McDonald’s Corporation began with the McDonald brothers’ original restaurant in San Bernardino in 1940, and the business took shape as a modern franchise system after Ray Kroc opened the first restaurant for McDonald’s System, Inc. in Illinois in 1955. The company now operates as a global food service retailer with a wide network of restaurants in more than 100 countries, and official company material describes a substantial worldwide presence. Its business spans classic hamburger and breakfast offerings, beverages, desserts, digital ordering through the app, McDelivery, and franchise operations that support both company-operated and franchised restaurants. McDonald’s also emphasizes community impact, food quality and sourcing, the planet, and jobs, inclusion, and empowerment as core areas of focus.