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Subject: McDonalds Celebrates 50 Years Author: IBM [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 17:27:06 04/16/05 Sat McDonalds Celebrates 50 Years Published on April 16, 2005 Fast food giant McDonald's celebrated its 50th birthday on Friday by opening a brand new 24,000 square foot restaurant in downtown Chicago. The new restaurant features 60-foot Golden Arches, seating for 300, a double-lane drive-thru, historic memorabilia and stunning views of Chicago's skyline. McDonald’s was founded by Ray Kroc on April 15, 1955 in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines. "McDonald's creates leaders both inside and outside McDonald's," said McDonald's CEO Jim Skinner. "Every person who gets their start at McDonald's learns lifetime skills such as teamwork, leadership, timeliness, focus and discipline and attention to detail. Ray Kroc founded McDonald's on the very premise of opportunity, a career ladder to becoming an entrepreneur and learning skills that serve for a lifetime -- the opportunity to go from the crew room all the way up to the Board Room." Twenty of McDonald's top 50 worldwide management began their careers in a McDonald's restaurant, including Skinner, whose first job was as a crewperson at a McDonald's in Davenport, Iowa in 1962. In the U.S. alone, more than 66,500 McDonald's managers -- 70% of all managers -- started as crew. In addition, about 1,200 of McDonald's U.S. restaurant owner/operators started in restaurants themselves; and more than half – 2,050 --of McDonald's corporate employees in the U.S. started as crew. "We are proud of the success stories of past and present crew members from around the world and the important role their McDonald's experience has played in their lives," said Mike Roberts, President and Chief Operating Officer, McDonald's Corporation. "Our employees, from crew to management, take advantage of the career opportunities McDonald's offers, such as the wealth of training, education, resources, and most importantly, a company that values the differences that makes every person unique." http://www.market-day.net/2050/story.php [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]