Meet more of our suppliers
McDonald's restaurants support American farmers and local producers across the US supply chain.
Get to know a few more of our partners who are just as committed to serving up delicious, feel-good moments as we are.
Aspire Bakeries
“As a long-time bakery supplier for McDonald’s, Aspire Bakeries is passionate about producing exceptional foods with the highest quality standards for our valued partner. We proudly supply McDonald’s with buns, English muffins, McGriddles®, bagels, and cookies. Our more than 4,000 dedicated employees bring our core values of integrity, ownership, customer focus, creativity, and care to life every day. Understanding the McDonald’s system and being part of the three-legged stool is truly an honor.”
— Lisa Johnson, General Manager, Vice President, Customer Development – McDonald’s for Aspire Bakeries
Baldwin Richardson Foods
“Baldwin Richardson Foods is dedicated to enriching the flavor of life. Over the past 27 years, we've grown to become one of the largest Black family-owned, women-led businesses in the country, employing over 600 team members across 4 states. As a full-service liquid products supplier and strategic partner to the food and beverage industry, we bring together formulation expertise, innovative packaging options, and advanced processing capabilities to craft high-quality sauces, syrups, toppings, fillings, and shelf-stable beverages. Through close collaboration with our customers, like McDonald’s, at our state-of-the-art Innovation & Culinary Center, we turn culinary trends and inspiration into legendary products that consumers love.”
— Cara Hughes, Chief Customer and Community Impact Officer, Baldwin Richardson Foods.
The Bama Companies
“The Bama Companies has been a proud McDonald’s Supplier since 1968, when the original apple pie was introduced. In addition to pies, we also produce biscuits and hotcakes to the McDonald’s system.
We are a third-generation, woman-owned company, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We employ nearly 900 team members across three production facilities.”
— Paula Marshall, Owner/CEO
C.F. Burger Creamery
"C.F. Burger Creamery has been at the forefront of dairy excellence since 1926. With 59 dedicated employees and a rich history as Detroit’s sole Grade A dairy manufacturer and most senior Dairy in the entire State of Michigan, we celebrate as we enter our 60th anniversary as a proud McDonald’s supplier. We’ve embraced change while staying true to our family-owned roots. Our commitment to creating premium dairy products from locally sourced, farm-fresh ingredients has been key to our success, allowing us to produce some of McDonald's most celebrated items, like ice cream mix for cones and shakes, bulk whole milk for McCafe, cream for Premium Roast Coffee, and liquid yogurt for Smoothies. We also put quality first for our own beloved creations, like our Half & Half and Deluxe Old-Fashioned Eggnog, which have found fans year-round across 22 states. We believe traditions matter and take pride in delivering high-quality dairy products that reflect our commitment to quality and community."
— Dean Angott, President & Chairman, C.F. Burger Creamery
C.H. Guenther & Son
“For over twenty years, we have proudly served as a manufacturer for the McDonald’s System, providing buns, McGriddles®, English muffins, and bagels. Our U.S. based business is supported by over eight hundred people spread across five manufacturing facilities in Minnesota, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas as well as a team of over one hundred-sixty corporate team members based in San Antonio, Texas.” — Rod Hepponstall, CH Guenther CEO
Coca-Cola
"The Coca-Cola Company relies on a network of over 64 independent bottling partners to reach every U.S. community, fueling suppliers and manufacturers nationwide. In 2022, the Coca-Cola system contributed $58 billion in national economic activity and purchased over $28 billion from American suppliers. With over 84,000 direct system employees, Coca-Cola supports over 860,000 U.S. jobs, creating a powerful and thriving value chain where each Coca-Cola system job supports an additional 9 jobs in the U.S. workforce. The Coca-Cola Company is a global business, but we’re also a homegrown U.S. business with a unique story of American resilience and transformation."
— Roberto Mercade, President, The Coca-Cola Company McDonald's Division
Conagra Brands
"At Conagra Brands, innovation is at the center of all we do. That focus extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet."
— Sean Connolly, President and Chief Executive Office
Dairy Farmers of America
“As a farmer-owned leading global dairy cooperative with nearly 19,000 employees across the globe, we are focused on sustainability, innovation, community and the future of family dairies. Our family-owned farms across the country supply milk so our plants can manufacture nearly every form, function, and flavor of high-quality nutritional dairy products, including fluid milk, cheese, butter, soft serve, dairy ingredients and more. We are proud to partner and work with McDonald’s to supply high-quality, delicious dairy products to their restaurants across the United States.”
— Dave Staz, VP Sales, DFA Dairy Brands, National Accounts.
Dairy-Mix
“Dairy-Mix, Inc. is a family-owned and operated business that has been producing high-quality ice cream mix since 1948. We are a long-term McDonald’s supplier, with our relationship dating back to 1958, when our founder Anthony Coryn forged a relationship with Fred Turner. Our philosophy with customers, suppliers, and employees is to operate with the utmost integrity as we dedicate ourselves to producing the gold standard in milkshake and soft-serve ice cream mix.”
— Dairy Mix President Ed Coryn
Fair Oaks Foods
"Fair Oaks Foods is a family-owned, innovative leader in custom meat products, proudly serving top national and international restaurant chains and retail accounts since 1985. With a remarkable growth of nearly 300%, we employ a dedicated team across various departments, all committed to delivering high-quality protein foods that reflect the diversity and tastes of our customers. Our mission is to feed the world with great-tasting products, while fostering a culture of teamwork and collaboration that values every employee's contribution."
— Michael L. Thompson, CEO
Golden State Foods
“Our long-term partnership with McDonald’s began more than 60 years ago, helping propel Golden State Foods to become one of the largest diversified suppliers to the foodservice industry today. Guided by our people-first, values-driven culture, GSF’s 6,000 associates around the world pursue mutual success with our customers through food manufacturing and distribution services.
In the U.S., GSF supports McDonald’s with processing of liquid products and protein, as well as last-mile restaurant logistics. Beyond providing supplier solutions, GSF delivers value-added support as a trusted advisor with various leaders selected to serve on McDonald’s councils, working groups and committees for the benefit of the entire system in areas such as food safety, quality, supply chain, strategic sourcing, and sustainability, among others. Our associates have also supported the Ronald McDonald House Charities® through the GSF Foundation and earned recognition from McDonald’s as a leader in global food safety and quality; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and sustainability.”
— Brian Dick, Golden State Foods President and Chief Executive Officer
JR Simplot
"We’re a family-owned, privately held global food and agriculture company headquarter in Boise, Idaho. In addition to the delicious French fries and frozen potato products we make, we’re involved in food brands, phosphate mining and fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching, and cattle production. We have major operations in the US, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Australia, India, and China where more than 15,000 Simplot employees are hard at work making products and providing services to customers around the world."
— Meghan Swan, Vice President LATAM, India and Global McDonald’
Klosterman Baking Company
“Klosterman Baking Company has been proudly serving the McDonald’s System for more than 51 years. In 1971, our company built a dedicated bakery in Morristown, IN to serve co-ops in the region; today, that bakery employs 115 associates who remain committed to providing our best-in-class buns to the McDonald’s System. Our Morristown team also prides itself on serving the local community by supporting a wide variety of initiatives, from offering learning opportunities for local K-12 schools to participating in programs like Leadership Shelby County and events such as Morristown Derby Days.”
— Dale Easdon, CEO of Klosterman Baking Company
Lamb Weston
“A proud supplier partner of McDonald’s fries and hashbrowns for more than 50 years, our people live and breathe potatoes. We employ more than10,000 fry experts globally who are deeply committed to delighting long-term partners like McDonald’s. Our supply chain team and our sustainability team are focused on making meaningful changes to build a more resilient business and secure a long-term future for our people, our planet and Lamb Weston.”
— Sharon Miller, President, North America at Lamb Weston
Lopez Dorada
“Lopez Dorada has a rich history within the McDonald’s System, supplying beef, pork & poultry products for over three decades. As the nation’s largest Hispanic-owned protein processing company, we’ve built our core foundation on Food Safety, Food Quality and People Safety. In addition, we believe that focusing on process innovation remains vital to maintain a more sustainable and efficient food supply chain to meet the ever-growing global population.
With over 1,800 employees, across 4 manufacturing plants and 2 offices, Lopez Dorada recognizes that our people are our number one asset. We are also committed to a strong company culture, which is essential for fostering a sense of belonging and teamwork, as it not only highlights shared values and goals but also empowers employees to thrive in a supportive and dynamic environment.”
— Kevin Nanke, Lopez Dorada Chief Operations Office
Lyons Magnus
"Lyons takes great pride in being a trusted supplier to McDonald’s for over 15 years, providing high-quality, premium fruit products for smoothies served at McDonald’s locations across North America. Our dedication to quality and reliability is rooted in the leadership and teams at our facilities in Fresno, California and Walton, Kentucky. We are equally committed to advancing McDonald’s sustainability goals through our robust ESG program, which focuses on Waste Management, Water Conservation, Responsible Sourcing, Health and Safety, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), and Employee Engagement. We cherish the partnership we’ve built on shared values and are excited to contribute to McDonald’s ongoing success."
— Jim Davis, Chief Executive Officer
Mars
"As a global, family-owned business, Mars is transforming, innovating, and evolving to make a positive impact on the world. Mars is a supplier to McDonald's of M&M’S® in the U.S., and our Associates work hard to improve the way we source, make, and market our products to help inspire moments of everyday happiness."
— Tim LeBel, President, US Sales Mars Wrigley North America
Martin Brower
“For nearly 70 years, Martin Brower has been a proud partner continuously supporting the success of the McDonald’s system across the United States. We provide smart, sustainable planning and logistics solutions from 28 distribution centers, helping our partners anticipate needs and assure supply to over 12,000 McDonald’s restaurants. This success is made possible by our nearly 7,000 dedicated US team members who show up for McDonald’s and their communities every day.”
— Kevin Svenkeson, President of Martin Brower US
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
Mile Hi Logisitics
“Our story with McDonald’s begins in 1956 when we worked with founder Ray Kroc to distribute fresh produce, including the potatoes used to make McDonald’s World Famous Fries®. We now service eight states from our headquarters in Denver and continue to grow as McDonald’s also expands its distribution network throughout the country.”
Mondelēz International
“We are committed to make snacking right for everyone our business touches—from the farmers and communities that produce our ingredients to the consumers who enjoy our snacks. We are proud to report that we are executing against our clear 2025 goals, which put us on the path to pursue our bold long-term ambitions”
— Dirk Van de Put, Chairman & CEO, Mondelēz International
Mr. Chips
"Mr. Chips is a 3rd generation family owned and operated pickle, pepper, and relish supplier to the McDonalds System. Mr. Chips has operations located in Michigan and Georgia and employs approximately 250 people between the 2 locations. Mr. Chips has been supplying the McDonalds system since 2011."
— Jay Janicke, VP Sales
Newly Weds Foods
"Newly Weds Foods is a leading food ingredient manufacturer, supplying customized food coatings, seasonings and sauces to McDonald’s restaurants in the US since 1997. Currently, 8 of our US production facilities support McDonald’s core menu and LTO promotional product needs. Uniquely, Newly Weds manufactures every McDonald’s coating type utilized in the US. Notably too, our plants supporting McDonald’s employ over 2100 individuals, contributing significantly to the local economies and communities they’ve been collectively a part of for more than 225 years. As part of our comprehensive customer approach, Newly Weds Foods also offers the US McDonald’s system integrated resources from new product R&D to culinary insight to technical support and trend analysis."
Peco Foods
"Peco Foods is proud to collaborate with McDonald's in producing wholesome products for families worldwide. As a fourth-generation, family-owned company with over 85 years of experience and 7,500 team members, we are committed to working with businesses that share our core values. McDonald’s dedication to sustainability and community investment aligns with our mission to set industry standards while caring for the environment, our animals and our people."
— Mark Hickman, Chief Executive Officer, Peco Food
Saputo
“Saputo USA is one of the top three cheese producers and one of the largest producers of extended shelf-life and cultured dairy products in the country. Through our passion for food and craftsmanship, we are proud to produce a diverse offering of high-quality cheese and dairy products that meet the needs of our customers and consumers, including the milk, cream, aerosol whipped topping and ice cream and frappe mix we supply to McDonald’s. We are equally proud to offer a stimulating and inclusive working environment for the 8,000 employees at our plants and offices across the US, and to give back to the communities where our people live, work, and play.”
— Dominick Bombino, President & COO, Saputo USA
TreeHouse Foods
"TreeHouse Foods, Inc. is a leading private brands snacking and beverage manufacturer in North America whose purpose is to engage and delight - one customer at a time. Through customer focus and category experience, TreeHouse Foods strives to deliver excellent service and build capabilities and insights to drive mutually profitable growth for the company and its customers. TreeHouse Foods' investment in depth, capabilities and operational efficiencies are aimed to capitalize on the long-term growth prospects in the categories in which we operate. Of note, the company operates a Coffee Center of Excellence in Northlake, Texas, and is proud to employee eight certified Q Graders. TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) has 7,500 employees in the U.S. and Canada."
— Jill Truitt, Vice President General Manager - Coffee, Aseptic and Tea, TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
Turano Baking Company
“Like McDonald’s, we are proud to call the Chicagoland area our home. And we are equally proud of our company’s economic impact and supplying McDonald’s customers with the highest quality bread products throughout the country.”
— Joe Turano, President Turano Baking Company
Upstate Niagara Cooperative
“At Upstate Niagara Cooperative, we're more than just a dairy supplier – we're a cooperative of over 250 family farms dedicated to sustainable practices and producing the highest quality milk and dairy products across New York state. We believe happy, healthy cows produce the best milk, which is why we work closely with our farmers to ensure their herds are well cared for. We're proud to partner with McDonald's, delivering fresh dairy ingredients that not only contribute to their iconic menu but also support the livelihoods of hundreds of local families, including the 1,800 Upstate Niagara team members throughout our facilities.”
— Kevin Ellis, CEO, Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc.