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McDonald's Canada
(Les Restaurants McDonald du Canada)Industry fast-food restaurant Founded Richmond, British Columbia, Canada (1967) Headquarters 1 McDonald's Place Number of locations 1,400 Area served Canada Key people George A. Cohon - Founder
John Betts, President
Dave J. Allen, Chief Operating OfficerProducts Hamburgers, chicken, french fries and soft drinks Employees 77 001 Parent McDonald's Inc. Website www.mcdonalds.ca McDonald's Restaurants of Canada, Ltd. (French: Les Restaurants McDonald du Canada Ltée) is the Canadian branch of the popular fast-food restaurant chain McDonald's. One of Canada's largest fast-food restaurant chains, the franchise sells food items including hamburgers, chicken, french fries and soft drinks all across the country. McDonald's is known for its high fat and calorie foods, but it also has alternatives such as salads, juices and milk. McDonald's was previously Canada's largest food service operator before being overtaken by Tim Hortons in 2005.[1] The slogans used in Canada are "i'm lovin' it" (in English) and "c'est ça que j'm" (in French).
As of April 2008, deli sandwiches, and the Big Xtra burger are no longer on the menu. The Big Xtra remains available in most Wal-Mart McDonald's. The BLT Sandwich has been replaced with the BLT served on a ciabatta bun. As of October 2008, the Turkey BLT was removed from McDonald's Menus in Canada. There are also some new chicken sandwiches also served on ciabatta. The Big Xtra burger has been replaced with the meatier Angus Burger, which can come with real Canadian Cheddar Cheese.
McDonald's Canadian operations are based in Don Mills, Ontario, in North York. The current McDonald's Canada President is John Betts.
The company was founded by Chicago-born George Cohon. The first store opened in 1968 as the Western Canadian franchisee and operated with the U.S. operations. Cohon was the Eastern Canadian franchise and opened his store in 1968. In 1971, Cohon merged the two operations to one national operation. Cohon was responsible for developing the eastern Canadian franchises. The first McDonald's restaurant in Canada was opened in 1967 in Richmond, British Columbia by western franchise owners. It was also the first McDonald's restaurant outside of the United States. In 2007, McDonald's Canada had 1,400 stores (including Wal-Mart Canada locations) in Canada, and more than 77,000 Canadian employees.
Unlike the United States up until 2004, McDonald's Canada never offered the "Supersize" option on their menu. As well, they never offered the 42-ounce soft drink entitled "Summer Size", which started and ended in the United States in the summer of 2006.
There are McDonald's restaurants in all of the provinces and territories with the exception of Nunavut.
Contents
Menu
Further information: List of McDonald's productsExecutives
As of October 3, 2006:
- George A. Cohon, O.C., O.Ont., B.Sc., J.D., Ph.D. (Hon.), Founder
- John Betts, President
- Dave J. Allen, Chief Operating Officer
- Andrew Brough, Chief Restaurant Support Officer
- Len Jillard, Senior Vice President, People Resources and Chief People Officer
- David J. Hederson, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- Brian O'Mara, Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
- Richard P. Ellis, Senior Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs
Gallery
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McDonald's Canada with a Playplace in Moncton, New Brunswick
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McDonald's Canada with a Playplace in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
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McDonald's Canada at St. Clair subway station in Toronto, Ontario.
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McDonald's History • Advertising • Ad programs • Franchises • Legal cases • Products • International variations People Richard and Maurice McDonald · Ray Kroc · Joan Kroc · Ralph Alvarez · Charlie Bell · Jim Cantalupo · George Cohon · Don Gorske · Jack M. Greenberg · Jim Skinner · Donald N. Smith · Fred L. Turner · Michael R. Quinlan · Al Bernardin · Herb Peterson · Willard ScottCompany Products BeefChickenOtherAdvertising CampaignsSponsorshipsRelated subjectsBurger Wars · Fast food advertisingOtherFranchises Canada · IsraelCriticism Legal cases Other Annual revenue US$24.075 billion (2010) · Employees 400,000 (2010) · Stock symbol NYSE: MCD · Website mcdonalds.comCategories:- Canadian subsidiaries of foreign companies
- Companies based in Toronto
- Restaurants established in 1967
- Fast-food chains of Canada
- Fast-food hamburger restaurants
- McDonald's
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