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Raymond Albert Kroc was born on October 5, 1902, in Oak Park, Illinois, near Chicago, to Czech-American parents, Rose Mary [née Hrach] (1881–1959) and Alois "Louis" Kroc (1879–1937).
The Founder is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by John Lee Hancock and written by Robert Siegel.Starring Michael Keaton as businessman Ray Kroc, the film depicts the story of his creation of the McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain, which eventually involved forcing out the company's original founders to take control with conniving ruthlessness.
Ray Kroc. Walt Disney. 10. Ray Kroc. J.P. Morgan. J.P. Morgan. This year’s top-ranked entrepreneurs–as in past years–were predominantly white, Protestant, and male, indicating potential ...
WWII sees competing industrial empires joining the war effort in a united front to fuel the forces fighting abroad. In Post-War America, visionaries like Harland Sanders, the McDonald brothers and Ray Kroc battle to revolutionize the restaurant industry, and pave the way for the golden age of the American dream.
Ray Kroc transformed a small family-owned burger stand into McDonald's, the world's biggest fast-food empire.
Kroc bought the company in 1961 for $2,700,000 (equivalent to $28,400,000 in 2024), calculated so as to ensure each brother received $1,000,000 (equivalent to $10,500,000 in 2024) after taxes. [ 15 ] At the closing, Kroc became annoyed that the brothers would not transfer to him the real estate and rights to the original San Bernardino location.
In the film, Ray Kroc, a determined businessman, goes from being a milkshake machine salesman to becoming the owner of McDonald’s, turning it into a global franchise. Watch on Netflix 37.
Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California; ... April 15 – The first franchised McDonald's restaurant is opened by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois. [6]