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McDonalds Resturant

McDonalds Resturant From just one restaurant in San Bernadino, California, run by two brothers, McDonald’s has grown to become the best known and most popular fast food restaurant chain in the world. The first McDonald’s opened in 1948. The franchising operations soon became McDonald’s Corporation in 1955. As most of the world now knows McDonald’s as the home of the Big MAC, the first restaurants had a slightly different main menu item, hot dogs. Ray Kroc bought out the McDonald brothers, Mac and Dick, for $2.7 Million in cash in 1961. Kroc’s prototype store in Des Plaines, Illinois, is now a museum. Also in 1961, Kroc opened Hamburger University in the basement of a McDonald’s restaurant, in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. By 1963, McDonald’s was selling a million hamburgers a day. The company went public in 1965. In 1967 the opened their first international restaurant in Canada. In 1971, McDonald’s restaurants opened in Europe and Australia. Their signature “Big MAC” wasn’t introduced until 1968 and the first “drive-thru” McDonald’s was opened in Sierra Vista, Arizona in 1975. About half of McDonald’s sales were accounted to “drive-thru’s” in the late 1990’s. Their “winning” strategy has remained an unchanged through the years. It provides quality food and fast service, in a clean environment at an affordable price. It has been noticed throughout the running of McDonald’s that they tend to market to the eyes of children with Ronald McDonald as their notorious “spokesclown” that is recognized by 96% of American children. Also, in 1998, McDonald’s signed a long-term deal with the Walt Disney Company to include Disney merchandise as giveaways in its Happy Meals. The “Made for you” concept menu was also introduced in 1998. It was introduced to revamp kitchens and promote sandwiches made especially for the consumer. This was to keep food fresher. It is a computer based production system. McDonald’s developed the software itself. The new system will also replace the “batch” method where food is often made before the consumer enters the restaurant. In 1998, McDonald’s, in order to remain strong, tested the “McDonald’s Big Xtras” or “MBX” which was a potential hit. The “MBX” was a 4.5-ounce burger launched mainly to compete with Burger King’s “Whopper”. It was also reminiscent of the1980s “McDLT”, In ’98; they also brought back the “Filet-O-Fish” which in 1996 had been replaced by “Fish Filet Deluxe”. On a promotion basis, they offered novelty sandwiches, like “Cheddar Melt” and the “McRib”. Their products are widespread although they are primarily known for their hamburger. Now they offer breakfast items, and the smaller child size “Happy Meal”. Another option is chicken “McNuggets” which have been available since 1983. Also some restaurants serve 4 sizes of drinks, including a “Super” sized drink. For St. Patrick’s Day some McDonald’s have a “Shamrock” shake which is mint flavored. In honor of Ray Kroc after his death, the corporation started the Ronald McDonald’s Children’s Charities. This has provided funds worldwide to children with their learning, growing and medical needs. From that the Ronald McDonald’s House Charities have formed. They provide shelter for the families of children being treated in hospitals nearby. Bibliography: Bibliography “A brief history of McDonald’s” Company History. http://www.mcspotlight.org/company/company_history.html. We used this to tell us in short the story of the McDonald’s brothers and the corporation. “Can It Regain Its Golden Touch?” Business Week. 9th March, 1998: 70-78 This article showed us what new things McDonald’s have tried over the years to regain their reign as fast food “King”. Craft, Donna. Company Profiles for Students. Farmington Hills, MI: The Gale Group, 1999. This showed us about their business endeavors and pursuits. "McDonald's Museum in Illinois" Yahoo! Picture Gallery. http://search.gallery.yahoo.com/search/corbis_id?p=cid%3A10538100. This is a picture on our board. "McDonald's in Jerusalem" Yahoo! Picture Gallery. http://search.gallery.yahoo.com/search/corbis_id?p-cid%3A10304538. This is a picture displayed on our board. "McFacts" Inside Hamburger University. http://www.franchisebusiness.com/hamburger_university.htm. This site helped by showing us some little bits of information on McDonald’s. Pepin, Jacques. "Burger Meister Ray Kroc" TIME. http://www.time.com/time/time100/builder/profile/kroc.html. This site/article showed us some different points of view on McDonald’s from different countries. Richardson, Ray, et al. McDonalds’s Collectibles. Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1997 This book gave us a lot of pictures of toys and how they changed over the years. Also pictures of toys that were given out in other countries. Stephan, Elizabeth A., ed. Ultimate Guide to Fast Food Collectibles. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1999. This book showed us pictures of not only the toys McDonald’s gave away but those of all other fast food restaurants that give away toys.

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