Profits like those wouldn’t be possible if it weren’t for Mickey D’s near-ubiquitous global presence.
Travel nearly anywhere in the world and chances are the Golden Arches won’t be too far.
There aremore than 38,000 McDonald’s restaurantsspread across over 100 countries.
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Crisp colors and decor are complemented by new state-of-the-art ordering stations and digital screens.
Today, Taco Bell has over 1,000 international locations.
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That all changed when Julie Felss Masino was named Taco Bell president of international in 2020.
“We’re only in 31 markets today,“she told investorsat the end of 2022.
There’s multiple thousands [of restaurants] still available to be built there.”
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“Now is the time to capitalize on that growth momentum.
Besides Europe, Little Caesars is also expanding into international markets like theMiddle East and South America.
For example, around a decade ago the chain opened locations inSingaporeand thePhilippines.
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Fast forward to today, and Wingstop continues to pursue new, untapped markets.
Circling back to Asia, the chicken wing chain is alsoexpanding its operationsin the Asian market mightily.
Domino’s
Domino’s certainly could take a break from international expansion.
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Domino’s is also planning to addan additional 1,300 unitsacross the Indian market in the coming years.
There are already over 1,700 Domino’s restaurants in India spread across 371 cities.
In 2021, the chicken brand announcedplans to open hundreds of locationsin Mexico and theUnited Kingdomin the coming years.
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Considering Chick-fil-A had just under 2,900 units in total as of early 2023, those are incredible numbers.
As far as restaurants outside the U.S., the chain operates just eight units in Canada.
Chick-fil-A will invest $1 billion toward international expansion efforts moving forward.
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