McDonald’s is to close 25 of its restaurants in the latest sign that the company is losing the fast-food battle against coffee chains and sandwich shops. The rebranding effort that brought salad on to the menu and revived its fortunes elsewhere in the world has not halted falling sales in Britain. The closures come as McDonald’s is already selling 50 of its outlets to franchises. A recent survey by Coutts UK showed that McDonald’s had fallen in the estimation
