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Raymond Albert Kroc (October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984) was an American businessman, widely regarded as the "Founder of McDonald's" for his role in turning the singular hamburger stand into the most successful global fast food corporation by revenue.
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]
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 transformed a small family-owned burger stand into McDonald's, the world's biggest fast-food empire.
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 ...
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.
The list also includes one book that won two categories: Romance queen Emily Henry's "Funny Story" was readers' pick for both "Best Romance" and "Best Audiobook," which was a newly introduced ...
Iacocca: An Autobiography [16] Iacocca, Lee: 1984 Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's: Kroc, Ray: McDonald's: 1976 (reprint 1990) J.R.D Tata: Beyond the Last Blue Mountain: R. M. Lala: Tata Group: The Science of Success: How Market-Based Management Built the World's Largest Private Company [17] [18] Charles Koch: Koch Industries: 2007 ...