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McDonald’s restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc

McDonald’s restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc

American fast food restaurant chain
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORYUNITED STATES20TH CENTURYBUSINESS
🗓️ 15 April 1955

McDonald's Corporation, doing business as McDonald's, is an American multinational fast food restaurant chain. As of 2024, it is the largest by revenue and second-largest by number of locations in the world, behind the Chinese chain Mixue Ice Cream & Tea.

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