Walt Disney Vs Ray Kroc

The brothers liked the idea because Ray Kroc was traveling the country while they stayed home living the life in California. He soon open his very first franchise restaurant Des Plaines, Illinois. Later Kroc sent Disney a letter informing of his newly franchisor position. Disney replied saying that Kroc could open a McDonald’s in his theme park Disneyland. The quandary was that Disneyland would sell the french fries for 15 cents instead of 10 cents were as the 5 cents goes to Disneyland for their allowance of selling McDonald’s on the premises. Ray detested the idea because he believed the loyal customer at McDonald’s were being ripped off. A decade later McDonald decided to change the mascot from Speedee, a chef with the head of a burger to Ronald McDonald, a clown inspired by the high publicized, McDonald’s sponsored show, Bozo’s Circus. This marketing tactic proved to be successful thus, inclining Ronald McDonald’s eminence against the world known Mickey Mouse. This long awaiting triumph boosted Ray’s ambitions of opening a cowboy themed amusement dubbed the name Western World. His executes opposed the ideas stating it would use to much of the company's funds. They compromised by building playlands at

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He was granted a licence to be a franchisee and opened his first store in Des Plaines near Chicago, Illinois in 1955. By 1959 he and the McDonald brothers had 100 restaurants running. In 1961 Kroc brought the rights of the McDonalds restaurants from the brothers for $2.7 million. 9 years later, he had over 1,000 restaurants in America, Canada and Puerto Rico. Kroc then made the decision to expand stores faster and further away, by 1972 he had opened an additional 1,000 restaurants worldwide.

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In this chapter, Schlosser talks about the relationship between Ray Kroc and Walt Disney as well as how both men became the men they are today. During the chapter, the many similarities between the two was described. Both Kroc and Disney were born in Illinois a year apart, they served together in World War I, they both dropped out of high school, they both moved to Southern California after the war and They also both became geniuses at marketing their products to children. Schlosser discusses Kroc’s various career choices before being sold the right to franchise McDonald’s. Once Kroc was sold the rights to franchise he sent a Disney a letter, inquiring if there might be room for his restaurant in Disney’s new park (Disneyland) but a deal never

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The history of how The Walt Disney Company came to be started from a small individual who enjoyed drawing and used art as a way to escape reality, his name was Walt Disney. After the World War 1 ended, Disney went to Kansas City where he later created an animated company that went bankruptcy. Walt Disney moved to Hollywood where he met M.J Winkler a distributor, Disney become part of her production partner. (The Walt Disney Company) In 1927 Disney created a series where the distributor copyright the main character and Disney only made a few hundred dollars, therefore Disney decide to leave and created that same series with a different name which was Mickey Mouse. Disney decided to go with his brother Roy and created Mickey Mouse films. When Disney wanted to put out Steamboat Willie many film producers did not like the film’s idea until Pat Powers decided to release the film in theaters. The film gave Disney enough money to start on other projects which later those project turn out to be such as the amusement parks, merchandise, etc. In December 15, 1966 Walt Disney died from Lung Cancer, Disney’s brother Roy made sure that Disney’s believes and philosophy about the company would still be passed on by the company 's employee. (The Walt Disney Company) The company kept going which has become of the greatest companies that are socially responsible and sustainable.

Since Richard and Maurice McDonald founded in 1948, McDonald's has grown from a small restaurant in California into one of the most recognized brands in the world with a chain of outlets that spans the globe. For over 50 years, McDonald's defined the fast food industry while indelibly etching its golden arches logo on the face of both American and global culture through such icons as character Ronald McDonald and the Big Mac sandwich. Millions of people started their very first jobs at McDonalds while even more began to have their eating habits redefined by the chain. Concepts like the drive-thru window were introduced along with the Happy Meal for children in order to provide a fast, affordable, and enjoyable dining. Ray Kroc, saleman

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McDonald’s began as a barbeque, and the brothers strictly offered burgers, fries, and pop. Ray Kroc heard about McDonald’s one day and went to visit the restaurant. Kroc was surprised by their efficiency and the quality of the food. Kroc liked the fact that the brothers could focus on the quality of food, due to the limited menu items. Subsequently Kroc realized their success could amount to much more and shared his vision. Kroc told the McDonald brothers that McDonald’s could be a national business serving people across the country. (At this point, Kroc did not even think about being international). Dick and Mac were thrilled with what they heard, so in 1955 Kroc founded the McDonald’s Corporation and opened the first McDonald’s in Des Plaines, Illinois. By 1960 Kroc had bought exclusive rights to McDonald’s. In 1961, Kroc developed Hamburger University where new employees were trained on how to run a successful McDonald's. Kroc wanted to develop the most efficient methods to store, cook, and sell food, so he had a laboratory built at Hamburger University where students' test different ways to make McDonald's more productive. Hamburger University is still in use today in the search for ways to better McDonald’s. McDonald’s had their first sit-down restaurant in 1962, and then in 1975, McDonald’s had opened their first drive-thru restaurant in Arizona. The first drive-thru restaurant was

Ray Kroc mortgaged his home and invested his entire life savings to become the exclusive distributor of a five-spindled milk shake maker called the Multimixer. Hearing about the McDonald's hamburger stand in California running eight Multimixers at a time, he packed up his car and headed West. It was 1954. He was 52 years old.

The deal was that McDonald's would sell franchises for the low price of $950. In exchange, Kroc would keep 1.4 percent of all sales and give .5 percent back to the brothers. This arrangement was far more favorable to the McDonald's brothers then to Kroc, but it was the act of a desperate man since his milkshake company was ready to go belly up.

In 1954 Ray Kroc became the first franchisee appointed by Mac and Dick McDonald in San