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The McDonald's brothers opened their first McDonald's restaurant on May 15, 1940 in San Bernardino, California. Originally, a carhop drive-in system was used to serve customers. The initial menu items were centered around barbecue and the first name the brothers used for their business was "McDonald's Famous Barbecue."
The oldest operating McDonald's restaurant is the third one built, opened in 1953. It is located at 10207 Lakewood Blvd. at Florence Ave. in Downey, California (at . Siblings Richard and Maurice McDonald opened the first McDonald's at 1398 North E Street at West 14th Street in San Bernardino, California, on May 15, 1940.
Kroc also focused on aggressive expansion, opening new restaurants across the United States and eventually in other countries as well. He became the owner of McDonald's Corporation in 1961 and was credited as its founder. [5] After retiring from McDonald's, he owned the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1974 until his death ...
Drive-Thru History. As with any claim to being “first,” there are a few challengers, but it’s believed that the first McDonald’s drive-thru made its debut in 1975 in Arizona.
Restaurant Brands International Inc. (RBI) is a Canadian-American multinational fast food holding company.It was formed in 2014 by the $12.5 billion merger between American fast food restaurant chain Burger King and Canadian coffee shop and restaurant chain Tim Hortons, and expanded by the 2017 purchase of American fast-food chain Popeyes.
In 1990, McDonald's began cooking fries in cholesterol-free, 100% vegetable oil. Then, in 2008, the company announced all french fries in the U.S. and Canada will have 0 grams trans-fat per ...
McDonald's golden arches have come a long way over the years. The now iconic logo had its start in 1952, when the McDonald's brothers were interviewing architects to design the first McDonald's ...
Go for the Goodness at McDonald's (1962–1969) The closest thing to home (1966–1969) McDonald's is your kind of place (1967 – January 22, 1971) You deserve a break today (1971–1975) Enjoy the best food at McDonald's (1973, concurrent with 1971 slogan) McDonald's Sure is Good to Have Around (1974, concurrent with 1971 slogan)