Negrenses now have more spots to experience feel-good moments with three more McDonald’s stores in Negros Occidental.
All owned and operated by Golden Arches Development Corporation (McDonald’s Philippines), the new stores in the province are located in La Carlota City, Bago City, and GM Cordova in Bacolod City.
And just last April 26, another McDonald’s store opened in the City of Victorias, bringing the total number of stores in the Negros Island Region to 15, both company-owned and franchise.
The opening of more new stores in Negros Occidental is part of McDonald’s Philippines’ strategy to grow its footprint in areas outside of the National Capital Region (NCR), and to bring the brand closer to more Filipinos.
The company is gearing up for another year of growth, with plans to open around 65 to 70 new stores this 2025—mirroring the previous year’s expansion.
Kenneth Yang, president and CEO of McDonald’s Philippines, said the upcoming expansion will largely take place outside NCR, targeting fast-developing areas across Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao.
“Most likely, we should grow about the same as what we did last year… Hopefully, we surpass it,” Yang said in a press release as he underscored the brand’s aim to match or exceed last year’s performance.
The Visayas region is expected to play a pivotal role in this push, as McDonald’s eyes key cities and emerging economic hubs for its new locations. With increased infrastructure development and rising consumer demand in areas such as Bacolod, Cebu, and Iloilo, the company sees strong potential for sustained growth.
Yang emphasized that McDonald’s is committed to being present wherever communities are thriving. “As the country is growing and progressing in these areas, we will also be going there.”
The move supports the brand’s long-term vision of nationwide accessibility, and reflects its confidence in the continued economic uplift outside Metro Manila.
Recently, Chicago-based McDonald’s Corporation has renewed its long-standing partnership with Golden Arches Development Corporation (GADC), granting a new 20-year master franchise to the latter.
Under the renewed multi-unit franchise agreement, GADC retains the exclusive rights to own, develop, operate, and sub-franchise McDonald’s restaurants across the country. George Yang has held the master franchise since 1981, when the first McDonald’s store opened in Manila.
Over the past four decades, McDonald’s Philippines has grown to nearly 800 locations nationwide. Today, the store network is present in all regions in the country, and as many as 70 percent of the stores are free-standing stores with drive-thru. ||
