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title: "McDonald's Franchisees to Discuss Forming Independent Association"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/b0c952b0-828c-4d4c-93ba-c234c6610c89
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/mcdonalds-franchisees-to-discuss-forming-independent-association-2708136
category: "Associations"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Associations"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2018-10-10T18:13:07.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:36:50.005Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/79659de04800e40d38d1513934355d9e4117.jpg
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# McDonald's Franchisees to Discuss Forming Independent Association

**TL;DR:** McDonald's franchisees are meeting to discuss forming an independent association due to concerns with cash flow. The franchisees have spent money on efforts to increase sales, including adding kiosks, with little return.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-10-10. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/mcdonalds-franchisees-to-discuss-forming-independent-association-2708136).*

## Story

McDonald’s franchisees scheduled a meeting for Wednesday to discuss possibly forming an independent franchisee association, according to a Restaurant Business report.

Citing a report in the Wall Street Journal, who first reported on the meeting, Restaurant Business confirmed the meeting with sources. McDonald’s operators are mainly concerned with cash flow, as they have spent money in efforts to increase sales at restaurants, including adding kiosks, with little return, according to the article.

“We always welcome and are committed to a constructive, collaborative dialogue with our franchisees,” McDonald’s said in a statement, according to the Restaurant Business article. “We will continue to work closely with our franchisees so they have the support they need to run great restaurants and provide quality experiences and convenience for guests.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- McDonald's (company)
- Multi-Unit (company)
- Restaurant Business (publication)
- cash flow (topic)
- franchisee association (topic)
- independent association (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/mcdonalds-franchisees-to-discuss-forming-independent-association-2708136). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/b0c952b0-828c-4d4c-93ba-c234c6610c89).