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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Dee-Ann Durbin | AP

McDonald’s burger empire set for unprecedented growth with 10,000 new stores

A McDonald’s restaurant in Pittsburgh. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

McDonald’s expects to open nearly 10,000 restaurants over the next four years, a pace of growth that would be unprecedented even for the world’s largest burger chain.

Ahead of a day-long event for investors, the Chicago burger giant said Wednesday that it aims to have 50,000 restaurants in operation worldwide by the end of 2027. McDonald’s had 40,275 restaurants at the start of this year.

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