{
  "id": 9350099,
  "title": "McDonald's lays out $8.5 billion franchisee support plan, targets higher margins by 2030",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/mcdonalds-lays-out-8-5-billion-franchisee-support-plan-targets-higher",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-23T13:56:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40440869/mcdonalds-lays-out-85-billion-franchisee-support-plan-targets-higher-margins-by-2030"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "McDonald’s on Wednesday outlined about $8.5 billion in support for franchisees as part of an expanded growth plan and set targets for margin and market share growth as it looks to revive sales momentum after several muted quarters. The new goals come shortly after it blamed execution missteps in winning back lower-income consumers in an uncertain economy for weaker-than-expected U.S. sales growth…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}