McDonald’s of Guam & Saipan, locally owned and operated by Franchisee’s Joe & Marcia Ayuyu, is the leading food service restaurant chain in the Mariana Islands. First opened in 1993, the organization includes 8 McDonald’s restaurants, 2 on Saipan and 6 on Guam. In 2016, the Ayuyu’s acquired all McDonald’s restaurants on Guam and the company remains one of the largest employers in the Marianas islands.