the first mcdonald's opened in canada in 1967.
the first mcdonald's opened in canada in 1967.
when did the first mcdonald's open in canada?
1967
the company was founded by chicago-born george cohon. the first store opened in 1967 as the western canadian franchisee and operated with the u.s. operations. cohon was the eastern canadian franchise and opened his store in 1968 on oxford street west in london, ontario. in 1971, cohon merged the two operations to one national operation. cohon was responsible for developing the eastern canadian franchises. the first mcdonald's restaurant in canada was opened in 1967 in richmond, british columbia, by western franchise owners. it was also the first mcdonald's restaurant outside of the united states. as of 2014, mcdonald's canada had 1,400 stores (including walmart canada locations) in canada, and more than 85,000 canadian employees.
mcdonald's canada
bullet::::- 1972: the mcdonald's system generates $1 billion in sales through 2200 restaurants.









































bullet::::- 1972: the 2000th mcdonald's restaurant opens in des plaines, illinois.









































bullet::::- 1972: the first mcdonald's in france opens, in créteil, even though the company officially recognizes the first outlet in strasbourg in 1979.









































bullet::::- 1972: the first mcdonald's in new york city opens on manhattan's upper west side, dubbed "townhouse" (to reflect that it was not a drive-in) and serves a record 100,000 hamburgers in its first week.









































bullet::::- 1973: the first mcdonald's playland opens in chula vista, california.
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