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| Company type | Public (NYSE: MCD) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | May 15, 1940 in San Bernardino, California |
| Founder | McDonald's Richard and Maurice McDonald, Ray Kroc |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 35,000+ worldwide[1] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | James A. Skinner (chairman) & (CEO) |
| Products | Fast food (hamburgers • chicken • french fries • soft drinks • milkshakes • salads • desserts • breakfast) |
| Revenue |  US$ 22.69 billion (2007)[2] |
 US$ 3.879 billion (2007)[2] | |
| US$ 2.359 billion (2007)[2] | |
| Total assets | US$ 29.391 billion (2007) |
| Total equity | US$ 15.279 billion (2007) |
Number of employees | 390,000 (2008)[2] |
| Website | McDonalds.com |
McDonald's is an American corporation[3] that operates one of the largest chains of fast food restaurants in the world.[4]
McDonald's has over 36,000 stores in 119 countries and territories, the second-most stores out of all fast food chains worldwide behind only the submarine sandwich chain Subway.[5] They serve almost 54 million people each day.[6]
The first McDonald's restaurant was opened by Richard and Maurice (Mac) McDonald in 1940. It was located on Route 66 in San Bernardino, California.[7] The McDonald brothers later sold their company to Ray Kroc in Des Plaines, Illinois.
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- ↑ McDonald's publication. "Corporate FAQ". McDonald's Corporation. Archived from the original on 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Joe Bramhall. "McDonald's Corporation". Hoovers. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
- ↑ "McDonald's, the world's biggest fast food chain, has reportedly rejected a plan put forward by..." Food & Drink Weekly. 23 January 2006. Archived from the original on 14 December 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
- ↑ "World's Largest Fast Food Chains". Food & Wine. Time, Inc. Affluent Media Group. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ↑ Ganzel, Bill (2016-08-22). "McDonald's vs Subway: Which Has the Bigger Restaurant Chain?". Knoema. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ↑ Lubin, Mamta Badkar, Gus. "18 Facts About McDonald's That Will Blow Your Mind". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Ganzel, Bill (2007). "Fast Food". Life in the 50s & 60s. Wessels Living History Farm. Retrieved 2008-11-21.[permanent dead link]