McDonalds

And I bet they are too. The shareholders that is.

In the USA McDonald’s the world's largest hamburger chain will now pay a dividend of 61 cents a share, and sees total cash returned to shareholders about $5 billion in 2010, split between dividends and share repurchases. The dividend of 61 cents is equivalent to $2.44 per share annually.

McDonald's said it saw total cash returned to shareholders in 2010 at about $5 billion, split between dividends and share repurchases.

I know that the UK McDonalds is a franchise solely owned by Associated Foods and they have done as well as in the USA.

Just goes to show that selling bits of recovered beef with added salt, plus those horrible fries can make you a rich man.