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	Dick and Mac McDonald - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Richard "Dick" McDonald (February 16, 1909 - July 14, 1998) and Maurice "Mac" McDonald (died 1971), were two early fast food pioneers, originally from New Hampshire, who established the first McDonald's restaurant in 1940.
		In 1984, Dick McDonald was served the ceremonial 50,000,000,000th (50 billionth) McDonald's burger, having cooked the first one (picture).
		Richard McDonald died in Manchester, New Hampshire in 1998, at age 89.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dick_McDonald (580 words)

	Dick and Mac McDonald - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Their restaurant, named McDonalds' was originally a small drive-in venture in San Bernardino, California, known mainly for its milkshakes.
		Though the brothers' name is forever immortalized in the McDonalds' franchise, it can be argued it was actually Kroc who was the driving force and founder of the modern McDonald corporation.
		In 1984, Dick McDonald was served the ceremonial 50,000,000,000th (50 billionth) McDonald's burger, having cooked the first one (picture (http://www.el-mundo.es/magazine/2004/244/1085657108.html)).
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Dick_McDonald (201 words)

	Dick and Mac McDonald -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Richard "Dick" McDonald (February 16, 1909 - July 14, 1998) and Maurice "Mac" McDonald, were two early (Inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quickly) fast food pioneers.
		Though the brothers' name is forever immortalized in the McDonalds' franchise, in actuality it was Kroc who was the driving force and founder of the modern McDonald coporation.
		In 1984, Dick McDonald was served the ceremonial 50,000,000,000th (50 billionth) McDonald's (additional info and facts about burger) burger, having cooked the first one ().
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/di/dick_and_mac_mcdonald1.htm (181 words)

	Dick McDonald - Home
		Dick handled the business of proceeding with publishing and, via friendships, was led to an outstanding agent in New York who took them on as clients.
		Paula McDonald indicates on her web site “she has had a syndicated newspaper column in 77 U.S. newspapers along with her own daily syndicated television and radio shows.” That is a totally inaccurate statement inasmuch as they were not her own.
		Paula McDonald's web site further indicates that she “hosted her own television and radio talk shows for years.” That is an inaccurate statement inasmuch as it was not her own but rather co-produced, co-hosted and co-operated as a business by Paula and Dick as a coupled endeavor.
	dickmcdonald.net (1770 words)

	Probert Encyclopaedia: People and Peoples (Di-Dn) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Dick McDonald was one of two brothers responsible for the McDonalds fast- food chain of restaurants.
		Dick Whittington was an English merchant and lord mayor of London.
		Dirty Dick was the nickname given to Nathaniel Bentley, an 18th century English dandy who, following the death of his fiancee on the eve of their wedding, spent the rest of his life living in squalor until he died in 1809.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /C4B.HTM (1101 words)

	Company - history
		McDonald's Japanese President, Den Fujita, stated "the reason Japanese people are so short and have yellow skins is because they have eaten nothing but fish and rice for two thousand years"; "if we eat McDonald's hamburgers and potatoes for a thousand years we will become taller, our skin become white and our hair blonde".
		McDonald's environmental image was revealed to be a sham, and customers being conned when it was discovered that rubbish which customers were asked to put into separated recycling bins throughout New Zealand stores was sent to the tip.
		McDonald's was voted the 'Most Parent Friendly' restaurant in the UK for the second successive year by the Tommy's Parent Friendly Campaign, supported by the Daily Telegraph.
	www.mcspotlight.org /company/company_history.html (2904 words)

	McDonald's Thailand : ) เกี่ยวกับเรา (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		McDonald's Corporation was born on April 15, 1955, in Desplaines, Illinois, when Mr.
		McDonald's become an international concern in June 1967 when the first branch outside the USA was opened in Columbia, Canada.
		The building was the McDonald's Worldwide Headquarters, and sight of the building stirred up memories of his initial experience at McDonald's in the late 1960s.
	www.mcthai.co.th /aboutus/INDEX2.HTM (603 words)

	Dick McDonald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The McDonald brothers' mechanized operation was state of the art, but they were hardly the first to have thought of fast food hamburgers.
		Dick McDonald said he never regretted missing the millions he could have made if he had taken a percentage agreement instead of a cash payout.
		Dick retired to New Hampshire, making occasional appearances to hype important benchmarks of burgerometry, such as the 50 billion sold mark, achieved in 1984.
	www.goodbyemag.com /jun98/mcdonald.html (652 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The McDonald }btothers moved to California from their native New Hampshire in 1930, driven by the grim economy that had forced textile and shoe factories to close throughout the Northeast.
		What the McDonald brothers were doing with food was, as John Love pointed out, what Henry Ford had done to automobile manufacturing (and what Bill Levitt had done with housing): They turned their kitchen into an assembly line.
		They were comfortable at McDonald's as they might not have been at a more traditional restaurant; they came, ordered, and ate in the car, and if their children were misbehaving, it wouldn't annoy the other clients.
	tecn.rutgers.edu /coate/macd.txt (6925 words)

	gladwell dot com - the trouble with fries
		McDonald's fries, for example, are briefly dipped in a sugar solution, which gives them their golden-brown color; Burger King fries are dipped in a starch batter, which is what gives those fries their distinctive hard shell and audible crunch.
		Ray Kroc, in the early days of McDonald's, was a fan of a hot-dog stand on the North Side of Chicago called Sam's, which used what was then called the Chicago method of cooking fries.
		McDonald's and the other fast-food houses aren't the only purveyors of trans fats, of course; trans fats are in crackers and potato chips and cookies and any number of other processed foods.
	gladwell.com /2001/2001_03_05_a_fries.htm (3761 words)

	Restaurant Innovator Richard McDonald Dies at 89: Pioneered McDonald's, World's Largest Restaurant System / July 1998
		McDonald's chairman, Michael R. Quinlan, observed, "The global 'McFamily' of employees, franchisees and suppliers owes a debt of gratitude to Dick McDonald and his late brother, Mac.
		Dick McDonald had lived in retirement in New Bedford, N.H., since 1961, when he and his brother sold their proprietary rights in the business to the company Ray A.
		Dick McDonald was known as a marketing whiz, having devised the famous Golden Arches, the early "red and white" tile restaurant design (preserved at the McDonald's Museum in Des Plaines, Ill.), and other innovations including the "Millions (later Billions) Served" signs, while his brother Mac was known as the restaurant operations specialist.
	www.hotel-online.com /Neo/News/PressReleases1998_3rd/July98_DickMcDonald.html (903 words)

	Dick Contino: Interview Intro By Craig M. McDonald
		Dick Contino is flat on his back on the floor.
		The real Dick Contino doesn’t put music first, although he is a consummate professional and leaves the stage bathed in sweat and exhausted from full-throttle performing.
		The real Dick Contino is in the 12th or so year of a long-term relationship with a woman several decades younger than Dick who makes and markets her own jewelry.
	www.modestyarbor.com /dickcontinointro.html (1245 words)

	Sandy's History Hamburgers Drive-In Sandys 1960s 1950s McDonalds Hardees Burger King Lendy's Burger Chef Biff Burger ...
		This breaking with McDonalds resulted in a lawsuit that went on for years until it was settled with the four giving the Champaign location back to McDonalds.
		McDonald's had sought to enjoin the operators of Sandy's, Inc. from operating their drive-in restaurants in the City of Peoria on grounds that the operators had utilized McDonalds' trade secret.
		McDonald's, a California firm had the exclusive right to grant such a franchise and as a consideration for it was to get a percentage of the gross receipts.
	www.geocities.com /sandyshamburgers1/sandysearlyhistory/sandysearlyhistory.html (2365 words)

	NewStandard: 7/18/99
		Dick McDonald examined the machines candy companies used to make patties and found one that could punch out a perfect 1.6-ounce hamburger patty every time.
		Dick McDonald came up with the idea of the golden arch in 1953, not long before they opened their first franchise store in Phoenix, Ariz. "I'll put the damn things in, but don't tell anyone I was involved in it," his architect said.
		Dick McDonald moved back to New Hampshire, married West High School sweetheart Dorothy Jones, and retired at about the same time Manchester's first McDonald's opened in 1964.
	www.s-t.com /daily/07-99/07-18-99/f05bu180.htm (1646 words)

	MSS Biography - Dick McDonald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Dick McDonald has over twenty years of service industry experience in operations, distribution, and logistics.
		Dick joined MSS as Director of Operations in June 1999.
		Dick has led our ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System from its inception, and continues to provide the framework that strives for improvements for both MSS and our customers.
	www.mss1.com /bio_dickm.htm (69 words)

	sbr66_museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		McDonald brothers open their first restaurant (the Airdome) in Arcadia, California selling hot dogs, orange jueic, coffee and tea.
		Dick McDonald studied his menu and discovered that 80% of his sales were generated by hamburgers!
		McDonald's was inducted into the San Bernardino Route 66 Cruisin' Hall of Fame.
	www.wemweb.com /chr66a/sbr66_museum/sbmcdonalds_history.html (568 words)

	JS Online: Former clients join public relations pro
		Veteran ad and public relations professional Dick McDonald is heading a consulting business that includes former executives of companies his agency served.
		McDonald said the consulting firm was focusing on advising clients on marketing and strategic planning.
		Beyond his agency work, McDonald gained national prominence in the 1970s after he and his wife at the time published "Loving Free," a book on their marriage that included a portrait of their sex life.
	www.jsonline.com /bym/news/feb05/304199.asp?format=print (258 words)

	News of Delaware County - News - 08/03/2005 - Rugby team asks 'What's in a name?' McDonald's answers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		McDonald's says that "McBrat" is deceptively close to "McKids," the trademark the international fast-food king uses on a line of toys sold through various retail outlets.
		The founders were Maurice (Mac) and Dick McDonald, sons of Pat McDonald, who had worked in a Manchester, New Hampshire, shoe factory for 40 years.
		In the game of rugby, a scrimmage, or "scrum" for short, is when "two sets of forwards mass together around the ball and, with their heads down, try to shoulder their opponents off the ball and kick it to their own team," according to my trusty American Heritage Dictionary.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=14971062&BRD=1725&PAG=461&dept_id=45406& (669 words)

	The New Social Security for the 21st Century - The Ownership Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Dick was born in 1934 in Hollywood CA and reared in West Hollywood.
		Dick spent ten years at Arthur Andersen and left in 1968 to run a film production company he formed with two partners (Getty, McDonald and Fromkess) at the Goldwyn and Warner Studios.
		Dick hopes to mount a national campaign to privatize both business and public retirement funds into the New Social Security.
	www.thenewsocialsecurity.com /Dick_McDonald.html (427 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Mac and Dick McDonald were the owners of the restaurant, and they just didn’t seem too keen on the idea of expanding their small restaurant and turning McDonald’s into a household name.
		McDonald’s was now something he could call his own, and he could now set his plan for national expansion into action.
		The McDonald’s concept was a huge success, and most everyone credited Kroc for making his discovery of McDonald’s and turning it into a worldwide operation with restaurant locations in many foreign countries.
	www.epinions.com /content_64870387332 (1873 words)

	Archiseek - Frank McDonald/Dick Gleeson Interview
		Frank McDonald’s books record the misdeeds, crimes and national disasters that builders call progress in Dublin.
		Dick Gleeson is the newly appointed Planner of Dublin City — in other words, a man with considerable responsibility for the future appearance of the city.
		If Dick Gleeson actually acheives his vision Dublin will be much better off.
	www.archiseek.com /content/printthread.php?t=3408 (1375 words)

	William MacDougall: Shaking the Golden Arches
		McDonald's stock had fallen to one third of its value since Greenberg was appointed CEO in 1998, with shares plunging to a seven year low last Autumn.
		McDonald's announced in November that it is to shut 175 stores in 10 countries (pulling out of three countries altogether)--reversing its 20 year policy of expansion.
		The irony of this was doubtless lost on McDonald's top brass who set the November 20th date to coincide with the anniversary of the UN adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
	www.counterpunch.org /macdougall01092003.html (1746 words)

	McDonald's Media Site: McDonald's Timeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Dick McDonald, who along with his brother Mac, started the McDonald’s system 41 years earlier, ate the ceremonial burger.
		• McDonald’s restaurants across the western portion of Washington state assist in providing relief for residents affected by their winter storm.
		• McDonald's announces the introduction of Made for You, a new food preparation system that is expected to be installed in virtually all restaurants in the U.S. and Canada by the end of 1999.
	www.media.mcdonalds.com /secured/company/history/timeline (3601 words)

	Fifties Web Pop History - The History of McDonalds
		In early 1954 Ray Kroc drove to San Bernadino, CA to see what all the fuss was with a hamburger stand owned by Dick and Maurice (Mac) McDonald.
		Now, the Dick and Mac McDonald were men with priorities.
		Years later, Dick McDonald when asked if he had any regrets said, "I would have wound up in some skyscraper somewhere with about four ulcers and eight tax attorneys trying to figure out how to pay all my income tax."
	www.fiftiesweb.com /pop/mcdonalds.htm (447 words)

	CBS News \| McDonald's Founder Dies At 89 \| December 13, 1999 05:18:41
		Dick McDonald was known as a marketing whiz, having first sketched the famous Golden Arches, the early "red and white" tile restaurant design, and the "Millions Served" signs, while his brother, Mac, was known as the restaurant operations specialist.
		The building housing the original McDonald's on 14th and E streets in San Bernardino was razed in 1972.
		From 1961, Dick McDonal lived in Bedford, N.H. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; a stepson, Gale French; and two grandchildren.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/1998/07/15/national/main13949.shtml (516 words)

	History of The Historic Site of the Original McDonald's in San Bernardino
		Maurice and Richard McDonald were founders of the world-wide chain.
		In 1961 the McDonald brothers sold their restaurant chain to Chicago Executive Ray Kroc for 2.7 million.
		Original McDonald's property is purchased by Albert Okura - Founder of Juan Pollo Restaurants after he reads foreclosure in newspaper.
	www.route-66.com /mcdonalds/history.htm (598 words)

	Keyword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Ronald McDonald -- the iconic character that is not only a corporate mascot but also a global symbol of everything good and bad about America -- is undergoing a makeover that will change his look, sense of humor and role at the fast-food chain.
		Keith McDonald, 41, a former president of the West Basin Municipal Water District board, was convicted in October of receiving kickbacks and paying off three Carson City Council members for their support of a $6 million public bus service contract.
		McDonald and his mother, Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald, D-Torrance, asked for leniency, with the congresswoman writing in a letter to the court that her son was in an "unfortunate...
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=mcdonald (1739 words)

	McDonald's South Africa - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Hearing about the McDonald's hamburger stand in California running eight Multimixers at a time, he packed up his car and headed west.
		Seizing the day, he pitched the idea of opening up several restaurants to the brothers Dick and Mac McDonald, convinced that he could sell eight of his Multimixers to each and every one.
		McDonald's is popping up in more non-traditional locations like Amoco and Chevron stations, with full menu offerings and dining room seating, just like you'll find in a traditional McDonald's.
	www.mcdonalds.co.za /?item=history (584 words)

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