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McDonald’s was founded in 1948 by Maurice and Richard McDonald in San Bernardino, California. Ray Kroc was a milkshake mix salesman and liked the efficiency and profitability of the operation and bought the McDonald name in 1954. The first McDonald’s as we know them began in Chicago in 1955 and the rest is history.
