《 McDonald's 》
it valued the feedback from its franchisees and has a
"solid working relationship with them."
"Approximately 3,100 franchisees own and operate McDonald's restaurants
across the U.S." wrote spokeswoman Terri Hickey in a statement.
"Less than 1% of them were surveyed for this report.
We value the feedback from our franchisees and have a solid
working relationship with them."
More than 80 percent of McDonald's restaurants worldwide are franchised.
Next week, McDonald's will report its latest quarterly report
and first with new CEO Steve Easterbrook at the helm for part of it.