McDonald s is one of the leading global food service retailers with more than 30,000 local restaurants that serve nearly 50 million people in 120-plus countries each day. As one of the world's most well-known and valuable brands, McDonald s holds a leading share in the globally branded quick-service restaurant segment of the informal eating-out market in virtually every country in which it does business. The restaurant s menu features a variety of burgers, such as the Big Mac and Quarter Pounder, as well as French fries, Chicken McNuggets and Egg McMuffins. McDonald s also offers an array of beverages, such as soda, ice tea, orange juice, milk and coffee. The company s history began in Des Plaines, Ill., in 1955.