Cognizant renews technology consulting partnership with McDonald’s

Cognizant, a Teaneck, NJ-headquartered IT consulting firm, on Tuesday announced a multi-year extension of its strategic partnership with McDonald's, which began in 2017.
As part of the agreement, Cognizant will continue to support McDonald’s in the enterprise areas of global finance systems and human capital management – including payroll processing, master data management, and legal applications.
"We are thrilled to extend and expand our partnership with McDonald's as part of this critical agreement. Our collaboration has enabled the transformation from a legacy enterprise to a modern cloud-based business, delivering exceptional value," said Anup Prasad, SVP and head of the consumer business unit at Cognizant.
The consulting firm will leverage its resources in product, digital engineering, quality assurance, cloud, and AI, as well as its industry expertise in food services.
"Cognizant has been an invaluable partner in helping us streamline our enterprise applications across major markets and further our journey to the cloud," said JT Scott, VP of global technology enterprise products and platforms at McDonald's. "The next several years will undoubtedly bring exciting advancements as we continue working together to embrace new technologies and innovation."
McDonald’s is the largest fast food chain in the world, with more than 40,000 locations and $25.49 billion in annual revenue.
Cognizant works with large organizations across the world. The firm has more than 340,000 employees worldwide and annual revenue of $19.4 billion.