5 Most Valuable Food Companies in The World

4. McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD)

Market Capitalization as of February 17: $197.7 billion

Chicago, Illinois-based McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) is the biggest fast-food restaurant chain operator worldwide. It began with a single drive-in restaurant in San Bernardino, California in 1955 and has since grown to nearly 40,000 locations across more than 100 countries globally and serves more than 60 million customers annually.

McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) currently has a market capitalization of $197.4 billion. As of September 30, its shares were held by 53 of the 920 hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey.