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Which entrepreneur transformed a small California burger stand he purchased in 1954 into the McDonald's global franchise empire?
Answer
Ray Kroc
Ray Kroc bought the original McDonald's burger stand in San Bernardino, California, and built it into a worldwide franchise empire by standardizing operations rather than focusing on the food itself.
💡 Did you know?
Ray Kroc didn't invent McDonald's—he bought a small San Bernardino burger stand in 1954 and turned it into a $200 billion empire by obsessing over systems, not food.
Other options people guess
- Colonel Harland Sanders
- Dave Thomas
- Glen Bell
Topics
- franchising
- mcdonalds
- entrepreneurship
- business-history
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