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McDonald's(R) Turns to Customers for New Spin on Famous Big Mac(R) Chant
OAK BROOK, Ill.
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"For 40 years, the Big Mac has been a familiar favorite not only to our
guests in
Jim "MJ" Delligatti, one of
To kick-off the year-long anniversary celebration last August, Delligatti
and his family officially opened the doors to the
Today, more than 500 million Big Mac sandwiches are sold each year in America alone. The sandwich is sold in more than 100 countries and, because of its global presence, inspired The Economist Magazine's "Big Mac Index," an annual comparison of foreign currency values against the U.S. dollar.
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