The movie transitions well.

The story of a fast growing business over time can be complicated and hard to depict in a 2 hour film. It is done very well here.

At first Ray Kroc gets his own store and then seeks out his country club friends to buy franchises. These wealthy men in their 50s are semi retired, hard to control and have little enthusiasm for the business. We have the scene on the golf course were Ray complains about hamburgers not being made right and menu items that do not belong. One of the guys complains he just bought the business for income not to be managed.

Next we have Ray and his wife dining with more working class type people. These are young hungry people in their 20s and 30s are a better fit to franchise restaurants. So that is where his focus is. He actively goes after these people visiting the Kiwanis club and the Shriners for potential franchisees.

Then we have the trip to Minneapolis where he eats at a fancy steak house and learns that the owner wants to also have a Mcdonalds. Now he has reached a new level. As he explains to his wife when he got home people are coming to him about owning a franchise he no longer has to go to them.

Another transitional scene is where he meets Harry Sonnenborne who explains to him how more money can be made by being the provider of the real estate these restaurants sit on.

These scenes tell the story in a very succinct and understandable way. Very well done I thought.