McDonald's(R) Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games

November 4, 2009 8:00 AM EST

OAK BROOK, Ill., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- As a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Movement, McDonald's is preparing to once again feed the athletes and share the excitement of the Games with millions of customers around the world during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada.

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Feeding the World's Best Athletes

    --  As the Official Restaurant of the Olympic Games and the only branded
        foodservice retailer, McDonald's is building three new Olympic venue
        restaurants: one in the Olympic Village in Vancouver, one in the Olympic
        Village in Whistler, and one in the Main Media Center in Vancouver.
    --  McDonald's Olympic Champion Crew, made up of more than 300 top
        performing restaurant employees from across Canada, will serve menu
        favorites to the world's best athletes, coaches, officials and media at
        McDonald's on-site Olympic venue restaurants.

    --  Spectators will be able to share in the Olympic Spirit and enjoy
        McDonald's quality and variety at any of the more than 40 McDonald's
        restaurants located in the Vancouver and Whistler areas.

McDonald's Champion Kids(TM)

    --  The McDonald's Champion Kids program debuted at the Beijing 2008 Olympic
        Games as part of McDonald's ongoing commitment to children.  The program
        provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for kids from across the globe
        to experience the Games first hand.
    --  For the Vancouver Games, one child from each province and one child from
        the territories in Canada will join kids from around the world to attend
        Olympic events, meet athletes, visit the Olympic Village, tour the
        cultural sites of Vancouver and Whistler, and receive their own gold
        medals from Olympic champions.

    --  The children will also have the chance to serve as special youth
        correspondents to share their experiences with their hometown news
        outlets.

Giving Back

    --  As part of McDonald's Olympic tradition of giving back to the host
        country, Ronald McDonald House Charities® will make a lasting
        contribution to Vancouver that will live beyond the Games.
    --  Ronald McDonald House Charities of Canada, in cooperation with The
        Province of British Colombia, the Rick Hansen Foundation and 2010
        Legacies Now, is funding three world-class accessible playgrounds.
    --  These playgrounds - located in the three venue cities of Vancouver,
        Richmond and Whistler - will meet the needs of children with
        disabilities and enable these children to play side by side with their
        siblings, families and friends.

    --  The Richmond playground and the majority of the Whistler playground are
        planned to be completed in time for the 2010 Games; the Vancouver
        playground will be finished in the summer of 2010.  More information to
        come on playground celebrations that will take place during the Games.

Environment

    --  In keeping with a green Olympic Games, McDonald's three new Olympic
        venue restaurants will be fitted with energy-efficient lighting and
        equipment.

    --  The equipment from these restaurants will be reused and recycled at
        McDonald's restaurants in Canada after the Games have ended

McDonald's Canada

    --  As host country, McDonald's Canada is activating a wide variety of
        programs and promotions leading up to and during the Games to celebrate
        Canada's Olympic Spirit nationwide. Activities include:
        --  Flying Olympic flags at select McDonald's restaurants across Canada
            to celebrate their role as host country
        --  Exciting restaurant promotions such as Olympic-themed McDonald's
            Vancouver 2010 Olympic Sport Water Bottles featuring graphics of
            athletes participating in popular winter sports
        --  Alliances with top Canadian athletes such as speed skater Cindy
            Klassen, figure skater Patrick Chan and Cassie Campbell, former
            caption of the Canadian Women's Ice Hockey Team
        --  Celebrating the importance of family and community on the journey to
            the pinnacle of sport through McDonald's 2010 Hopefuls, a grant
            program that supports the Olympic aspirations of 26 Canadian
            athletes and recognizes the efforts of their parents by allocating a
            portion of the funding to the family

    --  Canada holds a special place in McDonald's history as the first country
        outside of the U.S. to open a McDonald's restaurant in 1967.

McDonald's Olympic Games History

McDonald's became an Official Sponsor of the Olympic Games in 1976 and has a long-standing commitment to the Olympic Movement, which first began more than 40 years ago. At the 1968 Olympic Winter Games, McDonald's airlifted hamburgers to U.S. athletes competing in Grenoble, France, after they reported being homesick for McDonald's food. Since then, the company has served its menu of choice and variety to millions of athletes, coaches, their families and fans. The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games mark McDonald's seventh Olympic Games as a Worldwide Partner and eighth as the Official Restaurant of the Olympic Games. McDonald's current sponsorship will continue through the 2012 Games in London.

About McDonald's

McDonald's is the leading global foodservice retailer, with more than 32,000 local restaurants in more than 100 countries. About 80 percent of McDonald's restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by franchisees. Please visit our website at www.aboutmcdonalds.com to learn more about the Company. Click on "Members of the Press/Electronic Press Kits" to access our 2010 Olympic Winter Games online resource center.

© 2009 McDonald's

    CONTACTS:
    Suzanne Valliere, McDonald's
    630-623-7555
    suzanne.valliere@us.mcd.com

    Melissa Rutten, GolinHarris
    312-729-4147
    mrutten@golinharris.com

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