date:Mar 06, 2014
It said the public focus on the issue may intensify over the coming months.
But it warned that higher wages might impact its profit margins if it cannot offset them by raising prices as well.
Fast food companies have been under increasing pressure to raise wages and workers at various outlets, including McDonald's, have held strikes in recent months.
In its annual filing with a US financial regulator, McDonald's said the long-term trend was toward higher wages and social expenses in both matu