<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> <P> corporate.mcdonalds.com/mcd.html www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us.html </P> This box: <Ul> <Li> view </Li> <Li> talk </Li> <Li> edit </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> view </Li> <Li> talk </Li> <Li> edit </Li> </Ul> <P> McDonald's is an American fast food company, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States . They rechristened their business as a hamburger stand . The first time a McDonald's franchise used the Golden Arches logo was in 1953 at a location in Phoenix, Arizona . In 1955, Ray Kroc, a businessman, joined the company as a franchise agent and proceeded to purchase the chain from the McDonald brothers . McDonald's had its original headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois, but moved its global headquarters to Chicago in early 2018 . </P> <P> McDonald's is the world's largest restaurant chain by revenue, serving over 69 million customers daily in over 100 countries across approximately 36,900 outlets as of 2016 . Although McDonald's is known for its hamburgers, they also sell cheeseburgers, chicken products, french fries, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes, wraps, and desserts . In response to changing consumer tastes and a negative backlash because of the unhealthiness of their food, the company has added to its menu salads, fish, smoothies, and fruit . The McDonald's Corporation revenues come from the rent, royalties, and fees paid by the franchisees, as well as sales in company - operated restaurants . According to a BBC report published in 2012, McDonald's is the world's second - largest private employer (behind Walmart with 1.9 million employees), 1.5 million of whom work for franchises . </P>

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