(10-27-2021, 06:52 PM)ac3r Wrote: I think I remember someone here saying McDonalds owns it? But I always thought all of the locations were franchised.
McDonald's does own it, and leases it to the local franchisee, as they do for almost all standalone locations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%2...ness_model is quite interesting, they're as much a real estate investment company as a restaurant. I enjoyed the movie The Founder, about how Ray Kroc took over the company from the founders and transformed it from restaurant to real estate company. I'd recommend giving it a watch.