Ray Arthur Kroc (* 5 October 1902 in Oak park, Illinois; "† 14 January 1984 in San Diego, California) was founder McDonald's corporation. With the pointed name "the Hamburg King "became Kroc into "the list of the 100 most influential persons 20. Century "TIME of the magazine taken up. It accumulated a fortune of 500 million US Dollar during its lifetime.

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When Kroc McDonald's justified corporation with a restaurant in the Plaines, Illinois, it was not it that those Hamburg one sold. Beginning of the 1950er was Kroc a Milkshake machine salesman, who pulled by the country, in order to bring its kitchen accessories among the people. He heard thick "and Maurice of the two brothers Richard ""Mac "McDonald, which used eight of its machines in its restaurant, California Diner, in San Bernardino.

With hope to profit from the success of the brothers Kroc acquired the Franchising rights, in order to open its own McDonald's restaurant. The Milkshakes, Pommes Frites and Hamburg one were exactly the same a hit in California as in Illinois. he bought the entire McDonald's company for 2.7 million USD to 1961 and opened restaurants approximately around the world. 1977 it wrote its autobiography "to Grinding It Out ".

The British musician Mark Knopfler wrote the Song "boom Like That" on basis of Ray Krocs success history, which is to be found on its album "Shangri La".

Quotations

• Man a hunger is the other man celebration. "- for example McDonald's quotes "from Siegfried Pater on the Cover of the book"

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