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McDonald's Corporation
McDonald's logo
Type Public
NYSE: MCD
Traded as
DJIA component
S&P 100 component
S&P 500 component
TYO: 2702
BMV: MCD
ISIN US5801351017
Industry Restaurants
U.S.[1]
Products Hamburgers
chicken
french fries
soft drinks
milkshakes
salads
desserts
coffee
breakfast
wraps
Website www.mcdonalds.com
corporate.mcdonalds.com
Footnotes / references
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Contents
1History
2Corporate overview
o 2.1Facts and figures
o 2.2Finance
o 2.3Business model
o 2.4Headquarters
o 2.5Board of directors
o 2.6Global operations
3Products
o 3.1International menu variations
4Restaurants
o 4.1Types of restaurants
4.1.1McDrive
4.1.2McCafé
4.1.3"Create Your Taste" restaurants
4.1.4Other
4.1.5Special diet
4.1.6Playgrounds
4.1.7McDonald's Next
o 4.22006 redesign
o 4.3Smoking ban
5Treatment of employees
o 5.1Automation
o 5.2Wages
5.2.1Strikes
o 5.3Working conditions
6Animal welfare standards
7Marketing and advertising
o 7.1Space exploration
o 7.2Children's advertising
o 7.3Sports awards and honors
8Charity
o 8.1McHappy Day
o 8.2McDonald's Monopoly donation
o 8.3McRefugee
9Criticism
o 9.1Company responses to criticism
o 9.2Environmental record
o 9.3Legal cases
9.3.1European Union
9.3.2Malaysia
9.3.3Australia
9.3.4United Kingdom
9.3.5United States
o 9.4Use of genetically modified food
o 9.5Traces of faeces
10See also
11References
12Further reading
13External links
History
Main article: History of McDonald's
The oldest operating McDonald'srestaurant is the third one built, opened in 1953. It is located at 10207
Lakewood Blvd. at Florence Ave. in Downey, California (at 33.9471°N 118.1182°W)
The siblings Richard and Maurice McDonald opened in 1940 the first McDonald's at 1398 North E
Street at West 14th Street in San Bernardino, California (at 34.1255°N 117.2946°W) but it was not
the McDonald's recognizable today; Ray Kroc made changes to the brothers' business to modernize
it. The brothers introduced the "Speedee Service System" in 1948, putting into expanded use the
principles of the modern fast-food restaurant that their predecessor White Castle had put into
practice more than two decades earlier.[citation needed] The original mascot of McDonald's was a chef hat
on top of a hamburger who was referred to as "Speedee". In 1962, the Golden Arches replaced
Speedee as the universal mascot. The symbol, Ronald McDonald, was introduced in 1965. The
clown, Ronald McDonald, appeared in advertising to target their audience of children.[15]
On May 4, 1961, McDonald's first filed for a U.S. trademark on the name "McDonald's" with the
description "Drive-In Restaurant Services", which continues to be renewed. By September 13,
McDonald's, under the guidance of Ray Kroc, filed for a trademark on a new logo—an overlapping,
double-arched "M" symbol. But before the double arches, McDonald's used a single arch for the
architecture of their buildings. Although the "Golden Arches" logo appeared in various forms, the
present version was not used until November 18, 1968, when the company was favored a U.S.
trademark.
The present corporation credits its founding to franchised businessman Ray Kroc in on April 15,
1955. This was in fact the ninth opened McDonald's restaurant overall, although this location was
destroyed and rebuilt in 1984. Kroc later purchased the McDonald brothers' equity in the company
and begun the company's worldwide reach. Kroc was recorded as being an aggressive business
partner, driving the McDonald brothers out of the industry.
Kroc and the McDonald brothers fought for control of the business, as documented in Kroc's
autobiography. The San Bernardino restaurant was eventually torn down (1971, according to Juan
Pollo) and the site was sold to the Juan Pollo chain in 1976. This area now serves as headquarters
for the Juan Pollo chain, and a McDonald's and Route 66 museum.[16] With the expansion of
McDonald's into many international markets, the company has become a symbol of globalization and
the spread of the American way of life. Its prominence has also made it a frequent topic of public
debates about obesity, corporate ethics, and consumer responsibility.