Northern California Mcdonald?s? Offers Free Small Coffee During Tough Economic Times

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Local McDonald?s restaurants will be kicking off the new year by offering a free small cup of coffee to its customers in the Greater Sacramento, Stockton, and Modesto area. Beginning Monday, January 2, all local McDonald?s restaurants throughout Northern California will be offering a free small Premium Roast Coffee made with 100 percent fire-roasted Arabaca Beans to all customers during business hours with no purchase necessary. This program is local McDonald?s way of saying thank you to their customers and offering a helping hand at the start of the new year.

?In this challenging economic climate, we know that many are struggling to make ends meet and this is our way of lending support during these difficult times?

?In this challenging economic climate, we know that many are struggling to make ends meet and this is our way of lending support during these difficult times,? said Steven Ramirez, a local McDonald?s restaurant owner from Elk Grove. ?As the holiday season comes to a close and budgets become tight, we hope this program will offer some comfort to our community and also warm them up a little during this cold, winter season.?

The free coffee program will last two weeks, beginning Monday, January 2 and ending on Sunday, January 15. Restaurants participating in the program reside in the following counties:

• Sacramento
• Placer
• Nevada
• Sutter
• Yuba
• Yolo
• El Dorado (not including S. Lake Tahoe restaurants)
• Solano (not including restaurants west of Fairfield)
• San Joaquin
• Stanislaus
• Amador
• Calaveras
• Tuolumne
• Colusa

About McDonald's

There are over 160 McDonald?s Restaurants in the Greater Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto Area, owned and operated by more than 54 franchisees. McDonald?s USA, LLC, is the leading foodservice provider in the United States, serving a variety of wholesome foods made from quality ingredients to millions of customers every day. More than 80 percent of McDonald?s 13, 700 U.S. restaurants are independently owned and operated by local franchisees. For more information, please visit www.mcdonalds.com or visit us on twitter @McD_NorCal.

Source: http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20120101005016&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

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