McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) might soon launch a home delivery service in the United Kingdom and four other countries.
Announcing its global growth plan during the Investor Day event in downtown Chicago, the fast food giant hinted that it might soon start delivering Big Macs and Happy Meals straight to the doorstep in its five biggest markets, Evening Standard (via Business Insider) reported.
The company’s five biggest markets are the UK, United States, France, Germany and Canada. Nearly 75% of the population in its top five markets lives within three miles of a McDonald’s, the company said.
McDonald’s already offers a food delivery service in China, South Korea and Singapore. China has tripled the company’s delivery business since its launch in 2008, growing 30% in 2016 alone.
“We have fundamentally changed the trajectory of our business over the past two years. Now, we are fit for purpose, ready to build on our momentum and transition to focus our efforts on profitable, long-term growth,” President and CEO Steve Easterbrook said in a statement.
“We are building a better McDonald’s, one that makes delicious feel good moments easy for everyone, and I believe the moves we are making will reassert McDonald’s as the global leader in the informal eating out category,” Easterbrook added.
In addition, McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) is testing an app to allow users to order and pay using their smartphones in 20,000 restaurants in some of the company’s largest markets including the U.S.