In a planned restructuring, McDonald’s operations at its Dublin offices are being scaled back.

As part of the corporate restructuring, the Irish operations will now be run through the UK. Adrian Crean will step down as managing director at the end of July.

In his six years in the role, he has grown the business from a turnover of €200m to €270m last year. In 2015, its Irish subsidiary made €13.8m in operating profits and margins of 16%.

McDonald’s has operated in Ireland since 1977 and currently has 92 restaurants.

In a statement, McDonalds said: “ The Irish business has been part of the UK and Ireland business unit and we have recently made some operational changes to reflect that structure.”

McDonald’s is a key customer for a number of Irish agribusinesses including Kerry Group, Dawn Meats, Slaney Meats and Lakeland.

In total, McDonald’s sources more than €200m worth of food from Ireland. It is the single largest buyer of Irish beef in volume terms, sourcing 40,000t of Irish beef every year.

In a statement, McDonald’s said it “remains committed to its suppliers and to its support of the Irish agri-food sector.”

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