Ray kroc (born october 5, 1902, chicago, illinois, u. s. Ò€died january 14, 1984, san diego, california) was an american restaurateur and a pioneer of the fast-food industry with his worldwide mcdonaldÒ€ℒs Ò€¦ Salesman ray kroc has been called fast food's founding father. he was born in 1902 and grew up to sell restaurant products including paper cups and milk-shake mixers. Ray kroc raymond albert kroc (october 5, 1902 Ò€ january 14, 1984) was an american businessman who was instrumental in turning mcdonald's into the most successful global fast food corporation by Ò€¦

His journey from selling paper cups to milkshake mixers ultimately led to one of the Ò€¦