McDonald's was founded in 1948 in the USA by Dick and Mac McDonald, initially offering a limited menu of nine items including hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and coffee. By 1949, they had added their famous French fries to the menu. Currently, McDonald's has over 33,000 restaurants worldwide in 119 countries, serving 64 million customers per day and employing 1.7 million people. They plan to continue expanding, especially in Latin American and Asian cities, and sponsoring more global sporting events to advertise their widely recognized brand.