Introduction Loyalty Scheme Case Study - McDonald’s Posted by on Wednesday‚ May 30‚ 2012 Under: Case Studies McDonald’s uses a combination of marketing strategies to build loyalty and promote their products. They offer coffee loyalty cards and student discounts. The student offers are divided into two; those that use NUS Extra Card and those that present valid student ID. Many companies also use the NUS Extra card to offer discounts to fulltime‚ part-time and distance learning students. Coffee
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Question 1 The location of Mc Donald’s‚ on the corner of Wangfujin street and the Avenue of Eternal Peace‚ is a very good strategic choice. It’s close to the heart of Beijing and Tiananmen Square‚ which is historically a very famous place and is still today a very active place. A lot of people cross this area every day and the fast-food concept match to the demand. Question 2 Mc Donald’s encountered the imperfect rules of Guanxi. Guanxi is one of the powerful forces values in Chinese culture
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McDonald’s Case Study Discussion Questions: How are customer tastes changing in the fast food industry? What impact do these changes have on McDonald’s? Customer tastes in the fast food industry are changing younger customers are more aware of the foods they are ingesting. While many fast food chains have healthy substitutes to burgers‚ fries etc. the stigma these chains face is that all the foods they sell are greasy and unhealthy. The baby boomer generation is has also turned its attention
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on sustainability. Due to the incredible global nature of MD‚ servicing 118 countries the requirements and cultures of each country affect the supply chain. There are region managers which are giving “freedom within a framework” to adjust their supply chains so as to meet local and national cultural practices. However since a large portion of their sources get spread out throughout the world there has to be an overall framework. MD has set up a global framework that AWO’s have to stick it‚ and
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follows: 1. Rivalry within the industry is intense 2. Role of government is minimal 3. Spending on advertising is high Rivalry – there are appoximately 8 million restaurants worldwide in an extremely competitive environment. Within the industry‚ there are about 300 companies involved in chain restaurants. Role of government – is minimal other than the oversight of food safety. Spending on advertising – the QSR sector is dominated by large chains which posses huge national marketing budgets that
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Improving Production at Sutton Branch McDonalds Productivity is a very important factor in a business. It is how well a business produces it’s goods depending on how efficient the output is made. For McDonalds this is very important because as a fast food chain we need to keep costs and waste as low as possible‚ whilst still producing quality burgers and chips to meet customer demands and company goals. McDonalds in general uses all three types of production. Job production is when one-off specialised
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McDonald’s Case Analysis: A. Situation Analysis 1. The Company: Strengths: | Weaknesses: | * Very strong Brand Name | * Lack of growth opportunities | * Market Share | * Market is over saturated | * Large Target Market | * Negative public image of food | * Broad Geographic Locations | * Young employees and High Turnover Rate | * Large scale of operation | * Legal actions related to health issues | * Play area for Children | * They have yet
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over 65 million people each day (1% of the world’s population)‚ in there 34 000 restaurants. (Business Insider‚ 2012) 80 percent of outlets are owned by independent operator using franchise as an expansion strategy to reach a maximum of customers. (Franchise Direct‚ 2012). McDonald’s $27 billion in revenue makes it the 90th-largest economy in the world and the $8.7 billion in revenue from franchise store alone‚ makes McDonald richer than Mongolia (SEC‚ 2012). McDonald employs 1.8 millions people worldwide
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obese children currently in our country. It will see a large change in how the companies can advertise as they feel many kids are being targeted from a young age by fast food companies. * All products need to have full nutritional value on them so consumers can be made aware of the health risks of some of these products‚ for example in McDonald’s they show on their chips the levels of salt‚ fat ‚ carbohydrates etc. and how each portion measures in terms of the recommended daily human intake of
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Case Summary: McDonald’s “Senior” Restaurant McDonalds is one of the world’s largest fast food chains serving millions of customers everyday. The main reason for their success is the fact that McDonalds adapts its products to fit the local markets. It is a truly ’Global’ corporation. The manager of this particular location faces a unique dilemma. She has a loyal clientele that visits regularly - seniors. Owing to the affinity of the staff with its customers‚ the seniors stay longer. Over
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