In the year of 1902 a man named Maurice Mcdonald was birthed by two wonderful parents. 7 years later the brother of Maurice Mcdonald was born. These two men were known (if you haven’t already guessed” as co owners of the famous Mcdonalds. In 1937, Maurice and Richard started a hot dog stand in San Bernardino. These two men decided that in order for their hot dog stand to become successful, they needed to open a restaurant/drive thru to attract the attention of their customers. In order to do so they needed a loan from a bank to support their funds. They tried many banks but none would offer any money until the Bank Of America offered 5,000 dollars just enough for them to open up their drive thru restaurant. Their new restaurant came out to be successful and their salary consisted of being $40,000 a year. After owning their restaurant for a couple years selling hotdogs and hamburgers, they decided to renovate based on some things they had learned to improve the restaurant. They came to the realization that their burgers made up most of their sales and were much easier to make and clean after. In 1948 they fully renovated their restaurant focusing only on hamburgers and some other sides like milkshakes and fries. Their new and improved restaurant was also a success and made 1 million dollars! In 1953 the Mcdonald brothers started franchising their business but only as the system and not as the name of their restaurant. A couple of years later, they started franchising the entire business. In 1954 they ended up partnering up with a business man (and the seller of milkshake machines) Ray Kroc. After a couple of years of working with the Mcdonalds brothers he eventually bought them out in 1961. The Mcdonalds brothers still gained money even though the new official owner was Ray Kroc. A couple of years later Maurice Mcdonald died of a heart attack in 1971. Not far too long after that Richard Mcdonald passed away in a nursing home at the age of 89 in 1989. Even though the Mcdonalds brothers passed they still were and always will be known as the official owner of Mcdonalds. Many years have passed but the legacy of Mcdonalds is still going strong.
Ray Kroc
On October 5, 1902 a man of success aka Ray Kroc was born. Of course you may know him as the founder of Mcdonalds but had quite the interesting story before his fame. Kroc was a very inexplicable man. No one could tell what he was for good or for the heck of it. As a child he was known for being in World War I. He was a part of the Red Cross ambulance crew and drove in case of emergency. In order to do so he had to meet a certain age range but failed to do so and lied about such. It was a good deed he attempted to do but did it in an uncertain way.
“After the war Kroc explored a number of career options working as a pianist, musical director and real estate salesman”. Kroc then met an ice cream shop owner, Earl Prince, who invented a machine that could make five milkshake batches at once. When RAy Kroc heard of this discovery he connected with Earl in order to make some profits. In 1954 he visited the wonderful Mcdonalds brothers restaurant that needed his mixers in an instance. He was impressed by the Mcdonalds brothers order or operations, so he decided to help improve their business to change from multiple food options to only burgers, shakes, and fries. Kroc offered to become their franchise agent in exchange for some of their profits. In 1955 he was officially known as one of the founders of Mcdonalds. By 1959 Mcdonalds had opened many restaurants (approximately over 100) but they still weren’t making their preferred amount of profits which led to Kroc making a decision that he needed to do this on his own. He got a loan of 2.7 million dollars and bought the company from the Mcdonalds brothers in 1961. While the company was in the hands of Kroc Mcdonalds earned an award for having the most scrumptious burgers and fries. In 1977 he made himself the role of senior chairman for the rest of his being. Sadly on January 14, 1984 he died due to heart failure. Even in his passing everyone remembered the story of Mcdonalds because of a movie based on the success in 2016. Ray Kroc and the Mcdonlds brother, Richard and Maurice, have brought us the glory of burgers throughout the year, keeping a smile on our faces. I’M LOVIN IT!
Mcdonalds sells a various amount of items on their menu including their main product, “The famous Mcdonalds Burger”.
Since day 1, Mcdonalds has sold burgers, fries, and milkshakes. Along the line the Mcdonald brothers slowly added more food choices to their menu. For example ; Fish, Pork, and Chicken Etc.. As noticed not many people eat burgers due to either being vegan, vegetarian, or having a certain diet, it was a wise choice to adjoin more nourishments. During the time of 1940-1948 Mcdonalds had only hamburgers, cheeseburgers, potato chips, and pie. A year later they added fries and milkshakes as sides. In 1965 they added an entirely different specimen to their menu, the Filet-O-Fish, which turned out to fail miserably since many people failed to enjoy the food. 3 years later, 2 very popular foods were added, the Big Mac and Hot Apple Pie. Another famous hallmark of Mcdonalds was added in 1973, the Quarter Pounder. As you may know Mcdonalds didn’t have a great assortment of breakfast items which the Egg Mcmuffin comes in handy as it was added in 1975. A classic and a personal kids favorite, The Happy Meal, was added to the kids menu in 1979. Sadly this menu item named the Mcrib sandwich has an off and on relationship with the menu but the first it made its appearance was in 1982. The very next year a personal favorite to most of society, Chicken Mcnuggets, which made a huge success causing them a jump in numbers for their business. Most foods that were added most recently were breakfast items or leafy greens aka salads. Because of Mcdonalds exquisite taste in food on their menus most people have made it known to be one of the most popular restaurants in the United States.
Works Cited
“History.” McDonald's, 2020, corporate.mcdonalds.com/
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Cahn, Lauren. “What the McDonald’s Menu Looked Like The Year You Were Born.” Taste of Home, 14 Aug 2018, www.tasteofhome.com/article/what-the-mcdonalds-menu-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born/