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From singular store to multisite business, McDonald’ s franchise owner K Foley Ltd plays an integral role in local communities
Since buying its first McDonald’ s franchise in 1999, K Foley Ltd( K Foley) now has an impressive 15 restaurants across the East of England. Owner Kevin Foley purchased his first franchise from his father Terry Foley and is now the franchisee of the original location in Norwich. Kevin previously worked in a McDonald’ s branch in Eltham from the age of 14 and believes his familiarity with the company helped build strong foundations for K Foley.
“ My father was one of the earliest franchisees of McDonald’ s in the UK,” explains Kevin.“ When I moved up to join the family in the late 1980s, I initially took the job in my father’ s store as a temporary stop gap but decided to stay. That heritage offered credibility, experience, and insight into how McDonald’ s operates, which helped us nurture early growth and avoid some of the pitfalls a completely new operator might face.”
Elaborating further on the complexities of growing from a single operation to a multi-site enterprise, Kevin says ensuring consistency and quality across all 15 sites is a core priority for the company:“ As we added new branches, we had to ensure that we kept quality, consistency, and standards in line with what customers expect from McDonald’ s, which is no small task as sites accumulate.
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