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18 Facts About McDonald's That Will Blow Your Mind
Before, during, and after the recession, McDonald's has been an unstoppable global force.
It turns out most people like eating Big Macs — and those who don't may still enjoy the countless unique items served by McDonald's around the world.
In fact, the burger giant serves more than 75 burgers every second.
McDonald's' daily customer traffic (62 million) is more than the population of Great Britain
Source: Yahoo Finance
McDonald's sells more than 75 hamburgers every second
Source: McDonald's Operations and Training Manual via Side Dish
McDonald's feeds 68 million people per day, that's about 1 percent of the world's population
Source: Societe General via Dominic Chu
McDonald's' $27 billion in revenue makes it the 90th-largest economy in the world
Source: SEC
The $8.7 billion in revenue from franchise stores alone, makes McDonald's richer than Mongolia
Source: SEC
McDonald's hires around 1 million workers in the US every year
This estimate from Fast Food Nation assumes a 700,000 domestic workforce with 150% turnover rate.
McDonald's has 761,000 employees worldwide, that's more than the population of Luxembourg
Source: McDonald's / Statistics Iceland
According to company estimates, one in every eight American workers has been employed by McDonald's
Source: McDonald's own estimate in 1996 via Fast Food Nation
Sharon Stone worked at McDonald's before she was famous. So did Shania Twain, Jay Leno, Rachel McAdams and Pink
Source: NNDB
McDonald's is the world's largest distributor of toys, with one included in 20% of all sales
McDonald's
Source: QSR via Motley Fool
Back in 1968 McDonald airlifted hamburgers to homesick U.S. Olympic Athletes in France
Source: McDonald's
McDonald's' iconic golden arches are recognized by more people than the cross
McDonalds in Delhi
A survey by Sponsorship Research International found that 88 percent could identify the arches and only 54 percent could name the Christian cross, according to Fast Food Nation.
The Queen of England owns a retail park in Slough, which has a drive-thru McDonald's
A McDonald's restaurant owned by the Queen, seriously
Google Maps
Source: The Telegraph
The Egg McMuffin was modeled on eggs Benedict
Herb Peterson invented the Egg McMuffin as a way to introduce breakfast to McDonald's restaurants. From MSNBC:
"Peterson came up with idea for the signature McDonald's breakfast item in 1972. He "was very partial to eggs Benedict," Fraker said, and worked on creating something similar.
The egg sandwich consisted of an egg that had been formed in a Teflon circle with the yolk broken, topped with a slice of cheese and grilled Canadian bacon. It was served open-faced on a toasted and buttered English muffin."
Source: MSNBC
From 2011 to 2013, McDonald's plans to open one restaurant every day in China
Source: Reuters via Paul Kedrosky
McDonald's delivers – in 18 countries!
Source: Japan Times
The only place in the lower 48 that is more than 100 miles from a McDonald's is a barren plain in South Dakota
AggData.com via Side Dish
Source: AggData via Side Dish
Americans alone consume one billion pounds of beef at McDonald's in a year – five and a half million head of cattle
Source: John Hayes, McDonald's senior director of U.S. food and packaging, via Side Dish
15 Facts About Starbucks That Will Blow Your Mind
With revenues of $10.7 billion last year and 16,850 shops in 40 countries, Starbucks is clearly the world's top coffee retailer.
The coffee giant celebrated its 40th anniversary this month but it shows no signs of slowing down.
Heck, its brand is so well recognized all over the world it doesn't even put its name on its cups anymore.
In the past few months it has announced new partnerships with other coffee companies and grocery stores, and plans to move into digital content as well as introducing new products. In some stores you can already have wine with your coffee.
It is pushing its international expansion aggressively which means within the next five years you'll see a Starbucks as frequently in China as you do in New York City.
Starbucks has added an average of two stores on a daily basis since 1987
Source: bspn.com
Santa Fe Springs, Calif. has the highest concentration with 560 Starbucks stores within 25 miles
Source: Foodio54
Starbucks had 137,000 employees or "partners" as they call them in 2010. This is twice the population of Greenland.
Source: hoovers.com
It opened its first store in Beijing in 1999 and there are now 376 stores in China. They expect to reach 1000 by 2015.
Source: USAToday
The average Starbucks customer visits the store 6 times per month while a loyal 20% of customers go to the stores 16 times per month
Source: evancarmichael.com
There are over 87,000 possible drink combinations at Starbucks
Source: Woman's Day
The original Starbucks in Seattle sold coffee in 8 oz cups. During expansion, they added the 12 oz and the 16 oz then got rid of the 8 oz and added the 24 oz and finally the 30 oz Trenta...
Source: The Seattle Times
The Trenta is slightly bigger than your stomach with the capacity to hold 916 milliliters. The stomach on average has a capacity of 900 ml.
Source: shanghaiexpat.com
A Starbucks grande coffee has 320 milligrams of caffeine, over four times the amount of caffeine in a Red Bull.
Source: The Consumerist
The Starbucks cinnamon chip scone has more calories than a McDonald's quarter pounder with 480 calories
Source: Woman's Day
The zip code that is the farthest from a Starbucks in the U.S. is Adak, Alaska where you would need to travel 1,044 miles for a frappucino.
Source: Foodio54
At $300 million, Starbucks spends more on healthcare insurance for its employees than on coffee beans
Source: Fast Company
Starbucks uses over 93 million gallons of milk per year, enough to fill 155 Olympic-sized swimming pools
Source: goodway.com
Starbucks uses 2.3 billion paper cups per year
Source: mercola.com
The owners almost went with the name Pequod, the name of the boat in Moby Dick, instead of the character Starbucks' name
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