From a neighborhood restaurant established in Des Plaines, Illinois in 1955 to today, more than 30,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries worldwide, McDonald's is the largest quick service restaurant organization in the world.
McDonald's recognized that to be successful, it would have to be flexible and adapt to societal changes. In 1975, McDonald's opened its first drive-thruTM window in Sierra Vista, Arizona to accommodate a more mobile society.
The company realized there was a need for a fast, quality morning meal and in 1973, the Egg McMuffinTM was introduced.
McDonald's recognized that to be successful, it would have to be flexible and adapt to societal changes. In 1975, McDonald's opened its first drive-thruTM window in Sierra Vista, Arizona to accommodate a more mobile society.
The company realized there was a need for a fast, quality morning meal and in 1973, the Egg McMuffinTM was introduced.
Ray Kroc, at 52, was the exclusive distributor for a company that produced "multi-mixer" milk shake machines. Impressed by a small chain of hamburger restaurants based in San Bernadino, California, that used the multi-mixers, Mr Kroc acquired franchising rights from the owners, the McDonald brothers. He then founded McDonald's Corporation in 1955.
"We take the hamburger business more seriously than anyone else," Mr Kroc said, explaining McDonald's success. His dedication to strict standards, his diligence to providing customers with consistent quality, service, cleanliness and value and his innovative use of cooking techniques prompted a Harvard Business School professor to describe him as "the service sector's equivalent of Henry Ford."
"We take the hamburger business more seriously than anyone else," Mr Kroc said, explaining McDonald's success. His dedication to strict standards, his diligence to providing customers with consistent quality, service, cleanliness and value and his innovative use of cooking techniques prompted a Harvard Business School professor to describe him as "the service sector's equivalent of Henry Ford."
McDonald's Restaurants (Hong Kong) Limited was established in 1975. The first McDonald's restaurant, which offered customers the very first American Big Mac Meal in Hong Kong, was located at Paterson Street, Causeway Bay. Today there are over 200 McDonald's restaurants in Hong Kong, and more than 10,000 McDonald's staff. In addition to the McDonald's restaurants, McDonald's also opened McCafé in Hong Kong, in a bid to meet the needs of different customers.
McCafé offers a wide variety of cakes, pastries and muffins, as well as specialty coffee and tea.
- The world's 11,000th McDonald's opened in Heng Fa Chuen, Hong Kong, in 1989
- In 2003, McDonald's Hong Kong cracked 32.5 million U.S.A. Grade A eggs, prepared over 25 million pounds of French fries, and grilled over 4.4 million pounds of beef pattie to serve its customers
- McDonald's was the first restaurant group in Hong Kong to adopt a total smoke-free policy
- Ronald McDonald presents magic and educational shows to children in nearly 1,000 Hong Kong schools and hospitals every year
- Founded in 1961, Hamburger University is committed to providing opportunities for McDonald's employees to learn and grow throughout their careers, developing its people throughout every level of the organization. The World's seventh McDonald's Hamburger University, Hamburger University Hong Kong (HUHK), was opened in 2002
McDonald's Hong Kong has always been committed to serving the community through involvement in the territory's many social services as well as local charity work. We are care about the welfare of children. The first Ronald McDonald House in Asia was opened in 1996 to serve and aid families with critically ill children in hospital.
