Bigger Mac | McDonald's to create 24,000 new jobs as part of £1bn UK investment plan

McDonald’s has announced plans to open over 200 new UK restaurants in the next four years, creating more than 24,000 jobs as part of a £1bn investment in its franchisees in the UK and Ireland.

The fast-food giant has revealed its recruitment and expansion plans as part of a new report titled “McDonald’s at 50”, which explores the business’s positive impact on its communities across the country, since its doors first opened on Woolwich high street in 1974.

The new restaurants are part of ongoing investment that McDonald’s will make to ensure the business continues to meet evolving customer expectations.

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The roll out will include testing new restaurant formats, with ‘Drive to’ restaurants recently launched, and additional smaller formats being trialled this year – ensuring every new restaurant meets the needs of the community in which it operates.