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- Headquarters: Oak Brook, Illinois
- Debuted: 1940
- First Franchise opened: 1955
- Employees: 465,000 (2005)
- Stock symbol: MCD
- Slogan: "I'm Loving It"
- Featured in Morgan Spurlock's 2004 file Super Size Me
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McDonald's is a fast food restaurant chain with over 31,000 locations world wide. The first restaurant, located in San Bernardino, California, was founded by Richard and Maurice McDonald in 1940. Ray Kroc opened the first McDonald's franchise location in 1955, and bought out the McDonald brothers in 1961. There are over 30,000 McDonald's restaurants in over 100 countries, making it the largest fast food franchise in the world.
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Merchandising and Partnerships
Since 1983, McDonalds have included a small collectible toy with their Happy Meal child's-portion package. Originally a simple, crude item, the Happy Meal toys have become increasingly more sophisticated as marketing partnerships with film and entertainment properties became more common. Hot Wheels, Lego, and Play-Doh toys were among the first. -
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McDonald's Questions
How much of an increase in revenue does McDonald's acquire during their Monopoly sweepstakes? 1 AnswerThe monopoly game did not increase revenues for Mc Donalds. -quote- "Of all fast-food game promotions, the Monopoly sweepstakes ranks far and away as the most s... read more
Where's Audra McDonald? The darling of Broadway .... 1 AnswerJun 10-Jul 12: stars as Olivia in the Park production of "Twelfth Night", at Delacorte Theater in Central Park, NY June 15 : Onstage in New York for the "Nothi... read more
Whatever happened to Ronald McDonald? 1 AnswerAre you talking about the clown? I heard he ran off with Dave Thomas' daughter Wendy :D read more
What time do they stop serving breakfast at McDonalds? 4 AnswersIt's generally 10:30-11am. This is so the McD's staff can get the equipment ready to cook lunch/dinner food. Burgers, fries, etc cook at different temperature... read more -
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