{"id":1032,"date":"2016-06-14T08:19:11","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T08:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/12facts.com\/?p=1032"},"modified":"2021-11-29T19:04:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T19:04:47","slug":"12-interesting-facts-mcdonalds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12facts.com\/12-interesting-facts-mcdonalds\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Interesting Facts About McDonald’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

You hear McDonald’s and you think about the golden arches and a meal of burgers, fries and cola. Here are some very interesting, and little-known facts<\/a> about the world’s largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. McDonald’s serves some 68 million customers every day through its 36,000 outlets located in over 119 countries across the globe.<\/p>\n

1. A Dogged Start<\/h2>\n
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Surprisingly, McDonald’s did not start out with their classic hamburger \u2013 despite it now being their most iconic menu item across the globe. The fast food chain\u2019s first menu item was actually hot dogs \u2013 which ironically, they no longer serve now.<\/p>\n

2. No Ponying Round the McDrive<\/h2>\n
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Ever seen someone on horseback go through a McDrive? No? Well, that may be due to the fact that McDonald\u2019s drive-thru staff won\u2019t serve people if they come on horseback.So no point passing by with your prized pony if you\u2019re not going to get your fast food fix.<\/p>\n

3. Where the Calories Really Lie<\/h2>\n
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So all your friends are heading off to McDonald’s and you want to join in the fun, without going to the diet wagon and you choose what you think is a sensible, healthy Caesar Salad right? You can just see yourself tell your personal trainer how brave you were fighting off the burger temptation. Wrong. It actually turns out that the McDonalds\u2019 Cesar Salad is more fattening than their hamburger. And we\u2019re guessing that this is all due to the dressing, so if you\u2019re going for a salad, do yourself and your waistline a favour and give the dressing a miss.<\/p>\n

4. McDonald’s is The Top Private Sector Employer<\/h2>\n
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With almost 2 million employees McDonald’s places second in terms of largest private employer globally, with Walmart taking the top spot. In light of this, it shouldn\u2019t really come as a surprise that 1 in 8 American workers has\u2013 at some point in their working life- been employed by McDonald\u2019s.<\/p>\n

5. Golden Arches\u2026 But Not in Arizona<\/h2>\n
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Unquestionably, McDonalds\u2019 golden arches is one of the most iconic and visible brand<\/a> symbols across the over-saturated mass media advertising channels. However, there is a McDonald’s restaurant in Sedona, Arizona, which stands out from the other outlets of the franchise \u2013 because it has bright crystalline and highly-visible turquoise arches. Talk about standing out from the crowd!<\/p>\n

6. Burning Off That Big Mac Meal<\/h2>\n
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Thinking about indulging yourself with a gloriously delicious, indulgent juicy Big Mac? Why not match it with a super-sized coke and French fries? If you\u2019re seriously thinking about scratching that particular itch, think again and think wisely. You would have to walk for a solid 7 hours in order to burn off the calories from that meal. Otherwise they will sit (not so pretty) on your waistline. Well, that\u2019s the bigger picture, anyways!<\/p>\n

7. The Price of a Burger is Relative<\/h2>\n
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Whereas in the Western world, McDonald’s is considered to be a reasonably-priced value-for-money fast food chain, it has a much higher status in other parts of the world. For example, in order to earn enough money to buy a Big Mac, the average person in India would have to work for almost 6 hours.<\/p>\n

8. Where Do Sesame Seeds Come From?<\/h2>\n
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Interestingly enough, around 75% of all the sesame seeds grown in Mexico end up on McDonald\u2019s hamburger buns. So a portion of your burgher is actually made in Mexico!<\/p>\n

9. McDonald’s and the Economic Index<\/h2>\n
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So popular and renown is the McDonald\u2019s Big Mac across the globe that it is used as an Economic Index to compare purchasing power between currencies and countries.<\/p>\n

10. Ronald McDonald\u2019s Alias in Japan<\/h2>\n
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We all know the McDonalds\u2019 character Ronald McDonald, right? The friendly-faced clown is another iconic brand<\/a> image for the chain. Well, since the Japanese language does not have a clear \u2018R\u2019 sound, Ronald got a slight name change, to suit this Asian culture and his passport reads Donald McDonald. Not exactly lost in translation, but certainly somewhat altered.<\/p>\n

11. Variations on the McMenu<\/h2>\n
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While McDonald’s is universally associated with burgers and fries, the chain actually used to sell pizzasway back in the 70\u2019s . The McDonald’s menu has also made a number of cultural and ethnic adaptations throughout the years. Several outlets in Asia serve soup, while McDonald’s restaurants in India do not serve beef (for religious reasons in the country.) In Indonesia they have Mc Rice, while in Singapore and Japan the EbiBurger (made from prawns) is an all-time favourite!<\/p>\n

12. Ronald Has a Rap Sheet<\/h2>\n
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And in criminal trivia, a man named Ronald McDonald actually robbed a Wendy\u2019s restaurant in 2005. In McDonald’s and (seriously!),Ronald McDonald is the clown mascot of the McDonald fastfood franchise. As you may have seen in TV commercials, he has adventures with his friends Mayor McCheese, the Hamburglarand The Fry Kids (no, we ain\u2019t kidding!)<\/p>\n

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