McDonald's Corporation (NYSE The New York Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street in lower Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. It is the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies at US$28.5 trillion as of May 2008: MCD) is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants A fast food restaurant, sometimes known as a quick service restaurant or QSR, is a specific type of restaurant characterized both by its fast food cuisine and by minimal table service. Food served in fast food restaurants typically caters to a "meat-sweet diet" and is offered from a limited menu; is cooked in bulk in advance and kept hot;, serving nearly 47 million customers daily.[4] At one time it was the largest global restaurant chain, but it has since been surpassed by multi-brand operator Yum! Brands Yum! Brands, Inc. or Yum! is a Fortune 500 corporation, that operates or licenses Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, Wingstreet, and Long John Silver's restaurants worldwide, and A&W Restaurants (excluding A&W in Canada). Based in Louisville, Kentucky, it is the world's largest fast food restaurant company in terms of system units—over 36,000 (KFC KFC Corporation, or KFC, founded and also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky. KFC has been a brand and operating segment, called a "concept", of Yum! Brands since 1997 when that company was spun off from PepsiCo as Tricon Global Restaurants Inc, Taco Bell Taco Bell is an American restaurant chain based in Irvine, California. A subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., it specializes in Mexican-style food and quick service and others) and sandwich chain Subway Subway is an American fast food franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches , salads, and personal pizzas. It is owned and operated by Doctor's Associates, Inc. (DAI). Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with approximately 32,171 restaurants in 91 countries and territories as of January 01, 2010. It is the largest.
In addition to its signature restaurant chain, McDonald’s Corporation held a minority interest in Pret A Manger Pret A Manger (French for "ready to eat", a reference to "prêt à porter" as distinct from "bespoke"; informally known as Pret) is a British sandwich retailer. Since January 2007, a number of stores have been branded simply as "Pret" until 2008, and owned the Chipotle Mexican Grill Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (pronounced /tʃɨˈpoʊtleɪ/ or chih-POAT-lay) is a chain of restaurants in the United States and Canada specializing in burritos and tacos. It was founded by Steve Ells in 1993 and based in Denver, Colorado. The name Chipotle derives from the Mexican Spanish name for a smoked, dried jalapeño chili pepper, and until 2006 and the restaurant chain Boston Market Boston Market , headquartered in Golden, Colorado, is a chain of American fast casual restaurants until 2007.[5]
A McDonald's restaurant is operated by either a franchisee, an affiliate, or the corporation itself. The corporation's revenues come from the rent, royalties and fees paid by the franchisees, as well as sales in company-operated restaurants. McDonald's revenues grew 27% over the three years ending in 2007 to $22.8 billion, and 9% growth in operating income to $3.9 billion.[6]
McDonald's primarily sells hamburgers A hamburger is a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground meat, (usually beef, but occasionally pork, turkey, or a combination of meats) placed between two wheat buns. Hamburgers are often served with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, or cheese and condiments such as mustard, mayonnaise, and ketchup; these condiments or excess material are, cheeseburgers A cheeseburger is a hamburger with cheese on top of the patty. The term itself is a portmanteau of the words "cheese" and "hamburger." The cheese is usually sliced, then added a short time before the hamburger finishes cooking to allow it to melt. Cheeseburgers are often served with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, and, chicken Chicken is the meat derived from chickens. It is the most common type of poultry on earth , and is prepared as food in a wide variety of ways, varying by region and culture throughout the world products, french fries French fries , fries, or french-fried potatoes and, in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, chips are thin strips of deep-fried potato. North Americans often refer to any elongated pieces of fried potatoes as fries, while in other parts of the world, long slices of fried potatoes are sometimes called fries to contrast them with the, breakfast Breakfast is the first meal of the day. The word is a compound of "break" and "fast," referring to the conclusion of fasting since the previous day's last meal. Breakfast meals vary widely in different cultures around the world but often include a carbohydrate such as cereal or rice, fruit and/or vegetable, protein, sometimes a items, soft drinks A soft drink is a drink that does not contain alcohol. Soft drinks are often carbonated and commonly consumed while cold. Some of the most common soft drinks include cola, flavored water, sparkling water, iced tea, sweet tea, sparkling lemonade (or other lemon-lime sodas), squash, fruit punch, root beer, orange soda, grape soda, cream soda, and, milkshakes A milkshake is a sweet, cold beverage which is made from milk, ice cream or iced milk, and flavorings or sweeteners such as fruit syrup or chocolate sauce. Milkshakes are usually served in a tall glass with a straw, and whipped cream may be added as a topping. Several popular milkshake flavors include vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry. In some, and desserts Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food but sometimes of a strongly-flavored one, such as some cheeses. The word comes from the French language as dessert and this from Old French desservir, "to clear the table" and "to serve." Common desserts include cakes, cookies,. In response to obesity trends in Western nations and in the face of criticism over the healthiness of its products, the company has modified its menu to include healthier alternatives such as salads Salad is any of a wide variety of dishes including: green salads; vegetable salads; salads of pasta, legumes, or grains; mixed salads incorporating meat, poultry, or seafood; and fruit salads. They include a mixture of cold and hot, often including raw vegetables and/or fruits, wraps A wrap is a variant of a taco or burrito which includes traditional sandwich fillings wrapped in a soft flour tortilla, pita, lavash or other soft flatbread. It is not served on a deli, hoagie, or submarine type roll. The most popular wraps contain chicken,[citation needed] but beef and shrimp are also served. Typical toppings include shredded and fruit.
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McDonalds has started selling deli sandwiches in select US and Canadian locations in an attempt to take business away from Subway Subway the biggest US restaurant chain has about 4 700
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While out and about today trying to prepare for the latest end of the world snowstorm i stopped in . McDonald's. in North Attleboro Ma. I had a Big Mac and it was very tasty but it did not look much like the ones i see advertised.
