Arcos Dorados Holdings

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.
Company typePublic
NYSEARCO
IndustryFood
FoundedAugust 3, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-08-03)
Headquarters,
Number of locations
4.522 restaurants (2021)[1]
Area served
Latin America and the Caribbean
Key people
Marcelo Rabach (CEO) Woods Staton (Executive Chairman)
RevenueIncrease US$ 2.65 billion (2021)[1]
Increase US$ 139.5 million (2021)[1]
Increase US$ 45.48 million (2021)[1]
Total assetsIncrease US$ 2.36 billion (2021)[1]
Number of employees
81,256 (2021)[1]
Websitearcosdorados.com

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (English: ''Golden Arches Holdings, Inc'') is a company that owns the master franchise of the fast food restaurant chain McDonald's in 20 countries within Latin America and the Caribbean.[2] As of December 31, 2010, it represented 6.7% of McDonald's franchised restaurants globally.[3] It has more than 81,250 employees.[1] It is the largest quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain in Latin America and the Caribbean serving over 4.3 million customers daily.[2]

The company operates the McDonald's-branded restaurants as company-operated restaurants and franchised restaurants.[3] Company revenues depend on sales made by company-operated restaurants and rental income from franchised restaurants. The rental income depends on which is greater, a flat fee or a percentage of sales.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "2021 Annual Report". Arcos Dorados IR. April 29, 2022. pp. 12, 15, 30, 48, 52, 53, 54, 80, 81, 82, 83, 94, 95, 109, 111. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Company Description in Homepage, archived from the original on 2017-11-02, retrieved 2013-11-17
  3. ^ a b c the Company's description in Reuters