The McDonald's You Don't Know

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The golden arches are a global icon and a familiar part of many local landscapes. Most of us have frequented more than a few of the restaurants during our lifetime and with 1.5 million working for brand McDonald's, many of us have worked there too. So it easy to believe that we know all there is to know about McDonald's but that would be just scratching the surface. This lens is dedicated to presenting a comprehensive, positive perspective. It is a work in progress...

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Catch CNBC's New Documentary on McDonald's

Big Mac: Inside the McDonald's Empire

On July 25th, CNBC premiered this news special which tracks the history of the world's best-known fast food empire from its humble beginnings as a basic burger stand in Southern California all the way to their current expansion into China. The show takes you into the test kitchens and talks about the business model that the chain has created

RSS Feeds: McDonald's Podcasts

Get the latest video podcasts about opportunity, food quality, and McDonald's involvement in the community. This feed pulls the latest video podcasts from McDonald's main website, McDonalds.com. You will need to download to play them.

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Links to McDonald's Related Sites

McDonald's Web Site: This link will take you to the global landing page for the McDonald's Corporation web site.
McDonald's Corporate Responsibility Site: For McDonald's, corporate responsibility is about who we are and how we operate in the diverse communities we serve. It's about the doors we open ... for our guests, our employees, our owner/operators, our suppliers and others who are affected by our business. And it's about keeping our own doors open to share what's behind the Golden Arches ... not just what we do well, but our challenges too.
McDonald's Nutrition Information: Check out the "Bag a Meal". Create your own McDonald's meal and get the nutrition facts. McDonald's menu provides a wide range of options and serving sizes so you can create a meal to help meet your nutrition needs.
McDonald's Late Night: Fancy yourself as the next virtual Karoke star. This fun McDonald's site lets you record your own song or rate the songs others have posted. You can also put in your mobile phone number to receive "late night" text offers for some mobile munching.
McDonald's Roadtrip Webisodes: 112 days, 48 webisodes, 1 RV and you...
Follow Ruth and Ehren on their roadtrip this summer across the USA.
McDonald's Restaurant Locator (USA): Need to find the nearest McDonald's restaurant? Does it have a WiFi (wireless) hotspot? Click this link to find out.
McDonald's Entry on Wikipedia: Here is the link to what the McDonald's entry on wikipedia contains.
Ronald McDonald House Charities: By creating, finding and supporting programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children, Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is working to better the lives of children and their families around the world.
Comprehensive List of Links to McDonald's Sites: Here is a link to a comprehensive list of links to web sites about McDonald's from around the world. It is compiled by a person in the Netherlands so some of the banner titles are in Dutch.
McDonald's Franchising: Interested in becoming a McDonald's franchise operator. This link takes you to the McDonald's franchising home page on McDonalds.com
McDonald's Collectors Club: Ever wonder what that Happy Meal toy you found in the back seat of your car is worth? Are you looking for that special McDonald's pin from the Sydney, Australia Olympic games? This website is a great resource. Not affliated with McDonald's Corporation.
Have Questions About McDonald's: This link will direct you to a McDonald's site that originates from the United Kingdom but has answers that McDonald's customers from around the world are interested in.

Play Fun McDonald's Related Online Games

The links below highlight a number of online game sites that feature McDonald's.

The Filet-O-Fish - Sharkbait Game: Keep your Filet-O-Fish away from the sharks and win points, screen savers, and buddy icons.
Excuse Generator 3000: Clever site that generates and delivers an "I'll be late" excuse to your boss using data elements you provide. Take that extra 10 minutes and have an Egg McMuffin!
Ronald McDonald's Site: What list would be complete without our ambassador of fun, Ronald McDonald. Fun facts, games with Ronald & his friends.

People Blogging About McDonald's

McChronicles: Great blog from a passionate supporter of brand McDonald's. Very balanced perspective.
Open For Discussion: This blog is written by Bob Langert, Sr. Director for Corporate Social Responsibility at McDonald's.
McDonald's Talk on LiveJournal.com: A community blog whose primary contributors are McDonald's crew people. As you might expect, it represents the entire spectrum of views and experience.
McGriddle Fan Fiction: This is a LiveJournal community for writers of McGriddle Fan Fiction, Breakfast Fan Fiction, and McGriddle Creative Writing. While their primary focus is on Fan Fic involving the McDonald's McGriddle, they extend membership to writers of any sort of breakfast food creative writing (i.e. McMuffins, Bagel Sandwiches, Pancakes, etc).

Video Clips About McDonald's on the Internet

The links below are to a variety of search engines that are looking for videos, ads, etc. about McDonald's.

McDonald's on Google Video: This link returns a search for McDonald's clips on Google video.
McDonald's on YouTube: This link returns a search for McDonald's video clips on YouTube.com. Many are customers in McDonald's restaurants.

Did You Know ... ?

50% (2,050) of McDonald's U.S. corporate employees started as restaurant staff.
37% (1,169) of McDonald's U.S. franchise owners started as restaurant staff.
70% (66,500) of McDonald's U.S. restaurant managers started as restaurant staff.
Astronaut Dr. Leroy Chiao, Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis, and many other well-known leaders started working in McDonald's restaurants.
Restaurant managers run multi-million dollar businesses - on average, each McDonald's is a $1.9 million per year business.
About 20% of McDonald's corporate officers are minorities and 21% are women.
Of McDonald's franchise owners in the U.S., 39% are minorities and women.
Among McDonald's U.S. managers, 25% are minorities and 45% are women.

Map to McDonald's Corporate HQ & Museum

Books About McDonald's

Grinding It Out: The Making Of McDonald's

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