With the escalation of the boycott against it, McDonald’s buys its restaurants in Israel

McDonald’s and Allonial Limited said on Thursday that McDonald’s has decided to purchase its franchise in Israel for 30 years from the company that owns it, Allonial Limited, which will return to McDonald’s ownership of 225 restaurants with more than 5,000 employees..

The American fast food chain has been subjected to boycotts and protests since Alonial announced its donation of free meals to the Israeli army shortly after the start of the war in Gaza on October 7th..

McDonald’s is a global chain, but its franchises are often owned by local companies that operate independently.

Joe Sembles, head of McDonald’s International Licensed Development Markets, said Thursday that the company “remains committed to the Israeli market and ensuring a positive experience for employees and customers in the market in the future.”“.

Omri Badan, CEO and owner of Alonial, said that after the completion of the deal in the coming months, McDonald’s will own Alonial restaurants and operations while retaining its employees..

(Sky News)