corp debuts new breakfast sandwiches and Yum Brands' Taco Bell chain gets into the game with food like waffle tacos.
McDonald's again blamed the intense cold and snow that hit large parts of the country, but analysts have been quick to point out that McDonald's less-affluent U.S. patrons are still getting pinched by sluggish job growth and stagnant wages.
In Europe, the company's biggest market by revenue, restaurant sales last month rose 0.6 percent. Sales were down 2.6 per