The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which Eric Bleeker, senior technology editor, and Joe Tenebruso, analyst, discuss topics across the investing world.

In today's edition, Joe Tenebruso looks at McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), which he describes as "the best-run restaurant stock out there." Not only has McDonald's streamlined its services stateside, but it also has tremendous tailwinds in growing markets across the world and is opening new stores in China at a torrid pace.

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