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title: "U.K.'s Largest McDonald's Franchisee Sells All His Stores, Partners with German Doner Kebab"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/2f1e7941-86b9-4bc0-90be-2f370f110f5e
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/uks_largest_mcdonalds_franchisee_sells_all_his_stores_partners_with_german_.html
author: "Eddy Goldberg"
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2022-06-30T09:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:10:39.396Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/6893_plate.jpg
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# U.K.'s Largest McDonald's Franchisee Sells All His Stores, Partners with German Doner Kebab

**TL;DR:** Atul Pathak, the UK's largest McDonald's franchisee, has sold his portfolio of 43 McDonald's restaurants and partnered with German Doner Kebab. Pathak's partnership with German Doner Kebab comes as the brand opens its 100th UK restaurant.

*By Eddy Goldberg, originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-06-30. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/uks_largest_mcdonalds_franchisee_sells_all_his_stores_partners_with_german_.html).*

## Story

Atul Pathak, OBE, has sold his portfolio of 43 McDonald’s restaurants and announced a new partnership with German Doner Kebab. Formerly the UK’s largest McDonald’s franchisee, his restaurants employed more than 3,500 staff. “It was a great journey to grow from one restaurant to 43 and be the largest franchisee of McDonald’s in the U.

K.,” he said. “I am incredibly proud of what I have achieved in the last 20 years, but it was time to move on, and I am ready for my next challenge: delving into the future of fast-casual dining with German Doner Kebab.”

The partnership with Pathak comes as German Doner Kebab – owned by the private Swiss international consumer food manufacturer and marketing company Hero Group – opens its 100th U.K. restaurant.

“I decided to sell my business and explore new opportunities that reflected the changes we are seeing among Gen Z and Millennial consumers,” Pathak explained. “I felt it was time for a new challenge, and when the opportunity to partner with German Doner Kebab arose it was a perfect fit for our new ambitions. When the opportunity to partner with German Doner Kebab arose, it was a perfect fit for our new ambitions.”

“The arrival of Atul Pathak is a significant moment for German Doner Kebab as we build the fast-casual brand of the future,” said Imran Sayeed, CEO of German Doner Kebab. “He is an established and prominent franchisee who has experience in growing and developing a brand portfolio in the U.K.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- partnership (topic)
- McDonald's (company)
- Eddy Goldberg (person)
- Gen Z (person)
- fast casual dining (topic)
- German Doner Kebab (company)
- uk expansion (topic)
- franchisee sale (topic)

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Originally reported by Eddy Goldberg, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/uks_largest_mcdonalds_franchisee_sells_all_his_stores_partners_with_german_.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/2f1e7941-86b9-4bc0-90be-2f370f110f5e).