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McDonald's

Chicago, IL · Founded 1955 · MSCD

McDonald's USA, LLC develops, operates, franchises, and services a system of restaurants that prepare, assemble, package, and sell a limited menu of value-priced foods under the McDonald’s System in the U.S.

Read the 2026 FDD ↗www.mcdonalds.com ↗
2026 Franchise 500
#10
13,706
units (2025)
1.1
year over year

Units by Year

13,436
2021
13,455
2022
13,457
2023
13,559
2024
13,706
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$701,000 – $2,807,000
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$45,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
4%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
Yes
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

5% of Gross Sales

Leadership

  • Joe Erlinger

    Director and President

  • Ian Borden

    Director

  • Angela K. Steele

    Director

  • Mason Smoot

    U.S. Chief Restaurant Operations Officer

  • Loek Beckers

    U.S. Chief Finance Officer

  • Myra Doria

    U.S. President National Field Operations

  • Brad Bogan

    U.S. Vice President – Franchising Strategy

  • Angela Blissett

    U.S. Field Vice President

  • Derin Briggs

    U.S. Field Vice President

  • John Cronan

    U.S. Field Vice President

On File

FDD years
202620252022
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Franchisee records
12,878
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
231
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
70 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFMcDonald's FDD 2026Most recent · opens in a new tabPDFMcDonald's FDD 2025Opens in a new tabPDFMcDonald's FDD 2022Opens in a new tab

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