The history of the McDonald's restaurant chain 12 Articles

by Madison Briggs

The McDonald's restaurant chain of today began its humble beginnings in a renovated barbecue car-hop restaurant in San Bernardino, California by two brothers, Richard and Maurice McDonald. Dick and Mac left their Mancheste...read more

by crfuller

A Tale of Two Golden Arches On what I imagined to have been an ordinary day, in 1940 brothers Dick and Mac McDonald opened a small restaurant in San Bernardino, California. Little did they know that it was a resta...read more

by John Campbell

Love them or hate them, you have to admire the success of McDonalds in the business world as they expand across the globe, one of the most recognizable companies on earth with their trademark golden arches prominently disp...read more

by Ashley Harness

McDonald's Restaurant McDonald's was originally established as a restaurant in 1940, on the West Coast of the United States in San Bernardino, California. Before McDonald's there were no actual "fast-food" restaurants. ...read more

by Janet Farricelli -Cuisine and Food Steward-

Imagine yourself suddenly immersed back into the late 1940's. As lunch time approaches you are getting pretty hungry. You walk into a restaurant with a self-service counter and decide to order some food. The menu is limite...read more

by Trisha Orlando

The Real History of The Golden Arches Contrary to popular belief, Ray Kroc did not open the first McDonald's and neither is he the founder. Here's the real history: Dick & Maurice McDonald, 2 brothers, started the f...read more

by James Richardson

The Golden Arches arguably is one of the best pictures of what can happen when a business concept is left to flourish in the capitalist, free-market economy. What began as a small hamburger stand in 1940 has quickly mushr...read more

by Tim StS

A look at the origins of the McDonald's restaurant chain, as well as some notable dates and facts from it's more recent history. -1937-1947: Before McDonald's Was McDonald's- * In 1937, Dick and Mac open the Airdome....read more

by Phronesis

Company Name: McDonald's Date Founded: May 15, 1940 Original Founders: Dick and Mac McDonald Associate Founder: Ray Kroc Founded in 1940 by two ambitious brothers, Dick and Mac McDonald, McDonald's restaurant...read more

by Alison Myers

In 1954, Ray Kroc was feeding off of the success of his Multimixer, a milkshake maker designed to churn out five milkshakes at a time. He was determined to sell his idea to others, so he headed off to California where he m...read more

by Brett Watson

McDonald's has quite an extensive history dating back as far as 1940. In that year, on May 15th brothers Dick and Mac McDonald (I didn't make those up), opened the first McDonald's in San Bernardino with a menu of 25 items...read more

by April O'Keefe

Never has a restaurant revolutionized an industry in the way that McDonald's has. What began as a business venture of two brothers, Richard and Maurice McDonald, has now become a worldwide phenomena, easily topping 400,00...read more