Since last year’s announcement of a turnaround plan, McDonald’s changes and upgrades seem to have grown in scope with each subsequent move. Can McDonald’s succeed in reinventing itself as a fast-casual restaurant in the U.S.?

While all-day breakfast has helped boost sales at many McDonald’s, franchisees initially pushed back over multiple concerns. Now the company has announced a move to expand its all-day breakfast menu. Will the addition of new breakfast items to its all-day menu have a significant affect on McDonald’s business going forward?

McDonald’s has very publicly had to bear the brunt of wage hike advocates that are pushing for a national increase in the minimum wage. Yet the reality is that $1 hamburgers, the high cost of real estate and $15 per hour wages just don’t add up. What tips would you have for stores looking to balance the benefits of automation versus the costs and benefits of labor?

McDonald’s is lovin’ its decision to go to a limited all-day breakfast menu after posting a 5.7 percent increase in comparable sales in the first quarter since making the change. Are you ready to call McDonald’s switch to all-day breakfast a success?