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By the time of Kroc's death in 1984, McDonald's had 7,500 outlets in the United States and in 31 other countries and territories. [22] The total system-wide sales of its restaurants were more than $8 billion in 1983, and his personal fortune amounted to some $600 million.
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.
Upon her death in 2003, Kroc bequeathed $1.5 billion (equivalent to $3 billion in 2023) to The Salvation Army solely for the purpose of establishing centers of opportunity, education, recreation and inspiration throughout the United States to be known as "Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Centers". [3] [4] [5]
Ray Kroc transformed a small family-owned burger stand into McDonald's, the world's biggest fast-food empire.
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
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
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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.