McDonald's Corporation franchises and operates McDonald's restaurants in the United States, Europe, the Asia/Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, Canada, and Latin America. Its restaurants offer various food items, soft drinks, coffee, and other beverages, as well as breakfast menus. As of December 31, 2012, the company operated 34,480 restaurants in 119 countries, of which 27,882 were franchised or licensed, including 19,869 franchised to conventional franchisees, 4,350 licensed to developmental licensees, and 3,663 licensed to foreign affiliates; and 6,598 were operated by the company. McDonald's Corporation was founded in 1940 and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.