Finding Grace in a Burger Bun: An Incrediburgible Quest
4/24/202641 min
Dick and Mac are content with their lives: they enjoy making burgers by day and stargazing by night. Ray Kroc is a workaholic chasing success at any cost. When the brothers' relaxed approach to business collides with Kroc's ruthless ambition it will birth one of the world's best-known brands. This is the story of two very different approaches to making hamburgers - and two very different approaches to making money.
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[car honking] With jerky movements, a golden droid walks up to the counter of a burger restaurant. He turns to his companion, who's lagging behind. "R2-D2, hurry up," says C-3PO. [R2-D2 beeping] At the counter, C-3PO asks for a Star Wars poster. The smiling young server explains that if he buys a large Coca-Cola