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Kroc is credited with the global expansion of McDonald's, turning it into the most successful fast food corporation in the world by revenue. [4][5] Kroc was born in Oak Park, Illinois, and worked a variety of jobs, including as a paper cupsalesman and a musician, before eventually becoming a milkshake mixersalesman.
Apr 2, 2014 · Ray Kroc was an American entrepreneur best known for expanding McDonald’s from a local chain to the world’s most profitable restaurant franchise operation.
Jan 26, 2017 · How Ray Kroc Became an American Villain. Considered a 20th-century hero by his contemporaries, the story of the McDonald’s mogul gets a 21st-century spin in The Founder. By Adam Chandler. AP....
Now, after all we've heard about Ray Kroc, AKA the Founder, and how he built McDonald's into a business empire, one can be forgiven for thinking that he, you know, founded McDonald's. But in reality, the restaurant was created by brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald (makes sense) in 1937.
Apr 15, 2015 · The red-and-white tiled restaurant, with the golden arches that would become the chain’s trademark, sold $366.12 worth of burgers, fries, and shakes on its inaugural day, per the...
May 23, 2018 · Ray Kroc revolutionized the restaurant industry in much the same way that Henry Ford transformed the automobile industry a generation earlier. Kroc's great contribution was to figure out how to mass-produce food uniformly in astounding quantities, and then to convince millions of Americans that they needed to buy this food.
Ray Kroc was in his 50s, and managing health problems from diabetes to arthritis. But he was keener on money than peaceful sunsets, and he loved life on the road.
Ray Kroc. A native Chicagoan, Ray Kroc left high school after his sophomore year to join the World War One Red Cross Ambulance Corps. The war ended before his unit was sent overseas with Ray returning home to earn a living as a musician and later selling paper cups.
6 days ago · In 1954, Ray Kroc, a distributor for a special milkshake mixing machine, was intrigued by the McDonald brothers’ need for eight mixers. Realizing there was great promise in their restaurant concept, Kroc became a franchise agent for the brothers.
May 15, 2015 · Fred Turner and Ray Kroc the executive leaders of McDonald's Corporation looking at blueprints of future restaurants in 1975. In 1961, Kroc purchased the company from the McDonald brothers...
