Ethel Fleming and Ray Kroc met in the early 1950s when Kroc was working to expand the McDonald's franchise. Ethel was a franchisee who owned a McDonald's location in the Chicago area. Their professional relationship eventually blossomed into a personal one, and they married in 1961 after Kroc's first marriage ended. Their partnership helped to further Kroc's vision for McDonald's as a global fast-food empire.
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