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1
Q

Where is the headquarters?

A

Oak Brook, Illinois, US

2
Q

When and where was it founded?

A

1940 in San Bernardio

3
Q

How many restaurants are there worldwide?

A

35,000 branches worldwide, in more than 100 countries, since 1955

4
Q

How many countries recognise McDonald’s as a great place to work?

A

30

5
Q

When and where did the first international restaurant open?

A

1967 in Canada and Puerto Rico?

6
Q

How many people work for the company?

A

1.9 million

7
Q

How many people in the US have worked for the company at some point?

A

1 in 8

8
Q

How does the company advise workers to relieve stress?

A

Singing along to their favourite songs

Taking 2 vacations annually

9
Q

How many people work for the company in the UK?

A

91,500 people across 1,200 restaurants in UK

10
Q

What % of employees in the Uk are under the age of 21?

A

42%

11
Q

What does employment allow for?

A

Development of skills

12
Q

Why has the company been in the media a lot?

A

Increasing obesity rates, targets children who convince parents to buy them food which is unhealthy

13
Q

In 2013 what was the company’s revenue?

A

$28 billion

14
Q

How big is its economy?

A

90th largest economy in the world

15
Q

What might happen to native industry?

A

Can’t compete with the TNC

16
Q

What is done to cooking oil?

A

Turned into biodiesel, fuelling 40% of deliveries

17
Q

What % of packaging is made from renewable resources?

A

89%

18
Q

What % of litter in the UK does McDonalds represent?

A

29% of litter in streets because of fast food restaurants

19
Q

What has evidence from Minnesota and Colorado shown?

A

Awful conditions of chickens and unacceptable treatment before preparing the food

20
Q

What has there been a conflict over in India?

A

Government restricts the use of meat corresponding with the hindu religion whereas McDonalds bases its meals around chicken and beef