Case 1-2: “McDonald’s Expands Globally While Adjusting Its Local Recipe” Discussion Questions: 1) McDonalds has a mixed global marketing strategy that combines Globalization and the ability to act local. Globalization refers to developing a marketing strategy as if the world is a single entity and to sell the same product with same promotion‚ same packaging all over the world regardless of geographic‚ demographic‚ political‚ social and cultural differences. McDonald’s global marketing strategy
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Yum! Brands Building the KFC Global Brand Micky Pant YRI Chief Marketing Officer KFC International – Strong ’06 Performance 5% SSS Growth Nearly 300 More Traditional Restaurants BYA Update Solid sales growth across the world‚ with renewed strength recently South Africa Middle East Netherlands Europe FBU Mexico Asia FBU Australia U.K. France India Japan Germany Russia YTD 17% 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% 5% 4% 4% 1% Flat -1% N/A Note: YTD same-store-sales growth above are estimates‚ including
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Kentucky Fried Chicken and the Global Fast food Industry Complete an external analysis of KFC including a stakeholder (outside of KFC) analysis External Analysis = economic‚ political‚ social‚ ecological‚ technological‚ International Environment Economic Factors 1. Prime interest rates 2. Inflation rates 3. Trends in the growth of the gross national product 4. Unemployment rates 5. Globalization of the economy 6. Outsourcing Social Factors Present in the external environment: Beliefs
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spices were born. In 1957 Kentucky fried Chicken used to be sold in buckets. In1966 The Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation goes public. In 2002 the tricon global Restaurant Inc which owned KFC changed its name to YUM! Brands.INC In 2006 KFC serves customers in over 1 billion dinners in 80 countries worldwide. (KFC corporation‚ 2010) BRANDING AND BRAND DIAMOND: DEFINITION OF A BRAND:” An identifying symbol‚ words‚ or mark that distinguishes a product or company from its competitors. Usually
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In 1948‚ the McDonald brothers opened their redesigned restaurant and their fast food restaurant chain is the world’s largest. II. McDonalds A. History The first “McDonalds” restaurant was opened by brothers Dick and McDonald in 1940 on Route 66 in San Bernadino‚ California. The menu had about twenty five offerings and the “carhops” (workers who take food to vehicles) served people waiting in their cars. McDonald’s success thrives on adapting to consumer demands. McDonalds first started
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Introduction The McDonald’s is the global fast food giant‚ introduced in 1940‚ in San Bernardino‚ California by Dick and Mac McDonald of Manchester‚ New Hampshire. It places its headquarters in Oak brook‚ Illiona US. Their introduction of “Speedee Service System” in 1948 established the principles of the modern fast food restaurant. It revolutionized the American restaurant industry by imposing discipline on the production of hamburgers‚ French fries‚ and milk shakes. The McDonald’s Corporation’s
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KFC‚ or also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken‚ has been one of the most famous fast food franchises nowadays along with McDonald’s and Subway. Looking at the graph above we can see that Yum! Brands‚ the parent’s company of KFC are the third biggest firm in the fast food industry. By serving more than 12 million customers in 21000 stores in 109 countries every day‚ KFC has become the world most popular chicken fast food franchise. (1) However‚ over the past decade‚ KFC’s suppliers have been caught
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INTRODUCTION: McDonald’s Corporation is the largest fast-food operator in the World and was originally formed in 1955 after Ray Kroc pitched the idea of opening up several restaurants based on the original owned by Dick and Mac McDonald. McDonald’s went public in 1965 and introduced its flagship product‚ the Big Mac‚ in 1968. Today‚ McDonald’s operates more than 30‚000 restaurants in over 100 countries and have one of the world’s most widely known brand names. McDonald’s sales hit $57 billion
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food industry in terms of value ($ 6 billion). KFC is known by many and is a trustworthy brand in many countries mainly due to its early franchising and international expansion. Original 11 herbs and spices recipe. KFC original chicken recipe is a trade secret and a source of comparative advantage against firm’s competitors. Strong position in emerging China. KFC receives half of its revenue from China‚ where it operates more than 4‚000 outlets. KFC position in China is one of its main strengths
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History: KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) is a fast food restaurant chain headquartered in Louisville‚ Kentucky‚ United States‚ which specializes in fried chicken. An "American icon"‚ it is the world’s second largest restaurant chain overall (as measured by sales) after McDonald’s‚ with over 18‚000 outlets in 120 countries and territories as of December 2012. The company is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands‚ a restaurant company which also owns Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. KFC was founded by Harland Sanders
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