The Food That Built America Season 5 Episode 12

Burger Empire: The Ray Kroc Story

S5 E12 Aired Jul 28, 2024

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.

Guest Stars

Jason Liebig
Jason Liebig
Self - Historian
Yohuru Williams
Yohuru Williams
Self - Professor of History
Libby O'Connell
Libby O'Connell
Self - Food Historian
Joanna Saltz
Joanna Saltz
Self
Vallery Lomas
Vallery Lomas
Self - Author

Season 5