| Particulars |
McDonalds |
Starbucks |
| Year Established |
In 1940 |
In 1971 |
| Where First Established |
San Bernardino, California |
Seattle |
| Original Business Type |
Barbeque Restaurant |
Local coffee bean roaster and retailer. |
| Original Founders |
Brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald |
Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl and Gordon Bowker |
| Later acquired by |
Ray Kroc – sold Milk Shake machines |
Howard Schultz – sold coffee machines |
| Acquisition Cost |
Kroc paid the McDonald Bros $2.7 million to buy the company in 1955 at the age of 53 |
Schultz paid the owners $3.8 million in 1987 to buy the company at the age 0f 34 |
| First Store outside US |
1974 in the United Kingdom |
1996 in Tokyo, Japan |
| First Initial Public Offering |
April 21, 1965 at $22.50 per share |
June 26, 1992 at $17 per share |
| Revenue Sources |
Rent, royalties and fees paid by franchisees. Sales from company-operated stores. |
Licensed Stores. Packaged tea and coffee. Branded coffee. Food Service Operations. Sales from stores. |
| Estimated Annual Revenue |
$22 billion |
$11 billion |
| Menu List |
Hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken, french fries, breakfast items, coffee, soft drinks, milk shakes and desserts. |
Hot and cold beverages, whole bean coffee, microground instant coffee, full-leaf teas, pastries and snacks. |
| # of Stores worldwide |
34,000 Restaurants |
20,336 Stores |
| # of employees worldwide |
1.7 million employees |
149,000 employees |
| # of countries where it can be found |
119 countries |
61 countries |
| Facebook Likes |
33,481,240 Fans |
26,993,917 Fans |
| Twitter Followers |
934,325 Followers |
3,349,993 Followers |
| Pinterest |
1,615 Followers |
69,902 Followers |
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