... . McDonald's Restaurant was started in 1955 in Des Plaines, Illinois. The restaurant was named after brothers, Dick and Mac McDonald, but the pioneer and person who made McDonald's famous was Raymond Albert Kroc, a risk-taking salesman who mortgaged his house and spent his life savings on creating Mulitmixers. The McDonald brothers had already opened up a restaurant in San Bernardino, California. The ... ...

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... and what it meant to live in a free country. In consequence, pop icons such as Elvis Presley and McDonald's were getting ready to conquer America and the world as well. Raymond Kroc became one of the most influential businessmen ever. He started his career as a salesman of "multimixers" - stainless steel machines that could make six milkshakes at once. After visiting his ... ...

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McDonald's Corporation is the world's leading food service organisation. The corporation started out as a small drive-through in 1948 by two brothers, Dick and Mac McDonald. Raymond Albert Kroc, a salesman, saw a great opportunity in this market and advised Dick and Mac to expand their operation and open new restaurants. In 1961 Kroc bought out the McDonald brothers. ... ...

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