Business Franchise Directory 2008/9

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ALK TO any of our McDonald’s franchisees and in the region of 6%, which generates around £90,000
you will ﬁ nd out that they are in partnership profit per year. From this you will repay any loans,
with a business that is seeing its highest sales pay tax and then pay yourself. These returns are not
growth for the last 18 years. We’ve grown our customer guaranteed and as a Franchisee you will need to take
transactions to help sustain this growth and the question a hands on approach if you are to build sales and
you need to ask yourself is, “can you afford not to be maximise profitability.
growing with us?” Our history started in 1955 with
We are a modern and progressive Ray Kroc and one restaurant to today
brand that sees franchisees and and over 31,000 restaurants in over
employees receiving rewards and 120 countries serving over 52 million
satisfaction along the way. Coupled people daily. Globally more than
with average ownership increasing to 70% of restaurants are franchised.
four restaurants per Franchisee you Here in the UK we started in 1974
will also see we have received highly franchising our first restaurant in
acclaimed external awards for our 1986 to a Franchisee who is still in
Marketing, Human Resources and the system over 20 years later. Over
Internal Communications. 52% of restaurants here in the UK are
There is a certain type of individual operated by Franchisees and with a
we are looking for. You will have winning formulae it will not stop there,
already had success in business or another career, as there are still many franchise opportunities available.
ideally with experience and a high standard of people If you tick all the boxes and wish to progress with
management and development coupled with external this opportunity you can download a brochure and
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customer skills. We will want you to have achieved application form from our website at www.mcdonalds.
financial stability as this shows one of the necessary co.uk and select ‘franchising’. After screening, and if we
talents to be one of our franchisees. Added to believe you have potential, we will then invite you to an
this you will need to have approximately £85,000 interview. If we’re both still interested, you will be asked
unencumbered funds to invest into the business as well to spend five days working in a McDonald’s restaurant
as being able to cover living expenses during a nine- so you can find out what it’s like in the business. If you
month training program. enjoy the environment and we think you are right for
The turnover and profit your franchise delivers will it you will go through a final selection process before
depend on many factors. Average profit margins are being interviewed by the UK selection panel. ■
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