<P> In the United States, it is reported that drive - throughs account for 70 percent of sales . McDonald's closed down 184 restaurants in the United States in 2015, which was 59 more than what they planned to open . This move was also the first time McDonald's had a net decrease in the number of locations in the United States since 1970 . </P> <P> The company currently owns all the land, which is valued at an estimated $16 to $18 billion, on which its restaurants are situated . The company earns a significant portion of its revenue from rental payments from franchisees . These rent payments rose 26 percent between 2010 and 2015, accounting for one - fifth of the company's total revenue at the end of the period . In recent times, there have been calls to spin off the company's US holdings into a potential real estate investment trust, but the company announced at its investor conference on November 10, 2015, that this would not happen . The CEO, Steve Easterbrook discussed that pursuing the REIT option would pose too large a risk to the company's business model . </P> <P> The United Kingdom and Ireland business model is different from the U.S, in that fewer than 30 percent of restaurants are franchised, with the majority under the ownership of the company . McDonald's trains its franchisees and management at Hamburger University in Oak Brook, Illinois . In other countries, McDonald's restaurants are operated by joint ventures of McDonald's Corporation and other, local entities or governments . </P> <P> According to Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser (2001), nearly one in eight workers in the U.S. have at some time been employed by McDonald's . Employees are encouraged by McDonald's Corp. to maintain their health by singing along to their favorite songs in order to relieve stress, attending church services in order to have a lower blood pressure, and taking two vacations annually in order to reduce risk for myocardial infarction . Fast Food Nation also states that McDonald's is the largest private operator of playgrounds in the U.S., as well as the single largest purchaser of beef, pork, potatoes, and apples . The selection of meats McDonald's uses varies to some extent based on the culture of the host country . </P>

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