Wondering what the next Happy Meal is going to be at McDonald's? The fast-food chain announced Aug. 19 that the TinyTAN Happy Meal with BTS characters is coming to restaurants in September. According ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. According to Bob Bernstein, the man widely credited with inventing the McDonald's Happy Meal, the company was skeptical about the concept.

The Happy Meal has been around for over four decades. McDonald’s hoped that the Happy Meal would bring more families into its restaurants. The Happy Meal craze began when they included toys like ...

Back in 1979, McDonald's ad exec Bob Bernstein had a lightbulb moment: Why not turn the packaging itself into the main attraction and toss in a toy? And with that, the first McDonald's U.S. Happy Meal ...