Corporate news and updates from the McDonald’s UK Communications team. We’re here Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm. For media enquiries, email pressoffice
@uk
.mcd.com
Ever fancied a peek behind the scenes at your local McDonald's? 🧐
@GetWestLondon
checked it out and got a whole new perspective on what working in our restaurants is really like 👇
Though our restaurants remain temporarily closed, there's been some great work by our franchisees going on behind the scenes to help support key workers and local charities 🙌 look out for regular updates on what’s been happening in local communities…
Tune in to ‘Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast’ 8pm tonight
@Channel4
to see the brilliant Nina from our Supply Chain team chatting about our move to
#freerange
eggs 20 years ago (& lots more done since!)
@jamieoliver
@jimmysfarm
It's been a busy week! Nearly all drive thrus will be open by the end of the day - huge efforts by our franchisees and their teams in the run-up and on reopening day. Good luck and thank you to all our customers for their ongoing patience (great 📸
@hdr_ltd
@kentomkinsmcdmk
)
Zappy Meals! Great to be working with
@InstaVoltUK
to bring more electric vehicle charging points to the UK across our restaurants 🚗🔌 all part of our ongoing sustainability commitment 💚
While we were closed, we were busy finding new ways of working to help keep our people safe. You can find out more about the work we’ve done here:
@bizsupportgovuk
🍔🍟
🍟🎼Sweet Little Fries! The rumours are true... Dreams became reality at Wembley last night when Fleetwood Macs met
@fleetwoodmac
- an incredible opportunity for
@Mc_Dunny
's team 🎉
Well done to all those that reopened yesterday, and good luck to all our fantastic franchisees and brilliant restaurant teams opening today 🎉 Please bear with them as they adjust to operating a bit differently. More updates tomorrow!
It's a busy day today, with 497 Drive Thrus and 43 McDelivery restaurants reopening. Don't worry if your local Drive Thru isn't on the list - we'll announce more tomorrow!
Tap below to find your nearest reopened restaurant.
Huge congratulations to Phoebe from Stockport - our first employee to achieve our new Apprenticeship in Hospitality. We are so very proud of you!
#GreatWork
#Apprentice
🏆🎊🎓
Egg-cellent News... From Wednesday 20th November we are extending breakfast by an extra 30 McMuffun Minutes to 11am in all UK and Ireland restaurants 🙌🏼🍳🥓🥞
We're excited to partner with
@Morrisons
,
@NFUtweets
and
@HarperAdamsUni
to launch the brand new School of Sustainable Food and Farming - encouraging new sustainable farming methods to help British agriculture achieve its net zero goal 🚜
Click👇for info
(1/3) Our Q3 results are out today and we’re delighted to have hit 5⃣0⃣ consecutive quarters of growth in the UK – thanks to all of our franchisees, suppliers and our people for their part in helping us reach this milestone 🎉
What a day! The
@FunFootballUK
team has been joined by Gareth Southgate,
@CaseyStoney
,
@MarvinHumes
, Michael O’Neil and Pat Jennings to launch our free fun football sessions for kids - visit to register!
A big congratulations 🎉 and good luck 🤞to Amber Mold who's studying for her Management Degree Apprenticeship and is shortlisted for the Apprentice of the Year Award at the
@RetailWeek
Rising Stars Awards
#RWRSAwards18
The entire McDonald’s system is deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She dedicated her life to serving the United Kingdom & the Commonwealth, uniting us at times of both celebration & challenge. We offer our heartfelt condolences to the Royal Family.
We are proud to announce a partnership with
@FareShareUK
to provide 1 million meals for families in need. Our funding will enable the urgent redistribution of meals across the next couple of weeks to those in greatest need.
🎉We're launching something a little bit different today... 'McDonald's to Go' in Fleet Street will be a small format, takeaway only trial restaurant - best of luck to the team
@CAG_McDonalds
with the opening!
Thank you to all of our franchisees, employees and suppliers supporting the 15 pilot restaurants reopening for McDelivery later this morning. Read more about the safety measures we've introduced on BBC News
Best of luck to our new cohort of managers starting their Degree Apprenticeships
@ManMetUni
this week! We now have over 120 managers working towards their degree in Business Management in Retail 🍀👩🎓👨🎓
The Duchess of Cambridge was put through her paces by local children in a small-sided game - a flagship part of our
@FunFootballUK
programme in Northern Ireland
#RoyalVisitNI
We're proud to announce Flavian and Saarah as the recipients of our new Breaking Barriers Bursary🌾
The bursary encourages diversity and inclusion in farming, supporting those considering a career in agri-food with a place on the
@oxfordfarming
Scholars programme.
We’ve partnered with
@ManMetUni
to offer degree apprenticeships to our people & by the end of the year, over 100 of our managers will be working towards their degree. Find out more in this interview with our head of learning & development: 👩🎓🏛📚
Did you know we recycle our cooking oil to power our delivery fleet? ♻️🚚
Click 👇to read about how we're working to be more sustainable 🌍
#biodiesel
#recycle
@DailyMirror
Congratulations to our Degree Apprentices who started their first week at
@ManMetUni
and are well on their way to achieving their BA Hons Management Degree! 👏
Huge congratulations to Amber from Newton Abbott for becoming our first Apprentice to achieve a 'Distinction' in her Hospitality Supervisor Apprenticeship- now working towards her Management degree! Go Amber! 💪
@Lifetime_UK
@ManMetUni
Congratulations to Dean Fitzmaurice, our newest
#McDonald
's
#Franchisee
. Dean has recently taken over as a new operator of
#Middlesborough
City Centre restaurant. 🍔🍟 We wish you every success.
Congratulations to Samuel and Angus who officially became
@NuffieldFarming
scholars today🎉and shout out to Jonathan who shared his study in a fantastic presentation👏
Proud to sponsor such ambitious scholars who are helping to safeguard the sustainability of farming
#NuffCon19
So much excitement in the office for these next week - we've had a sneaky preview of Spicy McNuggets & can confirm they are delicious! They will be popping up early in a couple of towns and cities this weekend - will you get a sneak peek too?? 👀🌶️😋
The UK's first ever net zero carbon restaurant has officially opened in Market Drayton🎉
Powered by on-site solar panels and wind turbines, this restaurant will act as a blueprint for future builds.
Click 👇 to find out about the other innovative features of Market Drayton!
Happy
#BiodieselDay
!
For over ten years, the cooking oil from our fries has been used to create biodiesel that powers our delivery trucks.
🍟➡️🚚💚
Find out more here 👉
We launched our Summer Collection yesterday ☀️
🥓 New bacon roll
🍦TWO new McFlurry flavours
🌯 New Cajun wrap
🥗 New salad with improved grilled chicken
♻️ AND we’re lighter on plastic - goodbye 👋🏻 McFlurry plastic lids + all salads now served in cardboard containers
Excited to welcome
@maryportas
to our St Paul's restaurant today
@CAG_McDonalds
, to chat to customers, crew and our CEO Paul. Watch this space for more info over Christmas....!
"Kate Walker struggles to think of herself as an entrepreneur. But she most certainly is one of Glasgow’s most big-hearted entrepreneurial people." -
@Insidermag
🏴🌟Read about Kate Walker's story and her work with
@RMHCUK
and
@RMHGlasgow
here:
🥳Congratulations to all involved in the brand new restaurant opening in Canning Town yesterday. We are looking forward to serving the community and seeing customers new and old😊
Incredibly excited to announce our partnership with
@countrysidefund
this morning! We look forward to working together to further support farmers and their families to ensure a sustainable future - part of our ongoing commitment to the agri industry
#FarmForward
#FarmResilience
Delighted to announce our three-year partnership with
@McDonaldsUKNews
this morning - helping to support thousands of farming families across the UK to be sustainable, thriving, and prosperous for the future
#FarmResilience
Franchisee, David Knight, said he couldn't be prouder of his teams effort to raise money to buy gifts for
@RMHCUK
and
@Bham_Childrens
. He is delivering more than 300 presents to them today.
#Proudaspunch
McDonald’s UK&I is committed to opening doors and supporting women to become franchisees. We are grateful to our current network of female franchisees for the contribution that they make to our system every day. You can hear from a few in this video:
#InternationalWomensDay
Incredibly proud of franchisee Afia Sirkhot who has been nominated for an Asian Women of Achievement Award. She has been a franchisee for 17 years and runs seven restaurants in the Midlands. Good Luck tonight Afia.
#AWA2020
@awaawardsuk
Lots happening today - over 280 restaurants opening for walk-in takeaway, and 42 restaurants trialling breakfast. Welcome back to our high street customers and McMuffin fans, and good luck to our fantastic franchisees and restaurant teams!
Incredible night for our team at the
#SchoolLeaversAwards
last night winning FIVE awards including Best Job Satisfaction and Top Employer for School Leavers!
#McWinning
💪
🥳 We are very excited to be celebrating reaching 2⃣0⃣0⃣ Apprentice graduates since our new (and award-winning) programme launched in 2017. 👩🎓👨🎓
#apprenticeships
#FireItUp
🥳
Huge well done to the
@CAG_McDonalds
team for supporting the the
@CityWestminster
Hidden Giving campaign. The team at the Oxford Street restaurant have had the first donation point installed to help end homelessness ❤️💪
@newwestend
#GreenGBWeek
we're proud to be in the process of moving from plastic to paper straws - and we're also investing in UK businesses, with all to be made in Wales and Northern Ireland 🥤🌍💚
#GreenGB
#scaleforgood
#paperstraws
Congratulations to our franchisee
@jerryn16
& his team on the opening of the new McDonald’s in
#Nottingham
city centre at the Victoria Centre yesterday 🍔🍟
From 🥔 to 🍟
Map My McDonald’s allows customers to see which ingredients used in their favourite menu items are grown in their region.
#mapmymcdonalds
#exclusive
Read more here:
We are delighted to have won Franchisor of the Year last night 🎉🎊 - amazing recognition from
@BFA_UK
for our Franchising team, the whole business and of course the women and men who are our franchisees!
#bfaAwards18
We were delighted to welcome
@maureenSNP
to our brand new restaurant in
#Portlethen
. The double storey drive-thru has the kitchen located upstairs, allowing for a more spacious, welcoming dining area downstairs ↕️it's the first of it's kind in the 🌍 Come say hello
#Portlethen
👋
We’re live from
@McDonaldsIRL
on Grafton Street, Dublin till 1pm and are IN OUR ELEMENT!!!
Looooook how happy
@NickyByrne
is!
(He’s just had a tasty flat white 🤤)
A big congratulations to Curtis Cunningham, Crew Trainer from Lowestoft who is our Employee of the Year 🏆 and well done to the other finalists – Amber Mold from Torquay, Mandy Leese from Norton Park, and Natalie Hame from Silverlink 🥳
There have been some reports that our restaurants are closed to today, this is not the case - according to our records, none of our people are on strike today.
Fantastic team effort from colleagues at our Head Office today, who did a litter pick at Cherry Tree Woods 🌳10 bags of litter collected and 50% of that will be recycled ♻️
All part of our continued effort to tackle litter and Keep Up the Clean Up!
#KUTCU
Happy Christmas from the UK News team, we hope you all have a lovely safe festive period.
Off to put the carrots out now.
#ReindeerReady
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!