McDonald’s plans to open 11 restaurants in Ukraine in 2026, according to Vitaliy Stefurak, McDonald’s development director in Ukraine.
“Next year, we plan to open at least 11 restaurants. And in 2027-28, we expect to accelerate the development of the chain to 15 new establishments per year. We see prospects for development in Ukraine, so we are working to gradually increase investment,” he told the Interfax-Ukraine news agency.
According to Stefurak, nine openings were planned for 2025, but the plan was adjusted. De facto, in 2025, the chain will expand by 11 new establishments, and three new and one renovated restaurants will be opened by the end of the year. Last year, UAH 1.8 billion was invested in the development and renovation of the chain, and this year, about UAH 2 billion.
In 2025, the company achieved its goal by opening restaurants in the Zakarpattia region, the last region where McDonald’s had not previously been represented. As for future locations, according to the development director, the focus will be on increasing the number of restaurants in cities where the chain is already present.
“Our priority areas for development are Kyiv, cities with a population of over one million, regional centers and their satellites (provided there is sufficient traffic), as well as locations on popular highways. Today, we are concentrating on central and western Ukraine,” he said.
He named popular tourist locations as one of the promising areas (at the end of 2023, the chain opened a restaurant in Yaremche). “We will have the final decisions on the development plan for 2026 at the beginning of the year, but I will lift the veil a little: yes, next year there may be new establishments in tourist centers in western Ukraine,” Stefurak said.
The first McDonald’s restaurant in Ukraine was built on May 24, 1997, in Kyiv. Currently, 117 restaurants are operating in Ukraine, while another 15 restaurants are closed due to safety requirements.
According to YouControl, McDonald’s in Ukraine received UAH 9.9 billion in revenue in the first half of 2025, which is 26.9% more than in the same period last year. Net profit decreased to UAH 845.314 million compared to UAH 874.762 million in the first half of 2024.
The owner of PII “McDonald’s Ukraine Ltd.” is listed as MCD Europe Limited (100%, London, UK).
McDonald’s Ukraine Ltd., which operates the McDonald’s fast food restaurant chain in Ukraine, opened a new restaurant on October 10 in the village of Lypyny (62 Okruzhna Street), at the entrance to the city of Lutsk, according to the company’s press service.
This restaurant is the 115th in the chain and the seventh to be implemented in partnership with AZK. The opening is part of the chain’s strategy to develop along highways. The new restaurant is located on the Lutsk bypass and at the entrance to the city from Rivne. It was implemented in partnership with WOG, which is under construction and will soon open nearby.
The restaurant, with an area of over 470 square meters, has 115 seats in the hall and another 134 on the terrace. McDonald’s is the third restaurant in the chain in the Volyn region, creating 60 jobs.
The first McDonald’s restaurant in Ukraine opened on May 24, 1997, in Kyiv. There are currently 114 restaurants operating in Ukraine, with another 15 restaurants closed due to safety requirements.
According to Opendatabot, McDonald’s in Ukraine increased its revenue by 30% to UAH 16.8 billion in 2024, and its net profit by 23.2% to UAH 1.6 billion.
The owner of McDonald’s Ukraine Ltd. is listed as MCD Europe Limited (100%, London, United Kingdom).
FDI McDonald’s Ukraine Ltd., which develops the McDonald’s fast food chain in Ukraine, has announced that one of its most popular items, the Big Tasty, will be removed from the menu.
“Big Tasty is going away. Thank you for loving it as much as we did,” the brand said on its social media pages.
At the request of theInterfax-Ukraineagency, the company explained that this decision was due to menu changes. “McDonald’s Ukraine is adapting the menu to introduce new, even more interesting offers, which we will announce soon,” the press service said.
The period of complete withdrawal from the menu will depend on the number of orders, i.e., as soon as the kitchen runs out of ingredients, the Big Tasty sales will stop.
The first McDonald’s restaurant in Ukraine was opened on May 24, 1997 in Kyiv. Currently, 109 restaurants operate in 36 locations across the country, with 15 more closed due to security requirements.
According to Opendatabot, McDonald’s in Ukraine in 2024 increased its revenue by 30% to UAH 16.8 billion and net profit by 23.2% to UAH 1.6 billion.
The owner of FDI in McDonald’s Ukraine Ltd. is MCD Europe Limited (100%, London, UK).
At the same time, a number of experts warn of possible problems for the human body when eating fast food. More information about this can be found on the Experts Club channel
FDI McDonald’s Ukraine Ltd., which develops the McDonald’s fast food chain in Ukraine, invested UAH 1.8 billion in 2024 in the construction and modernization of its Ukrainian restaurants, the company’s press service reports.
According to the press release, last year McDonald’s opened eight new restaurants in Ukraine and reconstructed three of the existing ones. In line with its expansion strategy, the company built establishments in cities with a population of over a million and their satellites, in regional centers and on busy highways. New restaurants were opened in Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv and Vinnytsia, and the first McDonald’s opened in Chernivtsi, Boyarka and Kovel. 7 out of 8 restaurants opened during the year are located in separate buildings, and one is in a shopping center.
“McDonald’s continued to open restaurants in cooperation with gas stations to offer several services in one location. In 2024, one of these restaurants opened near the entrance to Odesa on the M-05 highway, and another opened at the entrance to Kyiv near the Boryspilska metro station. In total, there are five restaurants in Ukraine built in cooperation with four partner filling stations: OKKO, WOG, KLO and Grand Petrol. The construction of a restaurant in Mukachevo in cooperation with OKKO is also underway.
When constructing new and modernizing existing sites, the company uses modern thermal insulation materials and equipment, installs a recovery system and heat pumps to significantly save energy. 94% of the facilities are already equipped with generators and are completely energy independent.
Much attention is also paid to creating a barrier-free environment. For the convenience of people with disabilities, the elderly and visitors with children, the company implements inclusive solutions when modernizing and building new establishments. In particular, the restaurants provide navigation for visually impaired people with tactile tiles and Braille information signs, as well as special seats for people in wheelchairs. In addition, a passenger elevator and automatic doors were installed for customers in wheelchairs in one of the renovated restaurants on Vokzalna Square in Kyiv, and sliding doors were installed in a new restaurant in Vinnytsia.
According to McDonald’s estimates, the chain has the potential to open up to 500 restaurants in the Ukrainian market, so the company is increasing its development in current and new regions. In 2025, the company plans to open 9 new restaurants and continue to modernize the existing ones by updating the design in line with modern McDonald’s concepts, creating an accessible space for everyone, implementing inclusive and digital solutions. Given the security situation, the central and western regions of the country remain a priority for growth.
The first McDonald’s restaurant in Ukraine was opened on May 24, 1997 in Kyiv. Currently, 109 restaurants operate in 36 locations across the country, with another 15 restaurants remaining closed due to security concerns.
According to Opendatabot, McDonald’s revenue in Ukraine for the three quarters of 2024 amounted to UAH 12 billion 362 million 085 thousand, while profit amounted to UAH 1 billion 294 million 658 thousand.
According to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs, the participant of FDI in McDonald’s Ukraine Ltd. is MCD Europe Limited (100%, London, UK).
FDI McDonald’s Ukraine Ltd, which develops the McDonald’s fast food chain in Ukraine, opened its tenth restaurant in Odesa on Friday at 2a Simon Litman Street, the fourth project in cooperation with a gas station and the first in cooperation with OKKO filling station.
“With today’s opening in Odesa, the company (…) is gradually increasing the number of restaurants in large cities,” the company’s press service quoted Vitaliy Stefurak, McDonald’s Development Director in Ukraine, as saying.
The new McDonald’s is located in a residential area near the entrance to the city from the M-05 Kyiv-Odesa highway. The new McDonald’s in Odesa is the fourth restaurant of the chain to be located directly on the territory of a gas station and the first project implemented in cooperation with OKKO filling station. Earlier, McDonald’s opened two restaurants in cooperation with KLO and one restaurant in cooperation with WOG. Another restaurant is currently under construction in cooperation with OKKO in Mukachevo (Zakarpattia region).
This location became the 103rd operating restaurant of the chain in Ukraine out of 118. The first McDonald’s restaurant in Ukraine was opened on May 24, 1997 in Kyiv.
As reported, on September 20, 2022, McDonald’s began a phased opening of restaurants in Ukraine. By February 24 of the same year, the chain had 109 restaurants in 24 cities across the country. As of August 2024, 103 restaurants are operating, and the chain has 118 restaurants.
At the end of 2023, it increased its revenue by 3.9 times compared to the previous year, to UAH 12.9 billion, according to Opendatabot. According to the financial results for 2023, the company’s net profit amounted to UAH 1.29 billion, compared to a loss of UAH 2 billion in 2022. The number of employees in 2023 increased by 7% to 9,614. According to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs, the participant of FDI in McDonald’s Ukraine Ltd. is MCD Europe Limited (100%, London, UK).
FDI McDonald’s Ukraine Ltd, which is developing the McDonald’s fast food chain in Ukraine, plans to develop partnership programs with gas station chains, Vitaliy Stefurak, McDonald’s Ukraine Development Director, said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.
As reported, in the summer of 2023, McDonald’s opened its first restaurant near the highway, near Zhytomyr, on the M-06 Kyiv-Chop highway, and the restaurant is located next to a WOG gas station.
“This is an example of a partnership project, the essence of which is that at a certain point on the highway, all the necessary range of services needed by motorists and travelers is formed. The same goes for the opportunity to eat. This is not competition, but a complement to each other and a choice for visitors. This year, we plan to implement such projects in regional centers, cities with a population of over a million or their satellites. For the next few years, we continue to consider locations to open McDonald’s restaurants in conjunction with gas stations on key highways,” said Stefurak.
At the same time, he emphasized that none of the key players or gas station chains has an exclusive right to work with McDonald’s.
“We focus exclusively on the location and weigh how well it meets our requirements. Of course, first of all, we work with key players. This is WOG, which you mentioned, and we are already cooperating with KLO. And now we are building our restaurant next to the OKKO filling station in Odesa, but this restaurant will be located in the city, not on the highway,” said Stefurak.
Such projects are not experimental, but part of a well-developed strategy that determines where it would be appropriate to build a new McDonald’s.
“We are open to cooperation with various partners, because the location has always been and remains the key for us,” said the chain’s development director.
The first McDonald’s restaurant in Ukraine was opened on May 24, 1997 in Kyiv.
As reported, on September 20, 2022, McDonald’s began a phased opening of restaurants in Ukraine. By February 24 of the same year, the chain had 109 restaurants in 24 cities across the country. As of spring 2024, there are 101 restaurants in operation.
At the end of 2023, it increased its revenue by 3.9 times compared to the previous year, up to UAH 12.9 billion, according to Opendatabot.
According to the financial results for 2023, the company’s net profit amounted to UAH 1.29 billion, compared to a loss of UAH 2 billion in 2022.
The value of McDonald’s Ukraine Ltd’s assets amounted to UAH 5.54 billion, while the amount of liabilities increased 2.3 times to UAH 829.7 million.
The number of employees in 2023 increased by 7% to 9,614.
McDonald’s in Ukraine is a founding partner and the largest corporate partner of the Ronald McDonald House Foundation in Ukraine.
According to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs, the participant of FDI in McDonald’s Ukraine Ltd. is MCD Europe Limited (100%, London, UK).
