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2. Joan Kroc - Wikipedia

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   Joan Beverly Kroc (née Mansfield, previously Smith; August 27, 1928 – October 12, 2003), also known as Joni, [1] was an American philanthropist and third wife of McDonald's CEO Ray Kroc. Early life

3. Ray Kroc - Wikipedia

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   Kroc and Fleming met in 1919, married in 1922, and then moved to Chicago, Illinois. Their daughter Marilyn was born in 1924. [38] He married his third wife, Joan Smith (née Mansfield) in 1969. Joan Kroc was a philanthropist who significantly increased her charitable

4. The Founder - Wikipedia

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   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.

5. How Ray Kroc built McDonald's from a small burger joint into ...

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   1902: Ray Kroc was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on October 5. Ray Kroc was credited with launching McDonald's from a small restaurant to a global fast-food empire. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images

6. How Joan Kroc's surprise $1.8 billion gift to the Salvation ...

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   When she died in 2003, Joan Kroc stunned the Salvation Army when she left what amounted to $1.8 billion — roughly half her fortune —with instructions to carry out her wish for the centers.

7. History of McDonald's - Wikipedia

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   In 1956, Ray Kroc met Harry J. Sonneborn, a former vice president of finance for Tastee-Freez, who offered an idea to accelerate the growth and investment grade of Kroc's planned McDonald's operation: to own the real estate upon which future franchises would be built. Kroc hired Sonneborn and his plan was executed by forming a separate company ...

8. Harry J. Sonneborn - Wikipedia

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   McDonald's present-day real estate holdings represent $37.7Bn on its balance sheet, about 99% of the company's assets and about 35% of its global revenue. [ 5 ] Kroc appointed Sonneborn as McDonald's first president and chief executive officer in 1959, which he held until he resigned in 1967, due to falling out with Kroc.

9. The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Center Coeur d'Alene

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   The Kroc Center in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho is a nearly $70 million investment in the community set among 12 acres (49,000 m 2). [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The Kroc Center houses four major components: a center of worship and performance venue, an aquatics center, a fitness and recreation center, and special event facilities as well as arts, education, and ...