McDonald's is among the most iconic and successful brands worldwide. Ray Kroc, a Multimixer salesman, stumbled upon the original McDonald's brothers' burger restaurant in 1954. Kroc became McDonald's ...

In his remarks during the McDonald’s earnings call on Wednesday, Kempczinski brought it full circle back to Kroc: That’s a powerful 13-word sentiment, calling back to a nearly 50-year-old book.

Technically the first McDonald's opened in Southern California, but there's a strong argument to be made it was not really ...

Director John Lee Hancock’s new biopic The Founder paints an intricate portrait of McDonald’s beginnings, telling the tale of a ruthless businessman’s quest for power and money. But, as happens with ...

A McDonald's gift certificate signed by Ray Kroc, redeemable for 50 cents toward the purchase of any McDonald’s product, sold for $2,200 on Wednesday afternoon at University Archives. The gift ...

The founder of McDonald’s, Ray Kroc, once said: “It’s no crime to lose unless you fail to do your best.” I remembered the quote (it’s from Kroc’s 1977 memoir, Grinding It Out) when I saw the news that ...

McDonald's is getting The Social Network treatment. Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs both were the subjects of prestige movies dramatizing the origin stories of the world's most recognizable brands, and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc didn ...

SAN DIEGO - Former Rapid City resident Joan B. Kroc, the billionaire widow of McDonald's Corp. founder Ray Kroc, died Sunday of brain cancer. She was 75. Kroc died at her home in the San Diego suburb ...