McDonalds has almost 35,000 restaurants located all over the world. As of 2012, the US is home to 14,157 of these franchises.
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Some McDonald's are franchises and some are company owned.
Some McDonald's are franchises and some are company owned.
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Yes, it does. Actually, most McDonalds restaurants in the world are franchises.
According to the official McDonald's UK website, "there are approximately 1200 restaurants," 600 of which are franchises. This means that 600 of the 1200 restaurants are owned by individuals or groups, authorized by (in this case) the McDonald's Corporation to operate that restaurant as they see fit.
McDonald's in Cairo, New York is likely owned by a local franchisee or a larger franchise organization that operates multiple McDonald's locations. McDonald's franchises are independently owned and operated.
Robert Wagner is a famous actor. Bob Wagner is the owner of several McDonald's franchises.
Popular franchises include Subway, McDonald's, Wendy's International, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, KFC, UPS Store, TCBY Treats, Taco Bell, and Jani-King.
Most McDonald's restaurants are franchises. That means that the restaurant is owned by the franchisee and not by McDonald's. How employees are or are not paid during down time like a renovation is up to the individual business owner and will not e the same at all McDonald's restaurants.
In June 2008, The Telegraph reported of McDonald's 'The chain said it was now serving more than 100m customers a month at its 1,200 restaurants across the UK.'Wikipedia shows 1250 McDonald's in the UK based on 2006 reports. See the link below for all countries on their list.
McDonald's is a corporation that lends its name and property to individuals who own franchises.