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Ray's Early Life
Raymond Albert Kroc was born on October 5, 1902 in Oak Park Illinois. He had 1 brother and 1 sister. When Ray was a little kid he was very interested in selling things such as lemonade, soda, and groceries. He dropped out of high school to work at Lily-Tulip Cup. He sold a soda machine to the McDonalds brothers and got hired in 1954. He worked his way up the pyramid and in 1961 he showed the co-owners Maurice and Richard McDonald his plan to make McDonalds a global resturaunt. He bought the business in 1961 for 2.7 million dollars. He spent a ton of money on a local business which showed Ray saw great potential in it. Ray opened up his first McDonalds in Des Plaines Illinois in 1961.
Des Plaines Illinois where Ray Kroc had his first McDonalds resturaunt.
Ray once said " We provide food customers love day after day after day, people just want more of it" - Ray Kroc