McDonald's Celebrating Grand Opening in Saratoga Springs

GLENMONT, NY (06/07/2011)(readMedia)-- McDonald's Celebrates Grand Opening in Saratoga Springs.

WHAT: McDonald's of South Broadway, Saratoga Springs Grand Opening Celebration for its newly rebuilt restaurant

WHO: Owner/Operator Clark W. Brink

Assemblyman James Tedisco, Mayor Scott Johnson and other invited dignitaries

Brian Holland, Past Commander, American Legion, Saratoga Springs,

Racing City Chorus, McDonald's Officials, Ronald McDonald

WHEN: Friday, June 10, 2011

11:00 am

Ribbon Cutting

Flag Raising by Commander Holland

Performance by the Racing City Chorus

WHERE: McDonald's

South Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

518 587 9652

BACKGROUND

Owner/Operator Clark W. Brink is proud to be celebrating the completion of this unique, state- of- the- art McDonald's restaurant. The project has taken four years to complete and will bring one- of- a- kind features to Saratoga Springs. In order to build a new restaurant on the site of the original restaurant built in 1967. the Brink Organization and McDonald's partnered with Saratoga Springs-based architectural firm S. D. Atelier to create a new design for the restaurant's façade and site layout. Many additional innovations are incorporated, including new menu boards, lobby décor customer service enhancements.

"We are excited about the changes we're bringing to our customers in Saratoga Springs," according to Brink, "and grateful for the support we received from all of our planning and business colleagues in Saratoga Springs. As a community and family oriented business, we are looking forward to more families enjoying our food in our comfortable, state-of –the- art restaurant."

Owner/Operator Clark W. Brink is a resident of Saratoga Springs and was a McDonald's crew member in high school, before he began his career with Mc Donald's in 1997. Prior to that he lived in California, where he was most recently a spokesperson for Governor Pete Wilson. Brink presently owns five McDonald's restaurants in Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties.

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McDonald's is the leading foodservice provider in the United States, serving a variety of wholesome foods made from quality ingredients to millions of customers every day. More than 80 percent of McDonald's 13,700 U.S. restaurants are independently owned and operated by local franchisees.

The McDonald's Operators of the Capital Region Co-op consists of 20 owner/operators who own 70 restaurants in the following counties: Albany, Bennington (VT), Berkshire (MA), Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Rutland (VT), Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Ulster, Warren and Washington.