1. Ray Kroc 10a Märt Margus

2. Raymond "Ray" Albert Kroc October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984 Kroc was a Czech American businessman who took over the small-scale McDonald’s Corporation franchise in 1954 and built it into the most successful fast food operation in the world He also owned a baseball team called San Diego Padres (starting 1974)

3. Early life Borned in Chicago in 1902 Had alot of jobs before he became rich starting whit: paper cup seller to band member Became a multi-mixer milkshake machine salesman, traveling around the world

4. The birth of McDonalds He partnered whit the McDonald brothers, afther the few years he bought the fast food chain from them ($2,7 million dollars) He invented a many new meals what became popular (hulaburger – whit pineapple slices) Ray Kroc became a very rich man

5. Hulaburger and Ray Kroc biography

6. Kroc’s death and personal life Died of heart failure in January 14, 1984 at the age of 81 Kroc was married 3 times Toward the end of his life, Kroc used a mobility aid to get around, an Amigo mobility vehicle (sometimes referred to as a Li'l Rascal)

7. Kroc’s highest moments Kroc was included in Times 100: The Most Important People of the Century and amassed a $500 million fortune during his lifetime. The former Dire Straits released a song about Ray Kroc on his 2004 album Shangli-La. It was inspired by Ray Kroc's autobiography Grinding it out and the starting of McDonald's, using many of Mr. Kroc's exact words: "Kroc style, boom like that."