McDonald’s is a giant in the fast food industry, but it’s not like it was when the chain launched back in 1940. According to the McDonald’s Corporation, the restaurant chain was founded in 1940 when “Dick and Mac McDonald open McDonald’s Bar-BQ restaurant on Fourteenth and E streets” in San Bernardino, CA.
From the 1950s, McDonald’s had their famous “golden arches” design. “The McDonald brothers insisted that their architect design an attention catching building that would highlight their Speedee Service System,” the company states on their website.
Today, McDonald’s has lots of competition from not only fast food chains but also other chains, such as casual restaurants, sub shops and sandwich shops. But, one move they recently made is turning out to be a smart one…