McDonald's operations disrupted around the world after "technology outage"

• Rice said around 11 am ET on Friday that the issue was resolved in many countries and that the company was working with markets that were still experiencing issues.
• "We thank customers for their patience and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused," McDonald's said in a statement.

Driving the news: McDonald's Japan said on social media that its restaurants suffered a "system failure" and asked customers to be patient.

• It said in another post that many of its stores suspended operations and were not taking orders.
• Similar alerts were made by the company's branches in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
• Operations at many of its stores in Australia were also disrupted, according to Reuters.

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Editor's note: This story was updated with new developments.