Kroc, Raymond A.
Kroc, Raymond A. Finance Definition
The
creator of fast-food restaurant chain McDonaldÂ’s Corporation, which started the
standardized, fast-food industry. Kroc was a 52-year-old milkshake-machine
salesman who, in 1954, bought the franchise rights to a small chain of Southern
California hamburger stands run by the McDonald brothers; seven years later, in
1961, he bought the company for $14 million.
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