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   From: go-trump@abc.com   
      
   OAK BROOK, IL — After a partnership that began more than four   
   decades ago, McDonald's has ended its famous sponsorship of the   
   Olympics. McDonald's was scheduled to remain an Olympics sponsor   
   through 2020, but has ended its TOP (The Olympic Partner   
   Programme) partnership and will only provide limited sponsorship   
   for the PyeongChang, South Korea, 2018 Winter Games.   
      
   It's been a year of unexpected changes for McDonald's, which   
   rolled out futuristic uniforms, McDelivery and a fork made out   
   of french fries, but this move is the most attention-grabbing to   
   date. In a statement, McDonald's Corp. Global Chief Marketing   
   Officer Silvia Lagnado said the mutual decision is part of the   
   company's worldwide growth plan. Lagnado added, "We are   
   reconsidering all aspects of our business and have made this   
   decision in cooperation with the IOC to focus on different   
   priorities."   
      
   Of the decades-long partnership, which began in 1976, Lagnado   
   said, "We have been proud to support the Olympic Movement, and   
   we thank our customers and staff, the spectators, athletes and   
   officials, as well as the IOC and local Olympics Games   
   organizing committees, for all of their support over the years."   
      
   In a statement on behalf of the International Olympic Committee,   
   Timo Lumme, managing director of IOC television and marketing   
   services, said, "In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape,   
   we understand that McDonald’s is looking to focus on different   
   business priorities. For these reasons, we have mutually agreed   
   with McDonald’s to part ways. I would like to thank our friends   
   at McDonald’s on behalf of the IOC for the commitment the   
   company has shown to the Olympic Movement over many decades.”   
      
   The IOC reportedly has no immediate plans to find a replacement   
   sponsor.   
      
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