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Raymond Albert Kroc (October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984) was an American businessman. He purchased the fast food company McDonald's in 1961 from the McDonald brothers and was its CEO from 1967 to 1973. 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]
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 · Kroc would go on to famously mastermind the franchising system, turning McDonald’s from a San Bernardino sapling into an American roadside staple and, eventually, the world’s most-recognizable...
Apr 15, 2015 · The First McDonald's Franchise: How Ray Kroc Got Started 60 Years Ago | TIME. History. How a Late-Blooming Entrepreneur Made McDonald’s the World’s Largest Burger Chain. 3 minute read....
The way Ray Kroc tells the story, when he first encouraged the McDonald brothers to open more hamburger restaurants, they winced. The year was 1954. The place: San Bernardino, California,...
Ray Kroc heard how well the McDonald brothers were doing using his Multimixers to serve their customers. He met up with them and acquired the franchising right from them to run McDonald's restaurants.
Aug 4, 2016 · In real life, Kroc didn't make a cross-country drive to California. He flew out to Los Angeles and then drove to see the restaurant the following morning. - BBC McDonald's Documentary. Brothers Dick and Mac McDonald opened the first McDonald's restaurant (top) in San Bernardino, California in 1948.
