Sunday 3 April 2016

36. Grinding it Out - The Making of McDonald's by Ray Kroc with Robert Anderson


BOOK REVIEW: Grinding it Out – The Making of McDonald’s by Ray Kroc with Robert Anderson

Can I have the GCB set and the McChicken set please? Still didn’t get it? Yes, you guessed it! I’m talking about everyone’s all-time favourite fast food joint, McDonald’s. Many of us place orders maybe once or twice a week, once a month or even everyday if you swear by the taste of those fat-filled burgers. But did anyone ever bother to look behind the scenes as to who founded this fast food mecca we all resort to anytime? This marvellous, zesty read will fill you in on all you need to know about McD from the then till now.

Few entrepreneurs can claim to have actually changed the way we live, but Ray Kroc is one of them. His revolutions in food service automation, franchising, shared national training and advertising have earned him a place beside the men who founded not merely businesses but entire new industries.

But even more interesting than Ray Kroc the business legend is Ray Kroc the man. Not your typical self-made tycoon, Kroc was 52 when he met the McDonald brothers and opened his first franchise.
Now meet Ray Kroc, the man behind the business legend, in his own words. Irrepressible enthusiast, perceptive people-watcher, and born storyteller, he will fascinate and inspire you. You’ll never forget Ray Kroc.


In this classic success story, it shows how someone past his golden years can become a millionaire and establish an odyssey that promised followers of the crazed kind worldwide. After reading this book, I have never looked at a McD burger the same way again.

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