McDonald’s® announces legendary return of the McRib® nationwide

Most Extraordinary McRib Fan To Win a Trip to Germany

(Nov. 2, 2010) – Today, for the first time since 1994, McDonald’s McRib sandwich is available in all participating McDonald’s restaurants nationwide until November 22. The McRib, a boneless pork patty dressed with fresh-slivered onions, dill pickle slices, tangy barbeque sauce and served on a toasted, golden-brown home-style bun, is known among customers for surfacing on select local menus for limited periods of time.


Since its introduction nearly 30 years ago, the combination of McRib sandwich’s signature barbeque sauce and obscure availability has led customers to perform extraordinary feats for a taste of the elusive sandwich.

“McDonald’s McRib sandwich is truly an iconic product – and for many of our customers it’s more than just a sandwich, it’s an experience,” said Neil Golden, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, McDonald’s USA. “The enthusiasm and passion of McRib fans has helped propel a distinctive sandwich to a legendary status.”

The Legends of McRib

McDonald’s is also inviting McRib fans to tap into their creative passion with the launch of “The Legends of McRib” website. “The Legends of McRib” is a collection of McRib stories and tall tales submitted by fans who want to share their love for the sandwich with the world. The legends don’t have to be true. They don’t have to even be possible. They just have to be bigger than life and worthy of “The Legends of McRib.”
Now through November 22, McRib fans can submit their own video based McRib legends, or vote for their favorite legends at www.McDonalds.com/McRib. The author of the winning submission will win a trip to Germany, the only place where McRib is served year-round. The winner will receive a paid seven-day and six-night trip, including a three-city tour through popular German towns and daily access to McRib. In addition, the winning legend will get their story animated into a motion comic that could be debuted on McDonald’s online properties.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. See Official Rules at www.McDonalds.com/McRib for complete details. Void where prohibited.

About McDonald's

McDonald's USA, LLC, is the leading foodservice provider in the United States serving a variety of wholesome foods made from quality ingredients to more than 26 million customers every day. Nearly 90 percent of McDonald's 14,000 U.S. restaurants are independently owned and operated by local business men and women. Customers can now log online for free at any of the 11,500 participating Wi-Fi enabled McDonald's U.S. restaurants. For more information, visit www.mcdonalds.com, or follow us on Twitter (@McDonalds) and Facebook (Facebook.com/McDonalds) for updates on our business, promotions and products.]

Mobile Money Transfers Now Available from Nearly 70,000 Western Union Agent Locations in 27 Countries

Send from participating Agent locations, westernunion.com in 6 countries directly to the Philippines

ENGLEWOOD, COLO.— The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) today announced that consumers can now send money transfers from nearly 70,000 Western Union Agent® locations in 27 countries directly to Globe Telecom and Smart Communications mobile subscribers in the Philippines.

In addition, consumers in six countries can visit www.westernunion.com to send funds online using a credit or debit card directly to Smart Communications or Globe Telecom subscribers’ “mobile wallets,” or accounts tied to their mobile phones.
Globe Telecom currently has 24 million subscribers, of which 1 million are enrolled in its
GCASH mobile wallet service; Smart Communications has more than 45 million, of which more than 8 million are enrolled in Smart Money.

To send a Western Union Mobile Money Transfer to a Globe GCASH or Smart Money accountholder, consumers can simply visit a participating Western Union Agent location in 27 countries or a Western Union website in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom or the United States. The transaction is completed just like a traditional money transfer, except that the sender provides the receiver’s mobile phone number and the funds are received in the receiver’s “mobile wallet” instead of being paid out in cash.

“The Western Union Mobile Money Transfer service is a key part of our multi-channel strategy to offer our consumers numerous ways to send and receive money,” said Khalid Fellahi, Western Union’s Head of Mobile Transaction Services. “By continually expanding the number of locations where overseas Filipino workers can send funds to their loved ones’ mobile phones, we believe we are making it more convenient for our consumers in the Philippines to receive funds how, where and when they want.”
More than half of the 70,000 send locations are in the United States, and more than 12,000 are in the U.K.

Western Union also offers the Mobile Money Transfer service in Kenya with Safaricom; in Malaysia with Maxis; and in South Africa with Absa Bank. The company also recently announced an agreement with EnStream in Canada and has agreements with Zain (Airtel) in Africa and Orascom in the Middle East and with the State Bank of India, the Tunisian Post and with the Bank of Commerce & Development (BoCD) in Libya.

About Western Union

The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a leader in global payment services. Together with its Vigo, Orlandi Valuta, Pago Facil and Western Union Business Solutions branded payment services, Western Union provides consumers and businesses with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around the world, as well as send payments and purchase money orders. The Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi Valuta branded services are offered through a combined network of approximately 435,000 agent locations in 200 countries and territories. In 2009, The Western Union Company completed 196 million consumer-to-consumer transactions worldwide, moving $71 billion of principal between consumers, and 415 million business payments. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.