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McDonald's is a publicly traded company, which means it is owned by a large number of shareholders rather than a single owner or a small group of owners. The company is listed on the stock exchange and anyone who buys shares of McDonald's Corporation becomes a shareholder. The largest shareholders typically include institutional investors and individual investors who own a significant number of shares. McDonald's operates through a franchise model, where the company sells the rights to use its brand and operating systems to franchisees who then own and operate the individual restaurants.

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The company owned a majority stake in Chipotle Mexican Grill until October 2006, when McDonald's fully divested from Chipotle through a stock exchange. Until December 2003, it also owned Donatos Pizza, and it owned a small share of Aroma Cafe from 1999 to 2001.read more >>