Family-Owned
We are rooted in Maryland and focused on long-term growth, not short-term wins.
Family-owned McDonald's Owner/Operator
Serving Maryland
since 1999.
It started with one restaurant at Fort Meade and grew into 38 McDonald's restaurants across 8 Maryland jurisdictions.
- 38
- Locations
- 26+
- Years serving MD
- 8
- Jurisdictions
- 100%
- Team-driven
Our Story
One restaurant became a Maryland institution.
In 1999, Scott Rardin bought the Fort Meade McDonald's in Laurel. He still owns it today. As a second-generation Owner/Operator, he built The Rardin Companies the same way his family built its first restaurant: by taking care of people and letting the rest follow.
Twenty-six years later, that one restaurant has grown into 38 locations run by leaders who almost all started behind a counter.
Meet the team
1999Our Values
F.R.I.E.S.
The values that guide how we lead, operate, and serve our teams and communities across Maryland.
Respect
We treat our teams, guests, and communities with professionalism and dignity.
Integrity
We do the right thing, follow through, and hold ourselves accountable.
Excellence
We set high standards for quality, speed, cleanliness, and consistency.
Service
We show up for our guests and communities through reliable operations and support.
Our Footprint
38 restaurants, one home state.
From Emmitsburg to Hyattsville, every Rardin Companies restaurant serves a Maryland community we know by name.
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore County
- Baltimore City
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Prince George's County
Our People
We would rather promote you than replace you.
Almost every General Manager, supervisor and director in this organization started behind a counter. Through McDonald's Archways to Opportunity, team members work toward high school diplomas, college tuition assistance and English language classes while they earn.
- Tuition assistance and high school completion
- English language learning
- Advisers who help map out a degree
Recognition
Community nightOur Community
The neighborhoods come first.
Our dining rooms host school fundraisers, team celebrations and community nights. We also support Ronald McDonald House Charities, which keeps families close to their children while they are receiving care.
Plan a fundraiser with usCareers
Start at the counter. Go anywhere.
Flexible schedules, education support, and leaders who were once crew members themselves. Join a team that promotes from within.