Given that McDonald's was started in the United States, it should come as no surprise that the United States still has the most McDonald's of any country in the world.
In the fiscal year 2022, McDonald's Japan's net sales amounted to roughly 352.3 billion Japanese yen. McDonald's Japan's net sales have steadily increased in the past several years, despite the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic.
#1 - USA. The USA clinches the top spot for not only the most amount of McDonald's eateries in total but also the most per 100,000. The US has 13,257 Macca's restaurants and 39.2 per 100,000 people.
McDonald's leaned into Chinese culture
To do so, the chain embraced Chinese culture by adding menu items like rice dishes, congee, and bubble tea while also heavily marketing its use of fresh, quality ingredients. (Of course, there are cheeseburgers and french fries on the menu, too.)
Today, China is the second largest and fastest-growing market of McDonald's. 2017, McDonald's China has been accelerating its growth as a franchised business with the support from CITIC and Carlyle. As of June 2021, there are 4,000 restaurants with over 180,000 employees in the market.
By 2018, KFC had 5910 outlets in China, while McDonald's owned only 2700. Based on the data collected of the number of outlets opened in Chinese cities from 1987 to 2007, KFC tends to add 0.39 outlets per year in a city. The rate of new open outlets of McDonald's is about half that of KFC's.
The number of McDonald's stores in Russia exceeded 850 as of February 2022, steadily increasing over the observed period. McDonald's was present in the country since January 1990.
Although McDonald's in Australia and America have the same prices, the Aussie version is way better. Australian McDonald's (Maccas) offers table service, and the food tastes fresher. The first McCafe opened in Melbourne, and the cafe serves high-quality coffee and pastries.
Case studies usually agree on how this happened. KFC won this food fight because it localized better and faster, while McDonald's moved into the Chinese market with an outdated recipe for success that had worked when it expanded into other markets.
Donald A. Gorske (born November 28, 1953) is an American world record holder known as the "ultimate Big Mac fan," having eaten over 32,672 such hamburgers from the U.S. fast food chain McDonald's in his lifetime, earning him a place in the Guinness Book of Records.
There are 1,034 McDonald's restaurants in Australia as of July 11, 2023.
This shouldn't be much of a surprise, the United States is the biggest fast-food consumer in the world. The study carried out by CEOWORLD magazine revealed that the US ranks as the world's most fast-food-obsessed country. The United Kingdom is second to only the United States.
Those accounts showed that McDonald's Australia, which operates about 150 McDonald's restaurants in Australia and is franchisor for over 850 more, grew revenue 2.5 per cent to $1.72 billion in calendar 2020. That was a standout in a year when McDonald's global sales fell 7.7 per cent.
McDonald's revenue in Germany amounted to an estimated 3.47 billion euros in 2021.
In terms of revenue, it is the biggest restaurant chain in the world serving over 69 million customers daily in over 100 countries across 37,855 outlets as of 2018. Founded in 1940 in San Bernardino, California, McDonald's has managed to not only survive but thrive globally – how exactly have they managed it?
The most popular were McDonald's, with 32 percent of respondents saying that it was their favorite, and KFC with 23 percent of respondents. Elsewhere, Dominos and Subway were both favored by 14 percent of respondents, and fish and chip shops also proved popular; 22 percent stated their preference for them.
“In what was a challenging environment for the foodservice market over the period, KFC Australia increased market share and grew its userbase through marketing and menu items that resonated with consumers, as well as a clear focus on guest experience and convenience.”
KFC is by far the most popular fast food chain in China.
No, make that Australia's Mr Maccas. He owns 12 McDonald's stores in Canberra. Twelve. That's more than anyone else in Australia.
McDonald's research found that 55 per cent of Australians called the company Macca's and they have submitted the word to the Macquarie Dictionary for consideration. It's an Australian habit to abbreviate names. So Barry becomes Bazza, Warren becomes Waz and anyone whose surname begins with Mc is likely to become Macca.
For example, in Iran and North Korea, the absence of McDonald's outlets can be attributed to their respective governments' disapproval of Western culture. Similarly, in Bhutan, the country's government prioritizes promoting local cuisine, which means there is no room for the fast-food chain's international menu.
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In September 2022, McDonald's reopened its Kyiv location, its first reopening since the Russian invasion, which started in February 2022. In December of the same year, McDonald's reopened its restaurant in Bucha, Ukraine, which was damaged in March 2022.