The Food That Built America

Season 5, Episode 12

Episode Title: Burger Empire: The Ray Kroc Story

Air Date: 2024-07-28

Overview:

In the 1950s, middle-aged salesman Ray Kroc is drowning in debt when he's inspired by a roadside burger stand he wants to spread nationwide, McDonald's; he creates the modern model of franchising and ignites a fast-food gold rush.