McDonald's Zings Taco Bell Over “Ronald McDonald” Ad; Offers Free Coffee Until April 13

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • March 31, 2014
To counter the successfully engineered hype about Taco Bell's new breakfast waffle taco, which included a commercial where Taco Bell rounded up people actually named Ronald McDonald and got them to say they loved it, McDonald's has created a...
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