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Raymond Albert Kroc (October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984) was an American businessman. He obtained the fast food company McDonald's in 1961 from the McDonald brothers and was its CEO from 1967 to 1973.
June Martino (August 10, 1917 – January 29, 2005) was an American businesswoman who became Ray Kroc's bookkeeper in 1948 and ultimately rose to Corporate Secretary, Treasurer, Director and part-owner of McDonald's Corporation. [1]
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
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.
The brothers drew the attention of Ray Kroc, a milkshake mixer salesman for Prince Castle. [11] After they purchased eight of his Multi-Mixers for their San Bernardino, California restaurant, Kroc visited that restaurant in 1954. [12] That year the McDonald brothers hired Kroc as their franchise agent.
Kroc may have perfected a 728-pound bench press, an 810-pound deadlift and a 1,014-pound squat, but up until recently, there was a big part of Janae's life that was missing, even with all those ...
Initially, Arend declined Kroc's offer, stating, "I'm a chef, I don't believe in hamburgers." [4] [7] Arend eventually relented and chose to work for McDonald's, stating he was influenced by Kroc's persistence, better hours and benefits, and the opportunity to reach a broader culinary audience. [2] [3] [4]
“Isaac Ray Beard was born on November 7th and he kind of came into our life, it was quite a whirlwind,” Ray told People in February 2024. “My husband and I weren’t totally sure if we were ...