2007-10-22 06:51:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dining Out ➔ Fast Food
The business began in 1940, with a restaurant opened by siblings Dick and Mac McDonald in San Bernardino, California.
2007-10-22 06:55:36 · answer #1 · answered by Stuart 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Kroc began the McD's franchise essentially, he has nothing to do with the creation of the actual McD's restaraunt.
The brothers opened the first one as a short order restaurant, then cut down the menu out of laziness. Kroc expanded the idea years later after seeing their initial success.
The first answerer is correct. Kroc was a salesmen for a different industry when the first McD opened.
2007-10-22 07:01:06 · answer #2 · answered by Showtunes 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you want to be "truly" accurate... Ray Kroc was in business selling the "Multi-Mixer"!!! That's the mixer that they used to use to make your Milkshake... so he wasn't exactly in a different line of business... that's actually how he met the McDonald brothers and ended up buying the rights to franchise the business!!!
2007-10-22 07:15:51 · answer #3 · answered by boardgamefan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ray Kroc opened the Des Plaines restaurant in 1955. First day's revenues-$366.12! No longer a functioning restaurant, the Des Plaines building is now a museum containing McDonald's memorabilia and artifacts, including the Multimixer!
2007-10-22 06:56:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
My home town of San Bernardino Ca !!!
how funny i was just argueing with my boyfirned about this!! : )
2007-10-22 06:59:47 · answer #5 · answered by Chante O 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
the first one was outside of chicago il.
2007-10-22 06:55:39 · answer #6 · answered by sheilasays 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋