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The McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 68 million customers daily in 119 countries.[4][5] Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948 they reorganized their business as a hamburger stand using production line principles. Businessman Ray Kroc joined the company as a franchise agent in 1955. He subsequently purchased the chain from the McDonald brothers and oversaw its worldwide growth.[6]
A McDonald's restaurant is operated by either a franchisee, an affiliate, or the corporation itself. McDonald's Corporation revenues come from the rent, royalties, and fees paid by the franchisees, as well as sales in company-operated restaurants. In 2012, McDonald's Corporation had annual revenues of $27.5 billion, and profits of $5.5 billion.[7]
McDonald's primarily sells hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken, french fries, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes, and desserts. In response to changing consumer tastes, the company has expanded its menu to include salads, fish, wraps, smoothies, and fruit.[8]O negócio começou em 1940, com um restaurante aberto pelos irmãos Richard e Maurice McDonald em 1398 North E Street na West 14th Street, em San Bernardino, Califórnia (em 117,2946 34,1255 ° N ° W ). Sua introdução do "Sistema de Serviço Speedee", em 1948, promoveu os princípios do moderno restaurante de fast-food que o White Castle cadeia de hambúrguer já postas em prática mais de duas décadas antes. O mascote original do McDonald era um homem com um chapéu de chef em cima de uma cabeça em forma de hambúrguer, cujo nome era "Speedee". Speedee acabou por ser substituído por Ronald McDonald em 1967, quando a empresa apresentou pela primeira vez uma marca registrada dos EUA sobre um homem em forma de palhaço tendo estufou as pernas do traje.
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