Vintage photos show what it was like to eat at McDonald's in the 1970s

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Product shot of a McDonald's Big Mac hamburger in 1977.

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McDonald's CEO says he eats at the chain '3 or 4 times a week'

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Chris Kempczinski, here in 2017 at the McDonald's corporate restaurant at what was then the company's Oak Brook, Illinois, headquarters.
Chris Kempczinski says he eats at McDonald's three to four times a week.

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I'm landfillin' it: Inside McDonald's' troubled history with recycling.

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I ranked 13 fast-food double cheeseburgers from worst to best. My favorite was one of the cheapest.

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Cook Out big double burger.

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Cracker Barrel tried to look forward while everyone else looked back — and it bombed

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The now-scrapped Cracker Barrel logo is seen next to its "Old Timer" logo that will return.

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Why the $2.99 Snack Wrap is part of McDonald's new secret sauce for success

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McDonald's headquarters in Chicago
McDonald's headquarters in Chicago

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I tried apple pies from 6 fast-food chains and ranked them from worst to best

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Three apple pies.
I tried many fast-food apple pies, but Taco Bell's caramel apple empanada ultimately won the top spot.

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A McDonald's superfan who's dined at over 100 of its restaurants around the world says these 5 are the most unique

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A UFO-shaped McDonald's in Roswell, US.
Gary He has been to McDonald's in over 55 countries across 6 continents, and one of his favorite locations is in New Mexico.

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I tried McDonald's $5 meal deal and understand why it's the cornerstone of the chain's new value menu

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McDonald's franchisees are upset by new royalty hike
McDonald's is seeing success with the addition of a new $5 value meal.

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I tried the same chicken sandwich at McDonald's and Chick-fil-A, and I preferred the cheaper sandwich

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McDonald's crispy chicken sandwich and Chick-fil-A's classic sandwich were very similar, but the McDonald's version was a better value.

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