McDonald`s South Africa is a fast-food chain that opened its first restaurant in South Africa in November 1995. Today, it operates over 300 restaurants in nine provinces across the country. McDonald`s South Africa is known for its training programs and has employed over 12,000 South Africans at various levels, including franchisees, restaurant managers, and crew members. The company sources over 80% of its food from local South African suppliers, and all of its restaurants are approved by the Muslim Judicial Council Halaal Trust. McDonald`s South Africa serves over 8 million customers per month and has been voted the Deloitte Best Company to Work for in 2009, 2010, and 2011.