McDonalds is one of the most popular fast food restaurant in the world. Founded by two brothers named Dick and Mac McDonalds. They opened their first restaurant in 1940 located in San Bernardino, California. Their original name for their restaurant was McDonalds Bar-B-Que. the brothers closed down the store for some alterations, and reopened it's doors in december of 1948 as a service drive in restaurant. In 1954 multmixer salesman ray Kroc visit the restaurant and was fascinated by the operation. Ray Kroc buys out the McDonalds brothers along with the right to the McDonalds name for 2.2 million. Kroc opened his first McDonalds in Des Plaines, Illinois on April 15, the building designed was created by Stanley Meston. In 1958 McDonalds sold it's one hundred millionth hamburger and opened their first hamburger university in 1961, distributing hamburgerology bachelor degrees. First McDonalds restaurant with indoor seating was located in Denver, Colorado in 1962. By 1965 there were over 700 McDonalds restaurants throughout the United States and the franchise celebrated it's 10th anniversary. The first television commercial with the appearance of ronald McDonalds in 1966. the first drive thru opened in Sierra Gist, Arizona. The first all America high school basketball team was created in 1977. The 5,000 restaurant opened in Kanagawa, Japan in 1978. Ray Kroc passed away in 1984, in 1990 the life magazine named him as one of "100 most important Americans of the 20th century'. In 1992 a McDonalds located in poland broke the opening day sales record. In 1966 they launched their website: McDonalds.com. Throughout the years of 2000 leading up to 2011 there were events that occurred and new products that got introduce to the menu. For example the first HFC (hydro-fluro-carbon) free restaurant opened in 2003, also their first global campaign "I'm lovin' it" was launched in Germany. The mcgriddles were add to the menu, the happy meal celebrated it's 25th year in 2004. McDonalds 50th anniversary celebrated in 2005. In 2006 all packaging were redesigned to show the nutritional information. 2008 McDonalds got awarded for being green. The chipote BBQ angus third ponder was introduced in 2011. McDonalds is an on going corporation that works on inventing new products for their customers.Thursday, February 2, 2012
Brief History
McDonalds is one of the most popular fast food restaurant in the world. Founded by two brothers named Dick and Mac McDonalds. They opened their first restaurant in 1940 located in San Bernardino, California. Their original name for their restaurant was McDonalds Bar-B-Que. the brothers closed down the store for some alterations, and reopened it's doors in december of 1948 as a service drive in restaurant. In 1954 multmixer salesman ray Kroc visit the restaurant and was fascinated by the operation. Ray Kroc buys out the McDonalds brothers along with the right to the McDonalds name for 2.2 million. Kroc opened his first McDonalds in Des Plaines, Illinois on April 15, the building designed was created by Stanley Meston. In 1958 McDonalds sold it's one hundred millionth hamburger and opened their first hamburger university in 1961, distributing hamburgerology bachelor degrees. First McDonalds restaurant with indoor seating was located in Denver, Colorado in 1962. By 1965 there were over 700 McDonalds restaurants throughout the United States and the franchise celebrated it's 10th anniversary. The first television commercial with the appearance of ronald McDonalds in 1966. the first drive thru opened in Sierra Gist, Arizona. The first all America high school basketball team was created in 1977. The 5,000 restaurant opened in Kanagawa, Japan in 1978. Ray Kroc passed away in 1984, in 1990 the life magazine named him as one of "100 most important Americans of the 20th century'. In 1992 a McDonalds located in poland broke the opening day sales record. In 1966 they launched their website: McDonalds.com. Throughout the years of 2000 leading up to 2011 there were events that occurred and new products that got introduce to the menu. For example the first HFC (hydro-fluro-carbon) free restaurant opened in 2003, also their first global campaign "I'm lovin' it" was launched in Germany. The mcgriddles were add to the menu, the happy meal celebrated it's 25th year in 2004. McDonalds 50th anniversary celebrated in 2005. In 2006 all packaging were redesigned to show the nutritional information. 2008 McDonalds got awarded for being green. The chipote BBQ angus third ponder was introduced in 2011. McDonalds is an on going corporation that works on inventing new products for their customers.
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