McDonalds completes £1.4m land deal for new Crewe restaurant

Fast food chain, McDonalds, has paid £1.4m for land in Crewe to develop a new drive-thru restaurant which is expected to create scores of jobs.

The food giant acquired the land at the Market Shopping Centre from Real Estate Investors (REI). It aims to open the new eaterie later this year.

The restaurant will feature indoor and outdoor seating, plus on-site car parking spaces for customers and staff, including disabled spaces, electric vehicle charging points and cycle parking.

The new venue will add to McDonalds’ presence in the area, as the restaurant chain already has two other branches in out-of-town locations.

Jack Sears, asset manager at REI, said: “We have completed the sale of land to McDonalds for £1.4m for them to develop as a drive-thru.

“This development will bring employment to the area and attract more shoppers and diners to the Market Shopping Centre, complementing the existing consumer offers at the centre.”

REI bought the entire Market Shopping Centre from Scottish Widows in 2016.

Numerous national and local retail brands currently trade at the centre, including B&M, Clarks, Ernest Jones, Halifax, Iceland, Superdrug and Wilko.

Mr Sears added: “This development will hopefully improve both footfall and occupancy.”

Legal advice on the deal was provided by Clark Brookes Turner Cary in West Bromwich for REI and by Winckworth Sherwood for McDonalds.