Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Big Mac makeovers: Area McDonald's franchisees updating their restaurants

McDonald's Makeover

Although the “golden arches” are a familiar sight in just about every corner of the Great Lakes Bay Region, customers visiting some McDonald’s restaurants are getting a surprise. That’s because some franchise owners are taking it upon themselves to remodel their restaurants, often with accents or upgrades that suggest fine dining rather than fast food. Inside the McDonald’s at 3840 E. Wilder Road in Bay County, the 1950s-themed decor that filled the restaurant is out and new tile work, updated lighting and frosted glass panels showcasing Bay City’s State Theatre, City Hall and fireworks festival are going in. “You have to evolve to survive,” said Johanne Luth, who owns the McDonald’s on Wilder as well as four others in Bay and Saginaw counties.

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