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Sometimes we at HuffPost Small Business feel a little stigmatized as, well, "tiny. Take McDonald's. Once upon a time, the global behemoth was a tiny barbecue joint in San Bernardino, Calif. And it was a failure.

Created by brothers Maurice and Richard McDonald and franchised by Ray Kroc, this food chain has grown to serving 68 million customers across over countries daily. Year: Unknown Still active? This move greatly angered Kroc and made his desire to build his fast food chain alone. And that, as they say, is history.

Its headquarters are in Oak Brook, Illinois. They bought appliances for their small hamburger restaurant from salesman Ray Kroc , who was intrigued by their need for eight malt and shake mixers. When Kroc visited the brothers in to see how a small shop could sell so many milk shakes, he discovered a simple, efficient format that permitted the brothers to produce huge quantities of food at low prices.

What is now the biggest fast-food chain in the world began as a small hamburger stand in San Bernardino, California, 77 years ago on May 15, AP In , the stand caught the attention of Ray Kroc, an Illinois businessman who sold milkshake mixers. Kroc had received a "huge" order of eight mixers from the brothers and he was intrigued, according to McDonald's. Kroc went to California to check out the business and "was stunned by the effectiveness of their operation.