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  1. lyrics. Songfacts®: This song is about fast food, specifically the spread of McDonald's. >> The lyrics detail the story of Ray Kroc and buying out the McDonald brothers' hamburger restaurant. Kroc was a salesman for a milkshake mixing machine with 5 spindles called the Multimixer, and found out they were using 8 of these machines at a time.

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      The song isn't about fast food restaurants in general, it's...

  2. Apr 26, 2017 · The recent feature film The Founder starred Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc, the American businessman who acquired the McDonald’s franchise and built it into the fast food empire we know today....

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  3. Sep 20, 2004 · Mark Knopfler’s reflection on McDonald’s magnate Ray Kroc’s famous business acumen and infamous business tactics. McDonald’s was a family business before Kroc came along… Read More

  4. The song isn't about fast food restaurants in general, it's solely about how Ray Kroc shaped the McDonalds' restaurant into what it is today. Dwight from Henderson, Nv If you've ever seen him live, you can really appreciate his guitar playing.

  5. Jun 24, 2023 · The song “Boom, Like That” by Mark Knopfler tells the story of Ray Kroc, the founder of McDonald’s. The song follows Ray Kroc as he moves to San Bernardino, creates his own milkshake mixers, and then goes on to buy out two brothers that already had a successful fast-food business.

  6. Jan 19, 2017 · This is the song I have stuck in my head after reading David Sims’s review of The Founder —a new biopic about Ray Kroc, the entrepreneur who manipulated a small California burger joint away...

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  8. May 31, 2017 · Ray Kroc made a comfortable living selling milkshake mixers; and when he noticed the many mixer sales at the McDonald’s restaurant, he entered their lives like a curious cat. But, he used aggressive tactics to get them to try franchising again and essentially consumed them and their business.

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