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- McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski just told us how often he eats at the chain.
- He goes in for meals “three or four times” every week, he said.
- “Sometimes it might be a breakfast, sometimes it might be a lunch,” he said.
Chris Kempczinski, CEO of McDonald’s, just told us how many times he eats at the chain — and, in his words, it’s “a lot.”
In an Instagram reel posted this week, Kempczinski answered a question he said he was “frequently asked” on the platform.
“How often do I eat at McDonald’s?” Kempczinski said. “I would tell you it’s a lot.”
“Probably three or four times a week. Sometimes it might be a breakfast, sometimes it might be a lunch,” Kempczinski said. “But, hey, one of the perks of the job, you get to eat at McDonald’s a lot.”
To be sure, Kempczinski finds ways to stay trim. In October 2021, he made a LinkedIn post titled “My Marathon Motivation: Supporting Others in Times of Need,” in which he talked about how he’s been running marathons since he was 22.
Representatives for McDonald’s did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
Kempczinski became the CEO of McDonald’s in November 2019. He replaced the company’s former CEO, Steve Easterbrook, following an executive shake-up.
Since taking over, Kempczinski has led McDonald’s through the COVID-19 pandemic and years of inflation, and is now grappling with a more cost-conscious customer base.
McDonald’s has pushed out promotions targeting lower-income customers. That includes the $5 meal deal, a 2024 rollout that paid off in 2025.
McDonald’s did see a financial boost in this year’s second quarter. Revenue was up 5%, to $6.84 billion. Global comparable sales also rose 3.8%, the company said, reporting a 2.5% increase in US same-store sales as well.
Still, Kempczinski acknowledged in the company’s Q2 earnings that the chain was facing challenges with foot traffic, “as visits across the industry by low-income consumers once again declined by double digits versus the prior year period.”
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