McDonalds
| #1 Company Address: McDonald's Corporation 2111 McDonald's Dr Oak Brook, IL 60523 | #6 2005 Revenues: $20.460 billion |
| #2 Company URL: www.mcdonalds.com/corp.html | #7 McDonalds has been around since 1940 |
| #3 Of Employees: 447,000 for 2005 | #8 Brothers Dick and Mac McDonald are the original founders of McDonalds |
| #4 Products Sold: Hamburgers French fries and Milkshakes | #9 The first McDonalds was on route 66 |
| #5 2004 Revenues: $19.765 billion | #10 McDonalds first menu consisted of 25 items |

| 1940: The brothers move the Airdrome building to San Bernardino, California, where they open the McDonald's restaurant on Route 66, at 14th and E St., on May 15. Its menu consists of 25 items, mostly barbecue. As is common at the time, they employ around 20 carhops. It becomes a popular and highly profitable teen hangout. | ||||
| 1937: Brothers Dick and Mac McDonald open a hot dog stand called the Airdrome in Arcadia, California. | ||||
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