Thanks to the Second World War, McDonald's has the idea of changing its processes of making hamburgers by implementing a production chain model for hamburgers, delivering a hamburger 30 seconds after the order of this INVENTING THE CONCEPT OF FAST FOOD
In San Bernardino, California, the first McDonald's Local opens on Highway 66 called McDonald's Famous BBQ, with more than 27 dishes on the menu
Richard and Maurice McDonald's, open the first McDonald's stand a small hot dog stand
Start
1937
1940
1948
1953
1954
1955
1961
McDonald's brothers open their first franchise in Arizona and establish the Golden Arches logo
Appear the man who turned McDonald's into a food giant RAY KROC a milkshake salesman who implemented McDonald's large-scale franchise system
That same year, he founded McDonalds Systems, Inc, an organization for McDonald's franchisees.
Kroc buys the rights to the McDonald's name and brand from the brothers for a total of $2.7 million and thereafter cuts ties, never paying them a dime in royalties.
1965
1967
1968
1970
McDonald's reaches the figure of 700 stores nationwide
The first international McDonald's franchises open in Canada and Costa Rica
They carry out the first innovation of the brand, the BIC MAC, becoming the company's flagship
First McDonald's store in South America
1973
2003
2012
1995
1984
2006
The Ronald McDonald's Foundation opens
Ray Kroc dies at the age of 81, being the CEO of McDonald's and being one of the greatest entrepreneurs in history and the largest franchisor
Change of the slogan for “I'm lovin' it”
Redesign of image and innovation of the brand, the largest in the last 50 years
Commitment to health, new strategies are established to reach the public that consumes healthy food
McDonald's currently has 36,000 restaurants worldwide.
Found in 127 countries
It has 1.7 million employees
It is estimated that 75 hamburgers are sold per second in the world