McD seeks to jazz up employees with contest

ORLANDO, Fla. As McDonald’s Corp. convenes this week in Orlando for its 2010 Worldwide Owner/Operator Convention, 12 crew members from McDonald’s units in 11 countries on five continents will compete to be named the “Voice of McDonald’s.”

Begun in 2006 and held every two years, the singing competition is open to any worker at McDonald’s more than 32,000 restaurants worldwide, said Rich Floersch, the company’s executive vice president and chief human resources officer.