E. coli outbreak could slow McDonald's US sales, says official

CHICAGO, Illinois: Value meals helped McDonald's U.S. sales recover in the third quarter, but an E. coli outbreak tied to the company's Quarter Pounder hamburgers could dent that recovery in the final months of the year.

McDonald's reported this week that U.S. same-store sales-sales at locations open for at least a year-increased by 0.3 percent from July to September. In response to a disappointing second quarte