Following Burger King and other food service industry rivals, McDonald’s is getting a makeover for the first time in its 56-year history with the aim to get a contemporary look and lure in customers of more age categories, USAToday reports. The results of McMakeover can already be seen in several brand’s locations in Tampa, Florida. However, this is just a small piece of $1 billion-plus plan McDonald’s has in mind as it intends to renovate 14,000 restaurants across the United States by 2015.

Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) is a globally recognized certification system, which helps define how green constructions and communities around the world are. Eco-conscious global manufacturers in many countries strive to get their facilities LEED-certified, because it proves that their building projects are really «green.» So far, the list of manufacturers with buildings, which have already achieved certified status or pending it includes Toyota, Starbucks, BMW, Nike, Kraft Foods, L’Oréal and many more, including McDonald’s, which is adding another venue to the range of its environmentally friendly buildings.

McDonald’s Germany kicked off a retro styled campaign to promote its new 1955 Burger. The recipe of the recently launched addition, which is made of bacon, barbecue sauce and caramelized onions, was ‘devised’ back in middle of the last century—at least, the promotion, which includes a TV-spot and the 1955 Burger section on the corporate website, is assuring this fast-food product has a 55-year history.

McDonald’s Corporation celebrates with Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) the opening of the world’s 300th Ronald McDonald House on September 29 in St. Louis, USA, on the campus of St. John’s Mercy Medical Center. Hundreds of families each year will now be able to refresh, relax and support each other at the House while their children are receiving life-saving treatment for conditions such as cancer, heart disease and birth defects.