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    Ray Kroc Ray Kroc was born on October 5, 1902 in Oak Park, Illinois. Kroc was only 15 when World War One was going on, but that did not stop him from joining the force. He would become a Red Cross ambulance driver. During his training he met a man named Walt Disney whom he would later have a professional relationship with. Kroc knew he would be a businessman from a young age. When he was young, his father took him to a phrenologist. This person could ,supposedly, predict Kroc’s future by reading

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    Ray Kroc Golden Arches

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    Before Ray Kroc, no man ever thought of creating a speedy business where people can get in and out of a restaurant in just a few minutes. No man ever thought of creating a ‘fast food’ restaurant that served cheap, high quality food that also came with speedee service. Ray Kroc was able to revolutionize America by taking the “McDonald brothers’ Speedee Service System and spread it nationwide, creating a fast food empire” (34). The golden arches have become a symbol all over the world and this all

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    Chapter 2 starts with a scene of the Ray A. Kroc historical center. Schlosser stresses the "Disneyesque tone" of the gallery. The author’s objective is to draw parallels between the two companies and their organizers: Ray Kroc and Walt Disney. Ray Kroc's name to acclaim came while offering milkshake blenders in 1954 in San Bernardino, California. The McDonald's siblings were two of Kroc's greatest clients. Their McDonald's Self-Service Restaurant utilized Kroc's unit that could make five milkshakes

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    In this reading, Schlosser observes Ray Kroc and Walt Disney’s relationship. How they both became the great salesmen they are today. Schlosser starts off in the reading by describing a visit to one McDonald’s Plaza in Oak Brook, Illinois. He described the building having oval windows in which he also mentioned a campus named Hamburger University where the McDonald’s managerial training is located. Ray Kroc was the founder of the McDonald’s Corporation who spread the McDonald’s brother’s Speedee Service

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    Ray Kroc

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    McDonalds restaurant owned by the McDonald brothers and in Illinois the location in which Ray Kroc resided and opened his first franchise. The film is based on the origins of the fast food giant McDonalds. It follows the story of Ray Kroc an ambitious, persistent and motivated entrepreneur and salesman. He is desperately searching for restaurant owners willing to buy his product- his milkshake maker machine. Ray struggles to find any interest in his product, but strangely enough, a restaurant in St

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    Movie Persistence

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    business drama released in 2016 that follows the rise of the McDonald’s empire. The film’s protagonist, Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) is a struggling milkshake machine salesman, who happens upon a revolutionary “fast food” restaurant during one of his deliveries. He recognizes the potential of McDonald's and strikes a deal with the two brothers to franchise the company. As the film progresses, Kroc proves persistence is the key factor to success, as he turns a roadside burger joint into an international

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    My favorite quote comes from Ray Kroc, a well known businessman who was a part of the advancement of the billion dollar company McDonald's once said "the quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves." This is my favorite quote because it directly states that which I try to live by daily. Before entering into my high school career, I set in my mind that I wanted to be as successful as possible by ensuring that I was a well rounded student. I made it my obligation to pursue

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    position on a topic in a clear and concise manner. In doing so, writers’ arguments are essentially more effective in representing the chosen subject matter. In “Your Trusted Friends”, investigative journalist Eric Schlosser writes that Walt Disney and Ray Kroc perfected the art of selling to children, however, this writing is laced with numerous, hidden, implications. Schlosser’s work subconsciously suggests that companies like Disney and McDonald’s prey on children in order to gain profit. This, therefore

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    Ray Kroc Research Paper

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    Ray Kroc revolutionized the way Americans and fast food chains handle french fries. Perfecting the french fry was a hard task that required a lot of experimenting. If the fry was too rich in sugar, for example, the outside would become too crispy, whereas the inside would not be fully cooked. The perfect french fry is crispy, golden-brown and filled with a fluffy inside. Kroc had turned a simple potato into an inexpensive snack that was easily mass produced. French fries are slowly killing Americans

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    of MacDonald’s, and how it rose to the top. The story starts off with a small business owner by the name of Ray Kroc, we see how he struggles to sell his product day to day until on day when two brothers place an order for eight of Ray’s milkshake mixers, this leaves Ray curious and thus he goes to investigate how a small shop could possibly require eight multi milkshake mixers. This leads ray to find a one of a kind revolutionary fast food restaurant, whereby you don’t get served at your cars window

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