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The Founder features the true story of how Ray Kroc (played by Michael Keaton), a struggling salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers' speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. The movie details how Kroc maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.

Directions: Obtain a copy or stream the 2016 move "The Founder" starring Michael Keaton. Answer the following questions as you view the movie. Type your responses in the lines indicated in bold blue. Upload this Word document to the "The Founder" assignment section in iLearn. Grading will be on the basis of 70% correctness of responses and 30% quality of English and communication.

Question 1) Kroc introduced himself to one of the owners-Mac McDonald and tells him he has some operation and that he was the one who sold him the milkshake mixer. Mac tells him he can give him a tour and Kroc happily agrees. Kroc gets a behind-the-scenes look at how McDonald's operates. What are they doing that makes them so much better than their competition?