McDonald's

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Scotland; West Central Scotland; Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire, and Renfrewshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Port Glasgow
Sector
Accommodation / Food
56 - Food and beverage service activities
56.1 - Restaurants and mobile food service activities
56.1 - Restaurants and mobile food service activities
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
16 October 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

It has been announced that a new McDonald's restaurant will open in Port Glasgow, which will result in the creation of 100 new jobs. The opening of the new site will also be accompanied by upgrades to other restaurants within Scotland's central belt. Sites in Greenock, Anniesland, Balloch and Clydebank will see the latest mobile ordering technology installed as well as changes to the kitchen layouts. The new restaurant in Port Glasgow is set to open at the end of October 2018; it is not known when all of the new jobs will be filled. 

Citation

Eurofound (2018), McDonald's, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 95822, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/95822.