McDonald’s, childcare, fast-casual pizza bankruptcyMcDonald’s, childcare, fast-casual pizza bankruptcy

McDonald’s is making a big investment in marketing after its e. Coli incident. The fast-food giant is investing $35 million in additional marketing, including a national campaign that will run through the end of the year and additional investments in value and digital marketing.

Hold onto your juice boxes: The restaurant business is taking a big step in its longstanding quest to make childcare more affordable for the industry’s workers. An employer coalition led by the Texas Restaurant Association is presenting officials of the Lone Star State with a blueprint for bringing down the cost of the service and encouraging more facilities to open.

Add another fast-casual pizza chain to the roster of those that have filed for bankruptcy this year. Fired Pie, an Arizona-based fast casual pizza company founded in 2013, is the latest to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a record year for such filings.

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