McDonald's Equity McNuggets: 25% Diverse Suppliers by 2025

McDonald's hit its 2024 goal early, steering 25% of U.S. supplier spending ($19 billion systemwide) to diverse-owned businesses, touting it as a win for racial equity post-BLM promises. Lawsuits alleging favoritism and a 2025 DEI rollback soured the sauce, with X users arguing it favored optics over fixing franchise-level discrimination. It’s a spicy move for supplier inclusion, but does it mask deeper systemic stains?