The fast-food franchise has now been around for half a century, and has 30,000 outlets. The original store in Illinois sold burgers for 15 cents. The company says it now serves 50 million people a day.One must also listen to Marc Knopfler's "Boom Like That", which quotes McDonald's founder Ray Kroc extensively. And, read - Fast Food Nation. Posted by James Zellmer at April 18, 2005 12:03 AM | Subscribe to this site via RSS: