McDonald’s is testing a new restaurant look in the UK, with a strong focus on ‘family,’ after a similar effort launched in France last year. The concept restaurant with new design, which incorporates the latest technology facilities, was opened in Milton Keynes, and if successful, the new visual approach will be taken to other 1,200 McDonald’s venues across the country.

McDonald’s UK has launched a new campaign revolving around the theme of simple or serious conversations that are started over a cup of coffee. With the new promotion dubbed ‘Cups,’ developed by Leo Burnett, the fast food giant focuses on simple moments of everyday life. The company’s, which usually highlights burgers and fries in its campaigns (like it was in the recent ‘Timber v. Farmer’ advert), this time turned to promoting its range of coffees.

On the heels of Frito-Lay’s campaign focused on the sources of its products, McDonald’s is going to launch a new promotion in the USA, revolving around the company’s meat and vegetable suppliers, to showcase real people, who help make the fast food chain’s offerings organic. The new push, which includes TV, print and digital, additional paid and earned media, is slated for January 2, and, as AdAge reports, it will be “running sporadically” through the end of 2012.