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Ray Kroc

BiographiesConsumer brands and retail founders

Bought the McDonald's system from the McDonald brothers in 1961 and franchised it worldwide.

5 biographies about them

Biographies about them 5

No independent full biography of Kroc alone; his memoir and Love's company history carry the story.

Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's
Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's
Ray Kroc, Robert Anderson · 1977 · As-told-to memoir written with Robert Anderson.
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McDonald's: Behind the Arches
McDonald's: Behind the Arches
John F. Love · 1986 · The definitive company history and the fullest account of Kroc.
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Fast Food Nation
Fast Food Nation
Eric Schlosser · 2001 · The industry Kroc created, traced to its suppliers and workforce.
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Big Mac: The Unauthorized Story of McDonald'
Big Mac: The Unauthorized Story of McDonald's
Max Boas, Steve Chain · 1976 · Contemporary unauthorised account, published while Kroc still ran it.
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Ray & Joan
Ray & Joan
Lisa Napoli · 2016 · Kroc through his third wife and the fortune she gave away.
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