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All McDonald's are run by franchisers. New locations have to put up a quarter of the startup price and pay back the rest as a loan http://www.bizquest.com/McDon

All McDonald's are run by franchisers. New locations have to put up a quarter of the startup price and pay back the rest as a loan http://www.bizquest.com/McDonalds-Restaurants-franchise-for-sale/?gclid=CM-u3M_z_bQCFUOK4AodmDgAWw http://www.bizquest.com/McDonalds-Restaurants-franchise-for-... Even if it costs less in the long run, increasing their startup costs might decrease growth enough to make it now worth it. And since they demand uniformity everywhere, they'd be in the position of imposing change on their existing franchisers who might not want it, which is never fun.

seanmcdirmid 14y ago
Definitely not true. I worked for a corporate store during high school, and only later in College moved to a franchise for a year. At my corp store, we were one of the first stores in the country to move to the batch cooking method (with microwaves no less!), as well as the speakerless drive through (take orders directly at the window). None of those was replicated at the franchise I worked for later.