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On 15 April 1955 Ray Kroc opened his first McDonald's franchise restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois, the ninth McDonald's overall, a date the present McDonald's Corporation credits as its founding.

The first McFlurry, a vanilla soft serve blended with Oreo pieces, was sold on 7 June 1995 at Ron McLellan's McDonald's in Bathurst, New Brunswick, and Oreo is the only original flavour still on the menu.

McDonald's brought back its Happy Meal Boo Buckets on 21 October 2025 while supplies lasted, adding a black cat and a red zombie to the classic ghost, pumpkin and goblin trick-or-treat pails.

McDonald's reported first-quarter 2026 global comparable sales up 3.8% and Systemwide sales up 11% (6% in constant currencies), with adjusted EPS of US$2.83 beating analyst estimates.

On 13 May 2026 McDonald's and Chicago Fire FC announced a naming-rights partnership under which the MLS club's new US$750 million privately funded stadium in Chicago's The 78 will be called McDonald's Park when it opens in 2028.

On 4 August 2026 McDonald's appointed 26-year veteran Skye Anderson president of McDonald's USA, succeeding Joe Erlinger, as second-quarter US same-store sales rose only 0.8% and traffic fell.

On 17 September 2026 McDonald's declared a quarterly dividend of US$1.93 per share, up 4%, marking 50 consecutive years of dividend increases and membership of the "Dividend Kings".

At its 23 September 2026 investor day in Chicago McDonald's detailed its "McDonald's > NEXT" growth strategy, with about US$8.5 billion of franchisee support through 2036 and 2030 targets for margins and efficiency; the shares fell more than 5% to their lowest since 2022.

The U.S. peel-and-scan game runs October 6–November 1, 2026, with food, rewards points and major prizes. The guide lists ten reported rare property pieces, their prizes and complete-set odds.