First McDonald's opened

Historical Context Note

Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)
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The first McDonald’s restaurant was started by Maurice and Richard McDonald in 1948 in San Bernardino, CA. Appliance salesman Ray Kroc was impressed with the business model created by the two brothers and offered to open another restaurant. The McDonald brothers agreed and Kroc opened up the first McDonald’s franchise in 1955. At the same time, the McDonald’s Corporation was created.

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "First McDonald's opened". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=3289, accessed 26 November 2024.]

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