{"id":312124,"date":"2026-06-18T19:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/312124\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T19:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:23:10","slug":"charlotte-countys-new-mcdonalds-opens-creating-60-jobs-hospitality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/312124\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlotte County\u2019s new McDonald\u2019s opens creating 60 jobs | Hospitality"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Charlotte County\u2019s newest McDonald\u2019s restaurant opened June 18 at 5950 Duncan Road near Punta Gorda Airport. The restaurant created about 60 jobs and is operated by Andrew and Tim Fenton.<\/p>\n

Andrew Fenton<\/p>\n

Owners Andrew and Tim Fenton opened Charlotte County\u2019s sixth McDonald\u2019s restaurant June 18, adding another location to their Arch Management portfolio, which now includes 22 restaurants.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The father-and-son team owns all six McDonald\u2019s locations in Charlotte County, with franchises stretching from Estero to Bradenton.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The family opened its first Charlotte County McDonald\u2019s in 1975 at 4695 S. Tamiami Trail, near Sunseeker Resort. The grand opening of the new restaurant also marks 50 years of the Fentons operating in Charlotte County.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The newest location is at 5950 Duncan Road, near the intersection of U.S. 17 and Piper Road, a high-traffic corridor close to Punta Gorda Airport.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Andrew Fenton, center, joins employees during the grand opening celebration of the new McDonald\u2019s restaurant on Duncan Road near Punta Gorda. The location is the sixth McDonald\u2019s operated by the Fenton family in Charlotte County.<\/p>\n

Andrew Fenton<\/p>\n

The restaurant created about 60 jobs and features the latest McDonald\u2019s technology, including self-order kiosks, dual drive-thru lanes and dedicated pickup areas designed to improve speed and efficiency, Andrew Fenton said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Both Andrew and Tim Fenton got their start working at McDonald\u2019s as teenagers. Tim later rose through the company\u2019s corporate ranks, a career that took him and his family around the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Andrew recalled taking a job at a McDonald\u2019s in upstate New York at 15, wiping tables.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After retiring as McDonald\u2019s chief operating officer following a long career with the company, Tim Fenton decided to become a franchise owner. Andrew, who has worked for McDonald\u2019s for 24 years, joined him in operating the restaurants.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Digital self-order kiosks are among the technology upgrades featured inside the new McDonald\u2019s restaurant on Duncan Road in Charlotte County.<\/p>\n

Andrew Fenton<\/p>\n

The Duncan Road location departs from the traditional McDonald\u2019s look, incorporating a more modern design and technology-focused customer experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For many employees, McDonald\u2019s has been more than a first job, Andrew said. He noted that many workers build long-term careers with the company and that every member of his leadership team started at an entry-level position.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can start at the entry level and go as far as you want to,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Managing 22 restaurants can be challenging, Andrew acknowledged, but he credits the company\u2019s success to its employees, corporate support and supplier partnerships.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The new McDonald\u2019s restaurant in Charlotte County features updated interior design elements, self-order technology and expanded customer seating areas.<\/p>\n

Andrew Fenton<\/p>\n

To celebrate the nation\u2019s 250th birthday, McDonald\u2019s is bringing back its fried apple pie. The menu also includes newer offerings, such as lemonade-based refreshers and specialty sodas, including a Dirty Dr. Pepper topped with vanilla flavoring and cold foam.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Beginning June 22, the Duncan Road restaurant will offer daily promotions for two weeks, including 99-cent six-piece Chicken McNuggets on Mondays, $1 medium fries on Tuesdays, discounted hamburgers and cheeseburgers on Wednesdays, $1 small hot or iced coffees on Thursdays, $1 soft-serve cones on Fridays, and reduced-price Big Breakfasts and Happy Meals on weekends.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The new location is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, year-round.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you wake up at 2:30 in the morning and you’re hungry, we’ll have food waiting for you,\u201d Andrew said.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charlotte County\u2019s newest McDonald\u2019s restaurant opened June 18 at 5950 Duncan Road near Punta Gorda Airport. The restaurant…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312125,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210,61399],"class_list":["post-312124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news","tag-mcdonald"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}