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South East; Berkshire; Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Milton Keynes
Sector
Hotel / Restaurants Accommodation And Food Service Activities Food And Beverage Service Activities 56.1 - Restaurants and mobile food service activities
110 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 October 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Fast food restaurant McDonald's has announced plans to create 110 new jobs at its new site in Milton Keynes. A spokesperson for the business emphasised the flexible nature of the job opportunities that are being created. The new restaurant will use the latest technology of digital based ordering as well as operating a table service facility and a click and collect option. The site is due to open for business in November 2018, though there is no information on when all of the new positions are expected to be filled.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), McDonald's, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 95937, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/95937.
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