By 2027, McDonald’s wants a global footprint of 50,000 locations. The chain had 41,198 restaurants worldwide as of Sept. 30. For comparison, Starbucks in November said it aims to reach 55,000 cafes worldwide by 2030, up from its current count of more than 38,000.
Most of McDonald’s new locations will be in the U.S. and its international operated markets segment, which includes France, Canada and Australia.
McDonald investor day: Aims to open nearly 9,000 restaurants (cnbc.com)
Many climate enthusiasts call for a ban on meat, and a ban on air travel. But businesses continue to grow their meat and airline businesses, while governments invest many billions of dollars in updating and expanding airports. There is quite a disconnect between what the left hand says and what the right hand does.
McDonald’s discontinued all salads, in 2020, and they never came back. Their menu is meat, eggs, wheat and sugar.
I don’t think taxpayers will be happy spending billions on airports that only the elite will be permitted to use.
