McDonald's (MCD) Keeping Closed Lips on Bagged Coffee Rumor

October 4, 2012 1:34 PM EDT
Last month McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) filed for a trademark to use its name for ground and whole-bean coffee. This has led some investors to speculate that the company is considering selling its coffee in grocery stores along side Dunkin’ Donuts (Nasdaq: DNKN) and Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX).

In an email exchange with Bloomberg, Danya Proud, McDonald’s spokeswoman, declined to comment and called the idea "speculative".


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