Ray Kroc · every age

What was Ray Kroc doing at 51?

A 52-year-old milkshake-mixer salesman built McDonald's

1. c. 1954

   At 52, visited the McDonald brothers in San Bernardino

   He sold milkshake mixers and wanted to know why one restaurant needed eight. He talked the brothers into letting him franchise it.

   Source: en.wikipedia.org

Portrait: Photo: Unknown author (Family Fun Centers card, c. 1978), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · source