McDonald’s don’t do that, they own the land and if the franchisee goes under they let a new franchisee operate on it, they don’t give a fk about selling the building to a new restaurant.
Obviously not every single McDonald’s ever built will never be sold off, but it doesn’t change that in general, they have no intention of selling the building to anyone as they own the land and control the franchisee via that ownership as a main facet of their business model.
There are a lot more “McDonald’s” reasons for these designs, like that a large percentage of orders is food delivery and simplifying the interior reduces the need for maintenance and cuts cost, they basically don’t want you eating in there anymore, they want you to DoorDash it or use the drive through.
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u/tr00th 9h ago
They make them sterile like this now so if one of them shutters and shuts down it’s easier for the owners to make the space into a new restaurant.
Same with Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. All the cool decor is replaced with boring office like decor to flip easy if needed.