V. In 1955, Ray Kroc visited a small restaurant in California. The restaurant was built next to the road, so customers could drive up to the restaurant and drive away easily. The restaurant was owned and operated by the McDonald brothers, Dock and “Mac”. The McDonald brothers had developed a new idea for their restaurant. The brothers called their idea a “drive in” restaurant, and customers could order food from their cars. The restaurant also cut down on the number of choices on the menu, so the cooks could make the food very quickly. The restaurant specialized in making hamburgers, French fries, and chocolate mixture. Ray Kroc recognized the potential of the McDonald restaurant. At this point, McDonald’s is now the world’s largest restaurant corporation. In the United States, there are more than 5000 McDonald restaurants. Another McDonald restaurant is located in Beijing. In total, this restaurant has 1000 employees. Also, up to 700 customers can eat in this McDonald restaurant at a time.