<P> The modern hamburger was developed in the United States , but by the end of World War II , around the middle of the 20th century , it began to spread to other countries as fast food became globalized . The main cause of this gradual globalization was the successes of the large restaurant chains . Their desires to expand their businesses and increase their profits resulted in them creating franchises around the world . McDonald 's was among the very first of the burger chains to take the global establishment of its brand seriously , but it was not the only one . Wimpy began operating in the United Kingdom in 1954 , 20 years before McDonald 's began operation in the country , and by 1970 it had expanded to over a thousand restaurants in 23 countries . On August 21 , 1971 , in Zaandam , near Amsterdam in the Netherlands , Ahold opened its first European franchise . In the 1970s , McDonald 's began to expand into Europe and Australia . In Asia , Japan saw the establishment of its own fast food chain in 1972 : MOS Burger ( モスバーガー , Mosu bāgā ) , an abbreviation of `` Mountain , Ocean , Sun '' , which eventually became a direct competitor to McDonald 's . All of its products , however , were variations on the burger adapted to the Asian world , including the teriyaki burger , takumi burger , and riceburger . In Hong Kong , Aji Ichiban competed with large chains before it spread quickly throughout Asia . One of the first hamburger vending machines debuted in Amsterdam in 1941 under the brand FEBO , its name derived from its original place of creation , the Ferdinand Bolstraat . </P>
<P> The modern hamburger was developed in the United States , but by the end of World War II , around the middle of the 20th century , it began to spread to other countries as fast food became globalized . The main cause of this gradual globalization was the successes of the large restaurant chains . Their desires to expand their businesses and increase their profits resulted in them creating franchises around the world . McDonald 's was among the very first of the burger chains to take the global establishment of its brand seriously , but it was not the only one . Wimpy began operating in the United Kingdom in 1954 , 20 years before McDonald 's began operation in the country , and by 1970 it had expanded to over a thousand restaurants in 23 countries . On August 21 , 1971 , in Zaandam , near Amsterdam in the Netherlands , Ahold opened its first European franchise . In the 1970s , McDonald 's began to expand into Europe and Australia . In Asia , Japan saw the establishment of its own fast food chain in 1972 : MOS Burger ( モスバーガー , Mosu bāgā ) , an abbreviation of `` Mountain , Ocean , Sun '' , which eventually became a direct competitor to McDonald 's . All of its products , however , were variations on the burger adapted to the Asian world , including the teriyaki burger , takumi burger , and riceburger . In Hong Kong , Aji Ichiban competed with large chains before it spread quickly throughout Asia . One of the first hamburger vending machines debuted in Amsterdam in 1941 under the brand FEBO , its name derived from its original place of creation , the Ferdinand Bolstraat . </P>
where did the hamburger make its international debut
where did the hamburger make its international debut
the United Kingdom
the United Kingdom