Nigel Dunnington, a McDonald's franchisee who started his career in Blackpool and has been with the company for 27 years, has now returned to the store he opened back in 1982. The Bank Hey Street McDonald's, along with Mr Dunnington's other stores in Blackpool, Preston and Leyland, has enjoyed a very successful year financially, despite the economic downturn.
Due to the excellent performance of Mr Dunnington's franchise stores, as well as the overall success of the McDonald's brand this year, the chain is planning to encourage more investment in franchises and open even more stores in the Fylde area in 2010. Mr Dunnington's Blackpool franchises already employ over 160 people during the high season in the summer, and it is expected that the new investment will create even more food jobs in the area.
Mr Dunnington has said that his franchise has had to quickly adapt to economic changes, but has always stayed ahead of the competition by focusing on delivering quality food and high standards of customer service. He went on to say that despite the credit crunch, an increasing number of people have been choosing to eat in McDonald's in the last 12 months.
McDonald's owns 1,200 restaurants throughout the UK and has always been a rapidly expanding business. The company runs a number of graduate schemes and has always been proud of the fact that they offer more food job opportunities than any other fast food chain.
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