Alistair Macrow | The Future of McDonald's UK & Ireland

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🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Episode made in partnership with McDonald's UK & Ireland Behind the Golden Arches: How McDonald's Runs Like Clockwork Join us as we go behind the scenes at McDonald's to uncover the secrets of how this fast-food giant operates. From innovative technology predicting your order to grilling the CEO on customer concerns like all-day breakfast, we delve deep into the processes that keep McDonald's running smoothly. Discover the history of McDonald's in the UK, meet franchise owners, and explore new technologies and delivery systems reshaping the restaurant industry. Get insights from the ground level, from the drive-thru to the kitchen, and hear from employees about their paths within the company. Finally, CEO Alistair Macrow talks about the challenges and innovations ahead for McDonald's. Whether you're a fast-food lover or an aspiring entrepreneur, this episode has something for everyone! ********** Follow us on socials! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmysjobs Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmysjobsofthefuture Twitter / X: https://www.twitter.com/JimmyM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-mcloughlin-obe/ Want to come on the show? [email protected] Sponsor the show or Partner with us: [email protected] Credits: Host / Exec Producer: Jimmy McLoughlin OBE Producer: Sunny Winter https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnywinter/ Junior Producer: Thuy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:57.7	Hello and welcome back to Jimmy's Jobs of the Future. A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to
1:02.9	spend the day at a McDonald's, going behind the scenes to see how it all operates and trying out
1:09.2	lots of the different jobs.
1:13.4	McDonald's has been in the UK for 50 years now,
1:18.0	and by my calculations has employed more than a million Brits in that time,
1:20.7	including some quite big political names,
1:24.7	health secretary West Streeting and Tory leader, Kemi Badenock, and 40% of their workforce is made up with teenagers. When we spoke to
1:29.4	Dan Priestley earlier this year, I asked him what working at McDonald's had taught him. His response
1:35.9	really stuck with me. He said, it taught me 15-year-olds that cannot keep their room clean,
1:42.2	can run multi-million pound businesses. This is just the
1:45.6	interview with Alistair McCrow, the CEO of McDonald's, UK and Ireland, who previously had been
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