Ray Kroc transformed a small family-owned burger stand into McDonald's, the world's biggest fast-food empire.

Dick and Mac McDonald were the founders of the original McDonald's restaurants, but theirs was not an easy road. They endured ...

The way Ray Kroc tells the story, when he first encouraged the McDonald brothers to open more hamburger restaurants, they winced. The year was 1954. The place: San Bernardino, California ...

McDonald’s Corp. dominates as the nation’s largest burger brand. The Chicago-based company was created in 1955 when founder Ray Kroc opened the first restaurant for the McDonald’s System Inc ...

In 1940, Richard and Maurice McDonald opened their first burger stand in San Bernardino, CA. With the help of Ray Kroc, the brothers took their restaurant across the country over the course of the ...

Nadia Jean has joined husband Manuel in receiving a Global Ray Kroc Award, putting them both in the top 1% of McDonald’s managers worldwide Nadia Jean, the restaurant manager photographed with ...

Ray Kroc, founder and chairman of McDonald's Corporation, stands outside one of his franchises, holding a hamburger and a drink.Bettman/Getty Images McDonald's is among the most iconic and ...