McDonald's is an American hamburger and fast food restaurant chain. It was founded in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California. In 1948, they reorganized their business as a hamburger stand, using production line principles. The first McDonald's franchise using the arches logo opened in Phoenix, Arizona in 1953. Businessman Ray Kroc joined the company as a franchise agent in 1955 and subsequently purchased the chain from the McDonald brothers. Based in Oak Brook, Illinois, McDonald's confirmed plans to move its global headquarters to Chicago by early 2018.

Today, McDonald's is one of the world's largest restaurant chains, serving approximately 69 million customers daily in over 100 countries across approximately 36,900 outlets as of 2016. McDonald's primarily sells hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken products, french fries, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes, wraps, and desserts. In response to changing consumer tastes and after facing criticism for the unhealthy nature of their food, the company has expanded its menu to include salads, fish, smoothies, and fruit. A McDonald's restaurant is operated by either a franchisee, an affiliate, or the corporation itself. The McDonald's Corporation revenues come from the rent, royalties, and fees paid by the franchisees, as well as sales in company-operated restaurants. According to a BBC report published in 2012, McDonald's is the world's second largest private employer (behind Walmart with 1.9 million employees), 1.5 million of whom work for franchises.

1. What is McDonald's?
2. what do they serve?
3. Is it the smallest chain?
4. How many customers do they serve every day?
5. Are they only in the United States?
6. How many countries?
7. How many stores?
8. What year was it founded?
9. By whom?
10. Where?
11. What did they do in 1948?
12. Using what principles?
13. What is their logo?
14. What was the first location to use that?
15. What year?
16. Who bought the business from them?
17. Where are they moving their home base to in 2018?
18. Name three items from their main menu?
19. What items are on their expanded healthier menu?

Provide a numbered list of answers.
1. restaurant chain
2. fast food
3. No
4. 69 million
5. No
6. over 100 countries
7. approximately 36,900
8. 1940
9. Richard and Maurice McDonald
10. San Bernardino
11. reorganized their business
12. production line
13. the arches
14. Phoenix
15. 1953
16. Ray Kroc
17. Chicago
18. hamburgers, cheeseburgers and chicken products
19. salads