The Founder
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The film "The Founder" (2016) is a biographical drama about Ray Kroc, an American restaurateur and businessman who transformed McDonald's into a global fast-food empire. Kroc, initially a milkshake machine salesman, discovered the innovative restaurant concept of brothers Maurice and Richard McDonald in 1954. Impressed by their efficient assembly-line system for producing hamburgers, french fries, and milkshakes, Kroc partnered with them to expand the business.12
He founded the McDonald's Corporation in 1955 and opened the first franchise in Des Plaines, Illinois. Kroc's vision was for nationwide expansion and strict standardization, which differed from the brothers' more modest ambitions. By 1961, Kroc had bought out the McDonald brothers and continued to grow the company, establishing thousands of restaurants worldwide and turning McDonald's into a global brand.21
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