Short Stories of 2 Massive Fast Food Supply Chain Creators

 

Colonel Sanders's Success Story

Have you ever wondered how the KFC fried chicken was made?

Well most of us would have, but did you who was behind all these massive fast food supplies?

Yes, you have an answer right here, it's Colonel Sanders, who failed 1009 times. 

Born in a very average family, his single mother worked really hard to feed her young children. At the age of 6, Sanders was forced to take care of his siblings. He started cooking. 

At the age of 13, he dropped out of the school. 

he started working in many odd companies even after he joined the army and then at the age of 18 he was married, at 40 years of age he started selling his chicken recipes inside the gas station. 

Soon the business picked up and then he developed a secret recipe for frying chicken. 

At age 65, he became completely broke, and he lived in his car but still, he confidently visited many business partners he was rejected more than 1000 times.

With little hope, he finally found a partner and then sold his recipe and started the business, it went viral across countries, and he sold the company for 2 million dollars and remained as the spokesperson. 

He died at the age of 90.  Now, there are more than 20000 outlets around the world, and are ruling the current food industries.

Mastermind of McDonald's

The root cause of the massive fast food supply chain was started in the early 1940s by the Richard and Maurice brothers. 

At first, they started up with the sales of hotdogs at a minimal price their aim was "low-budget good product" concept. 

Later on, they started to sell hamburgers which became a fast-moving product. They started up many new franchisees but nothing went right.

Later in 1954, The biggest business phenomenon Ray Kroc a milkshake machine and a real estate business owner, found the burger appealing and convenient to eat, he wanted to visit the store, met the brothers, and asked for a franchise and he started the business in California, the hamburgers were sold with milkshakes and the business went a massive hit. 

He opened 11 franchises and 25 others later on. Many years later, Ray again met the brothers but this time he lent them 2.2 million dollars and asked for the whole company and asked them not to use the name "McDonald's" 

Further, they agreed and Ray took over the company years later in 1984, McDonald's started ruling the whole fast food industry, they opened 8000 restaurants in 32 countries. 

He proved his famous saying "The more you sweat, the luckier you get".