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Hotel / Restaurants Accommodation And Food Service Activities Food And Beverage Service Activities 56.10 - Restaurants And Mobile Food Service Activities
5,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
21 February 2024
Employment effect (start)
21 February 2024
Foreseen end date
31 December 2024
Description
McDonald's Italia, the US multinational food chain, disclosed plans to inaugurate 50 new restaurants across Italy in 2024 which are set to generate employment for 5,000 individuals. The majority of positions will be in restaurant-related roles.
The focus of these new openings will be on southern Italy and suburban areas, aiming to enhance the brand's footprint in less saturated markets. The company in 2023 already opened 48 new restaurants.
McDonald’s opened in Italy in 1984 and currently it has 35,000 employees and 700 restaurants.
Eurofound (2024), McDonald's, Business expansion in Italy, factsheet number 200845, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200845.
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