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McDonalds
McDonalds could well be said to be the kings of fast food, yet still they have relatively few sites on the motorway. They are actually signed as the operator of two services - Cullompton and Blackburn, but technically they're owned by Extra.
McDonalds are well known amongst service area operators for being very strict on who can use their name. They have now relaxed things a bit and they are at all of Extra's services, as well as being trialled at RoadChef's Strensham. An un-franchised store used to operate here but it was closed because it struggled to recruit staff. As part of the trial, RoadChef have removed their name from the road signs, instead signposting themselves as 'McDonalds Costa', creating a similar set up to that at Blackburn and Cullompton.
When the first McDonalds at a Welcome Break opened in 1995, they said that they were going to build one at all 26 of their sites. This process was stopped after just two because Welcome Break were bought by Granada who insisted that every one of their services had a Burger King. Today, Welcome Break and Granada have split and whilst the two McDonalds still remain, no more have been built at Welcome Breaks and instead KFC is being rolled out.
Official website: Visit McDonalds' official website
Locations:
McDonalds operate at some Welcome Break, RoadChef and Extra MSA services. They are:
- Baldock (A1(M)/A1)
- Blackburn with Darwen (M65)
- Cambridge (A14)
- Cullompton (M5)
- Fleet (M3)
- Lymm Truckstop (M6/M56)
- Peterborough (A1(M)/A1)
- Strensham (M5)
- West Wellow (M27/A36)
- Woodall (M1)
Former Locations:
It is thought that McDonalds used to operate at:
- Sandbach (M6)
With thanks to the user 'grizzle' for the information used on this page.