World's biggest McDonald's to open for Olympics 2012

Hungry London 2012 Olympic spectators look set to pile on the calories when the world's biggest McDonald's opens in time for next summer's games.

Having worked up an appetite, ticket holders will be able to feast on Big Macs and fries, served up at the Supersize two-storey outlet, set to open at Stratford's Olympic Park site.


The 3,000-square-metre restaurant at Olympic Park
will be one of the four in the village

The 3,000-square-metre restaurant will dwarf the other 32,000 stores across the globe, and will be one of four McDonald's, including one located in the athlete's village.

The retailer is set to employ 470 staff members, who will serve an estimated 50,000 Big Macs and 1,00,000 portions of fries during the games, and make an additional 30,000 milkshakes.
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The fast food outlet's UK chief executive Jill McDonald has called the announcement 'hugely exciting.'

Meanwhile, Olympic chiefs have moved quickly to reject claims that the new McDonald's will deter from aims to promote a healthy lifestyle.

A member of the Olympics team said, "McDonald's has been a committed Olympic sponsor and has a wide range of programs to encourage people to keep fit."

1,00,000
Approximate number of french fries the new outlet will sell during the Games