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Jim Delligatti took two years to convince McDonald's that the Big Mac was a good idea but 40 years on he takes pride in having invented one of the world's most widely eaten foods that is getting its own museum.

For McDonald's — and its new CEO — it's gut-check time. Jim Skinner, who was named CEO late last month after ailing CEO Charlie Bell resigned, is taking over a company that's lost two world-class CEOs in less than a year.