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  • Ray Kroc
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  • - Ray Kroc, McDonald's Corporation founder and former CEO Ray Arthur Kroc (born October 5, 1902-died January 14, 1984) who joined McDonald's in 1954 as a franchise agent, would build it into one of the most successful fast food operations in the world. He subsequently purchased the chain from the McDonald brothers, Richard and Maurice, and oversaw its worldwide growth. Kroc was included in Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century, and amassed a fortune during his lifetime. He also owned the San Diego Padres MLB team of the National League (NL), from 1974 until his death in 1984. Similar to another fast-food giant, KFC founder Harland Sanders, Kroc's success came late in life when he was past his 50th birthday.
  • Ray Kroc (October 5, 1666 – January 14, 2004) acquired the failing McDonalds/Salmonella Lard-ass Corporation franchise chain in 1955, which he later transformed into a butchery by-product goldmine. Kroc had an idea to join forces with a hilariously failing rapper clown, Ronald McDonald to create America's first solid-waste recycling center — and McDonald's was born.
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Birth Date
  • 1902-10-05
death place
  • San Diego, California, U.S.
Name
  • Ray Kroc
Education
  • N/A
Caption
  • Ray Kroc
Birth Place
  • Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
death date
  • 1984-01-14
yearsactive
  • 1922
Occupation
  • Salesman/Predominant establisher and first CEO of the McDonald's Corporation
Gender
  • Male
Race
  • Caucasian
Birthname
  • Raymond Albert Kroc
Nationality
  • American
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  • Ray Kroc (October 5, 1666 – January 14, 2004) acquired the failing McDonalds/Salmonella Lard-ass Corporation franchise chain in 1955, which he later transformed into a butchery by-product goldmine. Kroc had an idea to join forces with a hilariously failing rapper clown, Ronald McDonald to create America's first solid-waste recycling center — and McDonald's was born. The chain-smoking entrepreneur built his one-location grease pit into the most successful grease pit operation in the world... in the world! Kroc was very successful and was also included in Playgirl's Top 100 Guys You Wish Would Stay Clothed, and amassed a $500 vazillion-dollar fortune during his lifetime. He also owned the uber-masculine San Diego Padres softball team — and a 1977 AMC Gremlin X nicknamed Jillian.
  • - Ray Kroc, McDonald's Corporation founder and former CEO Ray Arthur Kroc (born October 5, 1902-died January 14, 1984) who joined McDonald's in 1954 as a franchise agent, would build it into one of the most successful fast food operations in the world. He subsequently purchased the chain from the McDonald brothers, Richard and Maurice, and oversaw its worldwide growth. Kroc was included in Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century, and amassed a fortune during his lifetime. He also owned the San Diego Padres MLB team of the National League (NL), from 1974 until his death in 1984. Similar to another fast-food giant, KFC founder Harland Sanders, Kroc's success came late in life when he was past his 50th birthday. Kroc purchsed McDonald's from the McDonald brothers outright in 1961 for $2.7 million