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Ray Kroc was an American businessman who built McDonald's into a global fast-food empire. His business innovations and expansion strategies fundamentally shaped the modern fast-food industry and American consumer culture.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1902
- Died
- 1984
- Works
- 3
Top works
- San shi nian shi yi bei
- Grinding it out
- Grinding It Out
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Acting · Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Was an American businessman. He purchased the fast food company McDonald's in 1961 and was its CEO from 1967 to 1973. Kroc is credited with the global expansion of McDonald's, turning it into the most successful fast food corporation in the world. After retiring from McDonald's, he owned the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1974 until his death in 1984.
Known for
- Nineteen Summers: San Diego Padres 1969-19881988
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- 18
- Total plays
- 235
Key facts
- Born
- Raymond Albert Kroc , ( 1902-10-05 ) October 5, 1902, Oak Park, Illinois , U.S.
- Died
- January 14, 1984 (1984-01-14) (aged 81), San Diego , California, U.S.
- Resting place
- El Camino Memorial Park
- Spouses
- Ethel Fleming ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1922 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1961 ) Jane Dobbins Green ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1968 ) Joan Smith ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 )
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Key dates
- Born
- 5 October 1902
- Died
- 14 January 1984
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Oak Park
- Place of death
- San Diego
- Spouse
- Joan Kroc
- Occupation
- entrepreneur
- Employer
- Q470110
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Field of work
- fast food restaurant
Article
Raymond Albert Kroc (October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984) was an American businessman who was instrumental in turning McDonald's into the most successful global fast food corporation by revenue. He purchased the brand from the McDonald Brothers in 1961, after several years as their franchising agent, and served as the leader of the company until his death.
Kroc was born in Oak Park, Illinois, and worked a variety of jobs, including as a paper cup salesman and a musician, before eventually becoming a milkshake mixer salesman. In 1954, he visited a hamburger restaurant in San Bernardino, California, owned by Richard and Maurice McDonald. Kroc was impressed with the efficiency and speed of the restaurant's operations, and he convinced the brothers to allow him to franchise the concept.
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