'''McDonald's''' is a global fast-food chain specializing in [[hamburger]]s. It operates more than 30,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries on six continents.<ref>http://www.supersizeme.com/home.aspx?page=bythelb</ref> Although the first McDonald's was opened in [[California]] in 1940 by the McDonald brothers, the first [[franchise]] under the corporation as it exists today was opened by [[Ray Kroc]] in [[Illinois]] in 1955. The company is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. | '''McDonald's''' is a global fast-food chain specializing in [[hamburger]]s. It operates more than 30,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries on six continents.<ref>http://www.supersizeme.com/home.aspx?page=bythelb</ref> Although the first McDonald's was opened in [[California]] in 1940 by the McDonald brothers, the first [[franchise]] under the corporation as it exists today was opened by [[Ray Kroc]] in [[Illinois]] in 1955. The company is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. |