What name did Ray Kroc give the company he founded in 1955 to franchise McDonald's restaurants?

Ray Kroc named the franchising company he founded in 1955 McDonald's Systems, Inc.

Kroc became involved with McDonald's after selling milkshake machines to the restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald in San Bernardino, California. He saw that the brothers' limited menu and standardized preparation could be expanded through franchising.

In 1955, Kroc established McDonald's Systems, Inc. and opened a McDonald's restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois. The company later became McDonald's Corporation, the name most associated with the modern global business.

This corporate name is distinct from the restaurant brand used by customers. The McDonald brothers had already created the restaurant system, while Kroc's company organized and accelerated its national franchising and branding.