The document provides information about the American businessman Ray Kroc and his role in transforming McDonald's into a global fast food franchise. It details Ray Kroc's background growing up in Chicago and working as an ambulance driver and jazz pianist. It then discusses how Kroc took over the small McDonald's restaurant business from brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald in 1954 and greatly expanded the company, opening over 700 locations across the US by 1965. The document also shares some interesting facts about McDonald's global growth and success under Kroc's leadership.