Jesus Barahona, manager of the McDonald’s franchise restaurant at 1345 E. Euclid in Des Moines, won a Ray Kroc Award, an accolade that recognizes the top-performing McDonald’s restaurant managers globally. Barahona was one of 395 McDonald’s restaurant managers from 70 markets around the world to receive the honor, which includes a cash prize, trophy and the opportunity to attend McDonald’s Worldwide Convention in Barcelona, Spain. Barahona has been working for McDonald’s for 18 years, since he was 15 years old. McDonald’s independent franchisees and regional management nominate restaurant managers for the Ray Kroc Award, which was established in 1999 and named in honor of the McDonald’s founder.