Name: 有關麥當勞的驚人事實 (Surprising Facts About McDonalds)
Uploaded: 2018-01-31T06:22:03.000Z
Duration: 4 min 51 s

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You may be surprised but McDonald's is no longer the world's biggest restaurant chain,

你也許會感到訝異，但麥當勞已經不是全球最大的速食連鎖店了

Subway is, with 7,000 more locations worldwide than McDonald's.

比麥當勞多 7000 家分店的 Subway 才是全球最大速食連鎖店

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McDonald's have 31,000 restaurants internationally.

麥當勞在全球有 3 萬 1000 家餐廳

McDonald's has more customer's daily than the entire population of Great Britain, they

麥當勞一天的顧客比英國的總人口數還多

serve over 68 million people every day, that's about 1% of the world's population.

麥當勞每天服務超過 6 千 8 百萬位顧客，將近全球人口的百分之一

McDonald's serves 75 hamburgers every second and was one of the few businesses that grew

麥當勞每秒賣出 75 個漢堡，也是少數在經濟大蕭條時期

McDonald's $27.5 billion yearly revenue makes it the 90th-largest economy in the world.

麥當勞年度營收 275 億，使它成為世界上第 90 大經濟體

McDonald's has 761,000 employees worldwide, more than the entire population of Luxembourg.

麥當勞在全球擁有 76 萬 1000 名員工，比盧森堡總人口數還多

It is estimated that 1 in every 8 American workers has been employed by McDonald's.

據估計，每八位在美國工作的人就有一位曾是麥當勞員工

In fact many celebrities worked at McDonald's before they became famous, including Rachel

事實上，有許多名人成名前也在麥當勞工作過，包括

McAdams, Sharon Stone, Shania Twain, Jay Leno, Pink and James Franco.

瑞秋．麥亞當斯、莎朗．史東、仙妮亞．唐恩、傑．雷諾、紅粉佳人以及詹姆斯．法蘭科

McDonald's is the world's largest distributor of toys, with one included in 20% of all sales.

麥當勞是全球最大的玩具批發商，玩具營收佔麥當勞總銷售額百分之 20

Between 2011 and 2013 McDonald's plans to open one restaurant every day in China.

在 2011 及 2013 年期間，麥當勞計畫每天在中國開一間分店

In the continental US you are never more than 107 miles away from a McDonald's.

在美國大陸上，你離麥當勞的距離永遠不會超過 107 英哩 ( 約172 公里 )

The farthest spot away from a McDonalds in the US lies in the grasslands of South Dakota,

在美國，離麥當勞最遠的地方在南達科他州的草原

between two tiny hamlets, called Meadow and Glad Valley.

兩個名叫 Meadow 和 Glad Valley 的小鎮之間

At this spot you are 107 miles or at least a 2 hour car journey away from a McDonald's.

在這裡，你離麥當勞的距離有 107 英哩，或需要至少兩小時的車程

Americans alone consume an artery-busting, one billion pounds of beef at McDonald's every year.

光是美國人，一年就在麥當勞消耗了 10 億磅的牛肉

The ominous McDonald's golden arches are recognised by more people internationally than the cross.

全球認識麥當勞金拱門標誌的人比認識十字架的人還多

A survey found that 88% of people could identify the arches, but only 54% recognised the Christian cross.

一項調查指出，百分之 88 的人認得金拱門，而只有百分之 54 的人認得基督教十字架

There are 10 countries where you won't find a single McDonald's.

Nepal, Kazakhstan, which is the largest country in

尼泊爾、其中面積最大的哈薩克

the world to be McDonald's free. and finally Barbados.

McDonald's sells unique items in every country.

Did you know in Portugal you can order soup at Mcdonald's and in India where the majority

在葡萄牙的麥當勞有賣湯品，而在大多數人

McDonald's serve meals such as the Chicken Maharaja Mac and the Potato-Patty McAloo Tikki Burger.

麥當勞則提供雞肉大麥克以及素食馬鈴薯堡

In Hong Kong you can order a Red Bean Pie for dessert.

在香港，你可以買到紅豆派點心

In France they sell a burger on a stone oven-baked ciabatta roll.

在法國，麥當勞推出用石造爐烘焙的巧巴達麵包漢堡

Pulp Fiction fans will be happy to hear that, yes you can buy a beer in McDonald's in France,

《黑色追緝令》的粉絲聽到這消息一定會很開心，是的，你可以在法國

荷蘭、德國和奧地利麥當勞買到啤酒

And all across Europe you can order a Royal with Cheese.

而在歐洲，你可以賣到皇家起司堡

McDonald's is the single largest owner of real estate in the world.

麥當勞也是世界上最大的單一地產擁有戶

They actually make the majority of their revenue from the rent payed to them from their franchise owners.

事實上，大部分麥當勞的營收都來自經銷商付給他們的租金

McDonald's paid rappers to mention Big Macs in their songs to appeal more to young people.

麥當勞為了吸引更多年輕人，請饒舌歌手在歌曲中提到大麥克

Hip Hop artists were paid about $5 every time one of their songs with Big Mac in the lyrics played in the US.

在美國播放的嘻哈歌曲，每當歌詞中提到一次大麥克，麥當勞就會支付大約 5 元美金給嘻哈歌手

But where in the world will you pay the most for a Big Mac?

In Norway you'll pay the equivalent of $23 US Dollars for a single McDonald's meal of

在挪威，你需要付將近 23 美元才能買到一份大麥克套餐

In Hong Kong McDonald's has wedding packages on its menu.

在香港的麥當勞，菜單上有結婚方案組合

Yes you can actually get married at McDonald's.

Hamburgers and chicken nuggets aren't that profitable, one of the most profitable items

漢堡跟雞塊並沒有那麼賺錢，其中一個麥當勞菜單上最賺錢的

McDonald's is the world's biggest retailer of Coca-Cola.

麥當勞是世界上最大的可口可樂零售商

But the Coke sold at McDonald's isn't your traditional soda.

但麥當勞裡的可口可樂並不是傳統的可口可樂

Most fast food chains buy Coca-Cola syrup for about 53 pence per litre.

大部分速食連鎖店以每公升 53 便士 ( 約 0.87 美元 ) 購入可口可樂糖漿

A medium Coke that sells for 75 pence only contains 5 pence worth of syrup.

一杯 75 便士 ( 約 1.19 美元 ) 的中杯可樂只含 5 便士 ( 約 0.8 美元 ) 的糖漿

Buying a large coke for 85 pence costs the retailer another 2 pence worth of syrup.

一杯 85 便士 ( 約 1.34 美元 ) 的可樂，零售商僅需花費額外 2 便士 ( 約 0.03 美元 ) 的糖漿

And last but not least, McDonald's apple pies are the hottest substance known to man.

最後，蘋果派還是麥當勞裡最熱門的食物