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Kroc is famous for streamlining his [[business]], and he is often compared to [[Henry Ford]]. Like Ford, Kroc took existing concepts (the hamburger and the hamburger stand) and revolutionized them. He created extremely specific specifications for the weight, size, and ingredients of his hamburgers, turning them into a mass-produced commodity.<ref>http://www.forbes.com/2005/07/19/kroc-mcdonalds-franchises-cx_0719bizmankroc.html</ref>
 
Kroc is famous for streamlining his [[business]], and he is often compared to [[Henry Ford]]. Like Ford, Kroc took existing concepts (the hamburger and the hamburger stand) and revolutionized them. He created extremely specific specifications for the weight, size, and ingredients of his hamburgers, turning them into a mass-produced commodity.<ref>http://www.forbes.com/2005/07/19/kroc-mcdonalds-franchises-cx_0719bizmankroc.html</ref>
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Kroc was featured in [[Time Magazine]]'s "The Time 100" as one of the most important people of the century. He authored an autobiography entitled ''Grinding it Out.'' He was [[Marriage|married]] three times, and [[Death|died]] of a [[heart]] condition.
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Kroc was featured in [[Time Magazine]]'s "The Time 100" as one of the most important people of the century. He authored an autobiography entitled ''Grinding it Out.'' He was [[Marriage|married]] three times, and [[Death|died]] of a [[heart]] condition in January 1984, just before McDonalds sold their 50 billionth hamburger.<ref>http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/4-21-2005-68865.asp</ref>
    
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