{"id":569807,"date":"2026-07-27T03:40:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T03:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/569807\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T03:40:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T03:40:27","slug":"mcdonalds-portugal-generated-an-impact-of-e777-million-on-the-national-gdp-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/569807\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s Portugal generated an impact of \u20ac777 million on the national GDP in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These figures appear in the company\u2019s Economic and Social Impact Report, prepared in partnership with the independent consultancy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordeconomics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Oxford Economics<\/a>, during a year marking the brand\u2019s 35th anniversary in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The document reveals that the restaurant chain supported 16,900 jobs and generated \u20ac1.8 billion in gross economic value through its direct operations, supply chain, and induced consumer spending. Additionally, it generated over \u20ac197.6 million in public revenue and social security contributions, equivalent to \u20ac11,700 for every job created.<\/p>\n<p>The study highlights the brand\u2019s strong engagement with the Portuguese business sector, reflected in an investment of over \u20ac155 million in purchases from domestic suppliers, representing 42% of its total procurement value.<\/p>\n<p>In the agri-food sector alone, the brand and its partners purchased 21,000 tons of domestically sourced products and ingredients, totalling more than \u20ac35 million.<\/p>\n<p>Operations rely predominantly on a franchising model, with 92% of the country\u2019s 220 restaurants managed by local entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding human capital and social responsibility, the company invested over \u20ac362,000 in employee development, provided 249,000 hours of training, and supported 930 local institutions, donating nearly 56,800 meals and assisting 2,295 families through the <a href=\"https:\/\/casaronaldmcdonaldportugal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ronald McDonald House Portugal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"These figures appear in the company\u2019s Economic and Social Impact Report, prepared in partnership with the independent consultancy&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":569808,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[72,113,61,60],"class_list":["post-569807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-business","tag-economy","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=569807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/569808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=569807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=569807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=569807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}