Public (NYSE: MCD) | |
Industry | Restaurants |
Founded | May 15, 1940 in San Bernardino, California |
Founder | McDonald's Richard and Maurice McDonald, Ray Kroc |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 35,000+ worldwide |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | James A. Skinner (chairman) & (CEO) |
Products | Fast food (hamburgers • chicken • french fries • soft drinks • milkshakes • salads • desserts • breakfast) |
Revenue | US$ 22.69 billion (2007) |
US$ 3.879 billion (2007) | |
US$ 2.359 billion (2007) | |
Total assets | US$ 29.391 billion (2007) |
Total equity | US$ 15.279 billion (2007) |
Number of employees | 390,000 (2008) |
Website | McDonalds.com |
McDonald's is an American corporation that operates one of the largest chains of fast food restaurants in the world.
McDonald's has over 36,000 stores in 119 countries and territories, the second-most stores out of all fast food chains worldwide behind only the submarine sandwich chain Subway. They serve almost 54 million people each day.