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How did McDonald’s become such a global FORCE? From its humble beginnings as the California dream of two guys who just wanted ...
In 1955, Kroc founded McDonald's System, Inc., which would later become the McDonald's Corporation. He bought out the brothers in 1961 for $2.7 million, the equivalent of about $28.5 million today.
McDonald's, the world's largest restaurant chain with an estimated 68 million daily customers, has been facing criticism ...
A group of food fans have threatened to boycott McDonald's, after stumbling across the 'true story' of the chain's beginnings.
An "economic blackout" is challenging McDonald's over its recent DEI rollbacks and broader corporate practices.
In 1954, future McDonald's Corporation founder Ray Kroc, a Multimixer-milkshake-machine salesman, came across the small burger joint. Amazed by its efficiency, Kroc wanted in.
Eventually, the Peterson family made the cross-country move to Santa Barbara, California to open McDonald's No. 1,103. David explains that this happened when he was 10 years old, and Ray Kroc ...