Tag Archives: McDonald’s

McDonald’s Adding Vegetarian Outlets in India

McDonald’s operates and franchises outlets around the world. According to its Web site: “McDonald’s is the leading global foodservice retailer with more than 33,500 local restaurants serving nearly 68 million people in 119 countries each day.” Eighty percent of its … Continue reading

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Cramer Interviews McDonald’s CEO

CNBC’s Jim Cramer discusses McDonald’s and interviews the fast-food giant’s CEO James Skinner. The interview starts at 2:45 minutes into this video. Will McDonald’s continue to grow?  

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Quotations from Ray Kroc, World Famous Franchiser of McDonald’s Fast Food Chain

As Barabara Farfan notes: “When Ray Kroc franchised the first McDonald’s restaurant in Des Plaines, IL on April 15, 1955, it wasn’t just the opening of a restaurant, it was the birth of a fast food empire.” Click the icon below … Continue reading

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