McDonald’s hits back at critics

  McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson has sought to address a growing chorus of critics on issues including worker pay and marketing to children at the company’s annual meeting. As hundreds of protesters chanted for higher wages outside, Thompson on Thursday told the audience in the building that the company has a heritage of providing job opportunities that lead to “real careers.” “We believe we pay fair and competitive wages,” Thompson said. A day earlier, McDo

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