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Known as the largest franchise in the world , McDonald ’ s has grown from a single store in San Bernardino to a franchise of more than 37,000 restaurants . The company was founded in 1940 , and since its revenue has hit $ 22bn . “ McDonald ’ s continues to be recognized as a premier franchising company around the world . More than 90 % of our restaurants in the U . S . are owned and operated by our Franchisees ,” claims the company . APRIL 2019