date:Nov 20, 2012
ed such a drop since March 2003.
The group also revealed revenue fell 2.2 per cent in both the US and Europe.
The chain's global chief executive Don Thompson said the company would make its way through the downturn.
The McDonald's system remains focused on serving the evolving needs of our more than 69 million customers daily, Mr Thompson said.
McDonald's, which started as a single restaurant in San Bernardino, California, in 1940, now makes about $26 billion in annual revenue.