Local Restaurants.
Local Impact.
McDonald’s is a collection of local restaurants run by small business owners. McDonald's restaurants are embedded in the communities where they operate – driving opportunities that fuel the fact that 1 in 8® Americans have worked at McDonald's, and taking care of their neighbors through initiatives like the Ronald McDonald House Charities®.
Explore our impact from coast to coast
Be it around the globe, across the nation, or in your neighborhood, McDonald's restaurants represent an engine for growth and opportunity. Explore our impact in your community.
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Empowering Our People
McDonald's is committed to opening our doors to everyone.​
Meet just a few of our all-star crew members!
1 in 8®
1 in 8 Americans are living proof that a job at McDonald’s is more than just serving burgers and fries. It’s about being part of a community unlike any other and gaining valuable experience to help grow your career. More than 70% of past and present crew members, known as the “1 in 8,” say the Golden Arches is where they learned key skills they’ve used throughout their careers – like communication, collaboration, dependability and leadership. And nearly half of the 1 in 8 say their job at McDonald’s created opportunities they wouldn’t have gotten otherwise. Crew are the heart and soul of McDonald’s, and we take pride in recognizing them for all they do to make our fans’ days a little more golden.
Archways to Opportunity®
To help our crew members we created Archways to Opportunity®, a comprehensive education strategy with multiple programs that give people an opportunity to grow and learn – no matter where they are on their journey.
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Since 2015, we are proud to say that the McDonald's System has provided over $200 million in tuition assistance to over 82,500 crew members across the US to help them:
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Improve their English skills
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Earn a high school diploma
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Work towards a college degree
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Plan for their future education and careers
Thank You, Crew!
McDonald’s crew members are constantly showing up for customers and making their days a little brighter. And our fans love to celebrate them in return, with thank-you shout-outs at local restaurants and all over social media.
To build on this culture, we launched a new initiative in April 2022 called ‘Thank You Crew’ to build the hype from coast to coast. We invited customers nationwide to join us in recognizing McDonald’s crew and managers in their local restaurant who are going above and beyond. To date, we’ve garnered more than 28,000 stories which have been a reason for countless celebrations throughout the country thanks to Owner Operators.
Our Suppliers'
Stories
McDonald's restaurants support American farmers and local producers across the US supply chain.
Get to know a few of our partners who are just as committed to serving up delicious, feel-good moments as we are. Meet more of our suppliers here.
McCain Foods
"McCain Foods is a family-owned business founded in 1957 in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada. Today, the company is the world’s largest manufacturer of frozen potato products and a global leader in prepared appetizers and snacks. McCain has production, retail and corporate operations around the world, employs approximately 22,000 people, operates 54 production facilities on six continents and partners with 3,500 farmers, globally. Sustainability goes to the heart of our purpose as a business. That purpose means putting agronomy at the forefront of all we do to ensure healthier soils which leads to more sustainably sourced food. It means reducing our climate impact and supporting the communities where we operate. As a global leader in prepared food products, we have the opportunity to innovate, tackle challenges and drive positive change for our business, people and the planet, with our partners and farmers at the heart of this journey"
– Brian McCain, Director, US McDonald’s Business Unit