What was the name of McDonald's first corporate entity, established by Ray Kroc in 1955?

Ray Kroc established McDonald's System, Inc. as the company's first corporate entity in 1955.

Kroc created the company while developing the franchise system around the McDonald brothers' restaurant concept. The name reflected the business's role in organizing and standardizing McDonald's restaurant operations rather than simply naming one location.

In 1960, the company changed its name to McDonald's Corporation. That later name is the one most people recognize, but it was not the original corporate name used during the early franchising period.

The corporate-name change is separate from the opening of Kroc's first McDonald's restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois, in 1955. Together, these events helped establish the legal and operational foundation for McDonald's national branding and expansion.