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A McDonald's location in New York, US.
Photographer: Victor J. Blue/BloombergMcDonald’s Corp. is bumping up the fees it charges US and Canada franchisees to operate some restaurants.
Owners who open new restaurants or buy locations previously run by McDonald’s will have to pay the parent 5% of sales, up from the current rate of 4%, according to a message signed by Chief Financial Officer Ian Borden that was reviewed by Bloomberg. This rate will also apply to restaurants the company buys and then sells to an operator.
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