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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.
Kroc himself fully appreciated Martino's key role in the company and her loyalty in working long hours for little pay in the early years, rewarding her with an equity interest in the company. Thus, when McDonald's went public in 1965, Martino cashed in $300,000 of her holdings (equivalent to $2.3 million in 2018) and her remaining holdings were ...
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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
[59] [112] The restaurant chain also announced a commitment to donate $1 million to a survivors' fund, [101] [113] with Joan Kroc, the widow of McDonald's founder Ray Kroc, also adding a personal contribution of $100,000 to assist with burial costs, financial aid for relatives of the deceased, and counseling for survivors. [114]
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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.