the first mcdonald's opened in america in 1948.
the first mcdonald's opened in america in 1948.
when did the first mcdonald's open in america?
1948
the siblings richard and maurice mcdonald opened in 1940 the first mcdonald's at 1398 north e street at west 14th street in san bernardino, california (at ) but it was not the mcdonald's recognizable today; ray kroc made changes to the brothers' business to modernize it. the brothers introduced the "speedee service system" in 1948, putting into expanded use the principles of the modern fast-food restaurant that their predecessor white castle had put into practice more than two decades earlier. the original mascot of mcdonald's was a chef hat on top of a hamburger who was referred to as "speedee". in 1962, the golden arches replaced speedee as the universal mascot. the symbol, ronald mcdonald, was introduced in 1965. the clown, ronald mcdonald, appeared in advertising to target their audience of children.
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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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