I must say, never in my time of chowing down on a Maccas cheeseburger or stealing a nugget from my kids' Happy Meal box have ...

1902: Ray Kroc was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on October 5. Ray Kroc was credited with launching McDonald's from a small restaurant to a global fast-food empire. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images ...

The truth behind McDonald’s famous characters has been revealed now that fans have learned who Grimace is. If you never knew ...

The manager of a Hartford McDonald’s Restaurant has been awarded a Ray Kroc Award, named after McDonald’s Corporation’s founder, for her dedication and running a high performing restaurant ...

McDonald’s, under Ray Kroc, in fact, began fundamentally reshaping our food system and food culture, to the detriment of the health of millions of people and the planet.

In 1955, Kroc founded McDonald's System, Inc., which would later become the McDonald's Corporation. He bought out the brothers in 1961 for $2.7 million, the equivalent of about $28.5 million today.