In 1950, about 15% of the Earth's land surface was covered by rainforest. In fewer than fifty years, more than half of the world's tropical rainforests have fallen victim to fire and the chain saw, and the rate of destruction is still accelerating.
The Big Mac was first introduced in 1967 by Jim Delligatti, a McDonaldâs franchisee from Pennsylvania, and the following year was available nationwide. McDonaldâs is continuously testing and innovating to meet its customersâ needs.
A year later, the Big Mac was on the menu at McDonaldâs restaurants all over the United States. By 1969, it accounted for 19 percent of the companyâs total sales. Today, the company sells about 550 million Big Macs annually in the United States alone, and millions more in 100 countries around the world.