McDonald’s could create 24,000 jobs at new stores in UK and Ireland
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McDonald’s has unveiled plans to open more than 200 new restaurants in the United Kingdom and Ireland, which it expects will create over 24,000 jobs.
McDonald’s has unveiled plans to open more than 200 new restaurants in the United Kingdom and Ireland, which it expects will create over 24,000 jobs. As part of the rollout, the fast-food giant will test new restaurant formats, such as “drive to” and smaller stores, as well as build restaurants in town and city centers, McDonald’s (MCD) said in a statement Wednesday. The new stores will be opened as part of a target, announced in December, to build 10,000 more restaurants worldwide by the end of 2027, taking the US company’s global footprint to 50,000 stores. “Fifty years ago, when McDonald’s first opened its doors (in the UK), the world looked a little different,” Alistair Macrow, CEO of McDonald’s UK & Ireland, said in the announcement detailing the expansion in the two countries. “Half a century later, the UK has changed, and with it, McDonald’s has evolved too… When we opened, there was just one way to order, and now there are 11,” he added. The growth planned in the UK represents a rise of around 14% in the number of McDonald’s stores and employees in the country, based on CNN calculations. It also entails an investment of £1 billion ($1.3 billion), the company said.