McDonald’s is extending its hours: How late will restaurants be open?
McDonald’s plans to extend hours at locations across the country starting this summer.
According to People Magazine, the fast-food chain plans to keep select locations open until midnight or later. The change will impact the “vast majority” of U.S. locations, a spokesperson told The Independent.
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Restaurants in non-traditional locations like airports and shopping malls will likely not extend hours, the company said. Franchise owners will decide which menu items will be available during the late-night hours.
So far, McDonald’s has not confirmed which locations will be open later.
News about the extended locations comes on the heels of McDonald’s announcement that it plans to hire 375,000 employees.
The hiring, which will take place over the summer, will be across McDonald’s company-owned and franchised locations, according to a company spokesperson.
This spring, McDonald’s announced unexpectedly slow traffic.
The burger giant’s same-store sales, or sales at locations open at least a year, fell 1% globally in the January-March period. The trouble, reports the Associated Press, was particularly acute in the U.S., where same-store sales slumped 3.6%. That was the biggest U.S. decline McDonald’s has seen since 2020, when the pandemic shuttered stores and restaurants and other public spaces nationwide.
CNBC reports McDonald’s also has a goal to open 900 new restaurants in the U.S. by 2027.