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Ray Kroc: by Gabby Duran
Ray Kroc: by Gabby Duran
By Gabby Duran
Education
McDonalds
Ray first notices the restaurant, run by the McDonalds brothers, when he sold them 8 milk shake makers After he visited the McDonalds in San Bernardino he became convinced he could sell a milkshake mixer to ever franchise they opened and ended u p become their franchising agent. Ray became annoyed with the brothers not wanting to up more then a handful of restaurants, he bought them out for 2.7 million dollars
McDonalds
Even though Ray had bought McDonalds the brothers wouldn'tt give him the property so he built his first McDonalds next to the brothers and ended up run the brothers McDonalds bankrupt. He made strict rules on hoe the food should be prepared and still for a cheap price.
McDonalds
To keep on top Ray came up with two ideas that would bring in more profit for the company
1st was to have smaller McDonalds restaurants inside other stores This would save a lot of money of having to open a full size restaurant and also did a lot of advertising for the business.
Fun Facts
During The First World War Ray was actually in the same regiment as Walt Disney. When Ray was a child his father took him to a phrenologist, someone that practices reading the bumps on a persons head, and he said that Ray would have a future in the food industry. There are no McDonalds in Disneyland because Ray Kroc wouldnt raise the prices of the food like Walt Disney wanted. In 1974 Ray bought the San Diego Padres and owned them until 1984.
Timeline
Date Event
1984
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On average a Ray Kroc dies new McDonalds of heart would open alignment ever 17 hours