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Hotel / Restaurants Accommodation And Food Service Activities Food And Beverage Service Activities 56.10 - Restaurants and mobile food service activities
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
14 April 2023
Employment effect (start)
14 April 2023
Foreseen end date
31 December 2023
Description
McDonald's, a fast-food restaurant, is going to employ a total of 150 new employees in Lithuania. This expansion is a part of McDonald's network development and growth plans; the company intends not only to hire 150 new employees by the end of 2023, but also promises attractive working conditions for them.
McDonald's started operations in Lithuania in 1996. Currently, there are a total of 17 McDonald's restaurants in Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Marijampolė employing approx. 1,280 employees.
Eurofound (2023), McDonald's, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 108794, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/108794.
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