{
  "id": 1875817,
  "title": "Jamaican Ricky Wade expands McDonald’s empire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/jamaican-ricky-wade-expands-mcdonalds-empire",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-19T05:07:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jamaica Gleaner",
    "slug": "jamaica-gleaner",
    "url": "http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260819/jamaican-ricky-wade-expands-mcdonalds-empire"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Jamaica-born and Florida-based businessman Ricky Wade has expanded his holdings of McDonald’s franchises. Wade told The Gleaner that his company has acquired an additional five franchises in central and western Florida, bringing his total holdings to 33 McDonald’s stores. Additionally, his daughter, Devon-Ashley Wade, has also acquired her own McDonald’s franchise in Delray Beach, Florida. The…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}