1. What makes Ray Kroc and the brothers different from each other?

I surmise the most important difference between Ray and MacDonald brothers is that Ray was ambitious and saw no limits to his dreams and always tried to reach the goal he had in mind.  Either by selling that mixer or by expanding McDonald’s.  In my opinion, businessmen should have an ambitious spirit, but at the same time, they should act cautiously so that they don’t run into a big problem that ruins all their efforts and makes them lose their capital. As we saw in the movie, McDonald’s brothers had established several branches with great design, but because the remote control was difficult and they had failed, they no longer wanted to take the risk of opening new restaurants and investing heavily in them.  

 2. Do you think the McDonald’s brothers did the right thing by selling out to Ray Kroc? Did Ray Kroc give the brothers a good deal?

Yes. I do believe that they made the best decision by selling out to Ray. As we know, Ray was not a good business partner to them.  He did many things as a secret, and sometimes he did not respect the opinion of the two brothers. At first, Ray wanted to prove his goodwill and by impressing the brothers, he was able to bring them to the partnership table.  But he was not honest there either and without a contract and just by shaking hands, he convinced them that he would give them a check of 2.7 million dollars.  But at the end of the story, this case did not end in favor of the two brothers.

 3. How did the local store franchisees make money?

Due to the rapidity of the system of buying and selling and distributing food, people’s attention was well attracted to McDonald’s, and local stores equipped the store with the money Ray paid them and then made a profit.

 4. How did Kroc make money? How was that different than the franchisees, running the local stores?

Ray, who had noticed the financial loss and was looking for a solution to solve this big problem, had realized that he was not in a good financial situation.  Then a good financial advisor found him and asked for cooperation and told him a great offer to buy land and then cancel the lease by leasing the land he owned to restaurants.

 5. Does this film change your view of McDonald’s?

Honestly yes. Initially, this story was perfect, and I didn’t think that MacDonald can have such an interesting history. In this movie, I felt sorry for two brothers. They were honest people and thought that Ray was like them, but Ray gave them the biggest in felicity.