Stock Picks - McDonald's Corp

Market Cap as of Sept 2009 : $ 61.22B
Revenue (ttm) as of Sept 2009: $ 22.56B


McDonald's Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, franchises and operates McDonald?s restaurants in the food service industry worldwide. Its restaurants offer various food items, soft drinks, and coffee and other beverages. As of December 31, 2008, the company operated 31,967 restaurants in 118 countries, of which 25,465 were operated by franchisees; and 6,502 were operated by the company. McDonald?s Corporation was founded in 1948 and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.