<P> McDonald 's is an American fast food company , founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald , in San Bernardino , California , United States . They rechristened their business as a hamburger stand . The first time a McDonald 's franchise used the Golden Arches logo was in 1953 at a location in Phoenix , Arizona . In 1955 , Ray Kroc , a businessman , joined the company as a franchise agent and proceeded to purchase the chain from the McDonald brothers . McDonald 's had its original headquarters in Oak Brook , Illinois , but moved its global headquarters to Chicago in early 2018 . </P>
<P> McDonald 's is an American fast food company , founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald , in San Bernardino , California , United States . They rechristened their business as a hamburger stand . The first time a McDonald 's franchise used the Golden Arches logo was in 1953 at a location in Phoenix , Arizona . In 1955 , Ray Kroc , a businessman , joined the company as a franchise agent and proceeded to purchase the chain from the McDonald brothers . McDonald 's had its original headquarters in Oak Brook , Illinois , but moved its global headquarters to Chicago in early 2018 . </P>
where is the headquarters of the mcdonald 's corporation located
where is the headquarters of the mcdonald 's corporation located
Chicago
Chicago