McDonald's: Roadside Stand to Worldwide Brand

<p>Every second McDonald’s sells 75 hamburgers. It serves 70 million customers each day (more than the population of the UK). All this began at a roadside stand manned by two brothers: Dick and Mac McDonald (no joke). Then along came Ray Kroc who turned the roadside business into a global brand.</p><br><p>To hear the origin story of McDonald’s Dallas is joined by Lisa Napoli, author of <em>Ray & Joan : The Man Who Made the McDonald's Fortune and the Woman Who Gave It All Away</em></p><br><p>Edited by Tom Delargy, Produced by Freddy Chick, Senior Producer is Charlotte Long</p><br><p>Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free original podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, James Holland, Mary Beard and more.</p><br><p>Get 50% off your first 3 months with code <a href="access.historyhit.com/checkout?code=patented&a…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PATENTED</a>. Download the app on your smart TV or in the app store or sign up at <a href="historyhit.com/subscribe"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">historyhit.com/subscribe</a></p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey <a href="surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

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