Episode Details

Introduction

LIVE from your ESG corn maze, it’s a Business Pants Friday Show here at October 25th Studios, featuring all your favorites: AnalystHole-man Matt Moscardi. On today’s weekly wrap up: McDonald’s investor relations team hires entire writing staff from The Onion, an accelerated retirement at Southwest, Denny’s is saving lives, and a shout-out to Mr. CorpGov

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Story of the Week (DR):

McDonald’s strange week: DR MM

Trump

McDonald's is distancing itself from Donald Trump after a high-profile visit to the fryer

We don’t support presidents

Read McDonald's memo about Trump's controversial visit: 'We are not red or blue – we are golden'

E. coli outbreak/quarter pounder/onions

E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald's Quarter Pounder kills 1, sickens dozens in US

Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, Burger King pull onions amid McDonald’s outbreak

A much bigger McDonald’s lawsuit is about to ‘erupt’ in the aftermath of its E. coli outbreak, food safety lawyer says

CDC told McDonald's about potential E. coli outbreak late last week

FDA probing McDonald's supplier Taylor Farms as source of E. Coli outbreak, CNBC reports

DEI failure? According to comparably.com, only 2 of Taylor Farms leadership team of 16 are women. So I guess Vivek would agree that it was the men? 

Former Abercrombie CEO Mike Jeffries charged with sex trafficking, interstate prostitution

Southwest chairman will 'accelerate retirement' and step down next week, as board appoints 6

Disney to name CEO Bob Iger's replacement in 2026, taps Morgan Stanley's Gorman as chair

Boeing strike drags on as latest deal is rejected by 64% of union

Goodliest of the Week (MM/DR):

DR: Apple CEO Tim Cook’s Other Job