McDonald’s is the largest fast-food chain on the globe — and a big hit in virtually every region worldwide. As the company’s Web site notes. McDonald’s has more than “34,000 local restaurants serving approximately 69 million people in 119 countries each day. More than 80% of McDonald’s restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent local men and women.”

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