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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
71 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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