Kfc Swot Analysis
THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT AFFECTING KFC
1.0 External Analysis
For success within the airline industry, an awareness of the external environment is essential. This section aims to highlight the position of the industry, in particular looking at competitors and assessing KFC’s capability to meet current and future challenges. 1.1 PESTEL Analysis
An analysis of the macro-environment has been carried out using PESTEL
POLITICAL:
The operations of KFC are affected by the government policies on the regulations of fast food operation. Currently government are controlling the marketing of fast food restaurant because of health concern such as cardiovascular and cholesterol issue and obesity among the young and children in the country. Governments also control the license given for open the fast food restaurant and other business regulation need to follow such as for a franchise business. Good relationship with government in giving mutual benefits such as employment and tax is a must for the company to succeed in any foreign market.
ECONOMIC:
Though for last 1 year there was economic slowdown all across the globe but the sales of KFC and other fast food chains did not slow down to that extent that of other sectors in. The GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) is estimated at 2.965 trillion U.S. dollars in the year 2010. The GDP- per Capita (PPP) was 2700 U.S. dollars as estimated in 2008. The GDP- real growth rate in 2007 was 8.7%. Foreign direct investment rose in the fiscal year ended March 31 2007 to about $16 billion from just $5.5 billion a year earlier. So taking into considerations the economic factors of U.K KFC is safe.
SOCIO CULTURAL:
The social trend toward fast good consumption is changing and U.K has seen an increase of 90% fast food consumption from the year 2002- 2007. This increase is far greater than the increase in the BRIC nations of Brazil (20 per cent), Russia (50 per cent) and China (almost 60 per cent). Thus this shows a positive trend
1.0 External Analysis
For success within the airline industry, an awareness of the external environment is essential. This section aims to highlight the position of the industry, in particular looking at competitors and assessing KFC’s capability to meet current and future challenges. 1.1 PESTEL Analysis
An analysis of the macro-environment has been carried out using PESTEL
POLITICAL:
The operations of KFC are affected by the government policies on the regulations of fast food operation. Currently government are controlling the marketing of fast food restaurant because of health concern such as cardiovascular and cholesterol issue and obesity among the young and children in the country. Governments also control the license given for open the fast food restaurant and other business regulation need to follow such as for a franchise business. Good relationship with government in giving mutual benefits such as employment and tax is a must for the company to succeed in any foreign market.
ECONOMIC:
Though for last 1 year there was economic slowdown all across the globe but the sales of KFC and other fast food chains did not slow down to that extent that of other sectors in. The GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) is estimated at 2.965 trillion U.S. dollars in the year 2010. The GDP- per Capita (PPP) was 2700 U.S. dollars as estimated in 2008. The GDP- real growth rate in 2007 was 8.7%. Foreign direct investment rose in the fiscal year ended March 31 2007 to about $16 billion from just $5.5 billion a year earlier. So taking into considerations the economic factors of U.K KFC is safe.
SOCIO CULTURAL:
The social trend toward fast good consumption is changing and U.K has seen an increase of 90% fast food consumption from the year 2002- 2007. This increase is far greater than the increase in the BRIC nations of Brazil (20 per cent), Russia (50 per cent) and China (almost 60 per cent). Thus this shows a positive trend