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riley Graves
Briley Graves
McDonald’s Founder
Ray Kroc
In 1917, 15-year-old Ray Kroc lied about his age to join the Red Cross as an ambulance driver, but the war ended before his training finished. He then worked as a piano player, a paper cup salesman and a multi-mixer salesman.
In 1954, at the age of 52, Ray Kroc began a new age in franchising when he became the national agent for McDonald's. Kroc, making his rounds as a milk shake mixer salesman, came across the McDonald brothers' (Richard and Maurice) small hamburger shop in Southern California. The establishment was simple, serving only a few items: hamburgers, french fries, soft drinks, and milk shakes. These two brothers became one of Kroc's best customers as they purchased several of his machines in his otherwise dying business. Kroc, curious about why the McDonalds were purchasing so many mixers, investigated the establishment further. With his keen sense of what American consumers were looking for in eating out, Kroc suggested that the brothers expand their presence. As they asked how they could do so, he offered his services as their agent. That is how the little restaurants with the bright yellow arches began.
All money means to me is a pride in accomplishment.
Are you green and growing or ripe and rotting?
Creativity is a highfalutin word for the work I have to do between now and Tuesday.
Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.
We take the hamburger business more seriously than anyone else.
Ray Kroc Quotes
How Many?•McDonald's does business in 119 countries around the world.
•McDonald’s is a family of over 2,400 Owner and Operators .
The original McDonald's was founded in 1940 by the McDonald brothers in San Bernardino, California.
First One?
The first shop opened in 1955 in Chicago as the organization became the McDonald's Corporation. Six years later Ray bought out the founding brothers. By 1965 there were more than 700 sites in existence across the United States. It wasn't long before McDonald's also caught on in several other countries. By 2003, the corporation held over 31,000 sites in 119 countries. Forty seven million people were being served every day and sales were at a hefty $17 billion. Although Kroc did not create the concept of the chain restaurant, he saw a niche and developed the plan to transform burgers, fries and shakes into a huge empire. Kroc was a stickler for consistency and cleanliness in all of his establishments. In addition, he did everything he could to keep costs down so that even low income people could afford a meal out at McDonald's.
Items on the Menu
Food Chain
FOLLOW A SINGLE PATH AS ANIMALS EAT EACH OTHER
the sun-> grass-> cow-> human
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WORK CITEDhttp://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/home.html
http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/our_story/our_history/the_ray_kroc_story.html
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/4-21-2005-68865.asp
