January 29, 2010

The Founding of McDonald's

Did you know McDonald's started in early 1900's by two brothers named Mac and Dick McDonald? They had a unique way of serving their customers by what we call fast-food. It was called by another name which was later changed into McDonald's. After many years, a business man by the name Ray Kroc then bought the small chain of McDonald's and it is now one of the most successful fast-food restaurant in the world with hundreds of chain restaurants in many countries.
This is how Ronald McDonald looks in the country of Thailand.

2 comments:

Mrs. M said...

This is interesting! We never know where our small beginnings would take us.
Ronald is doing the "wai", the Thai way of greetings. I can hear him say "Sawatdii Krup".

Thank you for sharing what you learned from you Economics subject, Ben.

Judy Dudich said...

I can still remember the "jingle" or "song" of the first commercials when I was a child:
It said:
"You deserve a break today, so get up and get away...at MacDonald's"

This was a very interesting post Ben! Thanks! If you would like to read a GREAT book on economics there is one called "What Ever Happened to Penny Candy?" by Rick Maybury This book takes complex concepts and applies them in easy-to-understand ways!!!