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December 22, 2009. (2009-12-22) (aged 81) Monterey, California, U.S. Occupation (s) Businessman, business executive, McDonald's restaurant franchisee. Al Bernardin (February 17, 1928 – December 22, 2009) was an American restaurateur and businessman who invented the McDonald's Quarter Pounder in 1971 as a franchise owner in Fremont, California ...
1. Notes. [1][2][3] Raymond Albert Kroc (October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984) was an American businessman. He purchased the fast food company McDonald's in 1961 from the McDonald brothers and was its CEO from 1967 to 1973. Kroc is credited with the global expansion of McDonald's, turning it into the most successful fast food corporation in the ...
Countries with current and former McDonald's locations. This is a list of countries with McDonald's restaurants. McDonald's is the largest chain of fast-food restaurants in the world, [1] [failed verification] [2] with more than 40,000 outlets worldwide. [3] The majority of McDonald's outlets outside of the United States are franchises ...
Notes. [edit] ^ Consolidated number of franchised and company-owned locations from Kahala Brands worldwide, which includes Cold Stone Creamery, Blimpie, Taco Time, Surf City Squeeze, The Great Steak & Potato Company, NrGize Lifestyle Café, Samurai Sam’s Teriyaki Grill, Frullati Café & Bakery, Rollerz, Johnnie`s New York Pizzeria, Ranch One ...
Business executive, President of Finances, Tastee-Freez, President McDonald's (1955–1967) Years active. 1939–1992. Spouse (s) June Martino (divorced, 2 children) Aloyis Keister (m. 1964) Harry J. Sonneborn (June 12, 1916 – September 21, 1992) was an American businessman, best known for being the first president and chief executive of ...
Palm Springs, California, U.S. Richard James McDonald (February 16, 1909 – July 14, 1998) and Maurice James McDonald (November 26, 1902 – December 11, 1971), collectively known as the McDonald Brothers, were American entrepreneurs who founded the fast food company McDonald's. The brothers opened the original McDonald's restaurant in 1940 in ...
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (English: ''Golden Arches Holdings, Inc'') is a company that owns the master franchise of the fast food restaurant chain McDonald's in 20 countries within Latin America and the Caribbean. [2] As of December 31, 2010, it represented 6.7% of McDonald's franchised restaurants globally. [3]
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."