This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2019) |
Company type | Subsidiary |
---|---|
Industry | Restaurant |
Genre | Fast food |
Founded | June 30, 1972 (first restaurant) |
Headquarters | , France |
Number of locations | 1,485 (as of 2020[update])[1] |
Area served | France |
Key people | Raymond Dayan (Franchisee) Michel Ksiazenicer (Franchisee) |
Products | |
Services | Franchising |
Number of employees | 1,485 (2020) |
Parent | McDonald's Corporation |
Website | mcdonalds |
McDonald's France, colloquially called McDo,[2] is the French subsidiary of the international fast food restaurant chain McDonald's. Its first location opened in 1972 by franchisee Raymond Dayan in Creteil, France, although the company itself still recognizes the first outlet as opening in Strasbourg in 1979.[3] McDonald's France currently has over 1,485 restaurants operating nationwide, serving an estimated forty-six million people each week.
McDonald's French operations are based in Guyancourt, Yvelines.