specific countries and cities allows McDonald’s to become “better‚ not just bigger” (10) giving the company the potential for increased revenue. In 2011 McDonald’s remained focused on maximizing their core business as well as driving down administrative costs. The company took in more in sales than the previous year while spending less‚ having an operating margin of 31.6%. McDonald’s strives to differentiate from its competitors by sheer growth. $2.7 billion dollars was invested primarily to open new
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2010). McDonald’s retails more than 32.000 restaurants in 118 countries. According to the company reports these restaurants serve approximately 50 million burgers each day. McDonald’s is one of the world’s most well-known and valuable brands. McDonalds serves the world some of its choice after foods such as The Big Mac‚ McChicken Sandwich and Chicken McNuggets. This is one area that differentiates the company from other fast-food restaurants. The attitude of the organization towards work and standards
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so much that he paid the brothers so that he could use their idea. Their name: McDonald’s. From 1953 the brother McDonald begins to franchise their restaurant. Neil Fos was the first franchisee. Beef‚ big business and fast service were the ingredients when Mr. Kroc opened his first McDonald’s in 1955. After that‚ many restaurants opened and in 1955 there were 100 of them. In 1967 McDonald open its first two restaurants outside the United States‚ some years later the
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THE IMPLICATIONS OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE THEORY AND REGULATION FOR SOUTH AFRICAN BANKING INSTITUTIONS By WESLEY NAIDU Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MAGISTER COMMERCII in FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCES In the FACULTY OF ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES At the UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA SUPERVISOR: Prof. JOHANNES HvH DE WET November 2011 -i- ABSTRACT The topic of capital structure has been one that has plagued the academic world for a number of years
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The Cost of Turnover Putting a Price on the Learning Curve by Timothy R. Hinkin and J.BruceTracey Employee turnover does more than reduce service quality and damage employee moraleit hits a hotels pocketbook. E mployee turnover has long been a concern of the hospitality industry‚ and therefore of researchers who examine industry human-resources concerns. One stream of research that arose in the past 20 years was an effort to quantify the cost of employee turnover. Although most managers
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www.thetimes100.co.uk Managing stock to meet customer needs Introduction McDonald’s is one of only a handful of brands that command instant recognition in virtually every country in the world. It has more than 30‚000 restaurants in over 119 countries‚ serving around 50 million people every day. All businesses face challenges every day. One of the major challenges facing McDonald’s is managing stock. Stock management involves creating a balance between meeting customers’ needs whilst at the same
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and Maurice McDonald at 1398 North E Street at West 14th Street in San Bernardino‚ California. Their introduction of the "Speedee Service System" in 1948 furthered the principles of the modern fast-food restaurant that the White Castle hamburger chain had already put into practice more than two decades earlier. The original mascot of McDonald’s was a man with a chef’s hat on top of a hamburger shaped head whose name was "Speedee". Speedee was eventually replaced with Ronald McDonald by 1967 when
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groups. Today the country is comprised of more than 80 ethnic groups and as many languages. (Central Intelligence Agency‚ 2006) This diversity and a major boost in tourism are appealing factors to a business with multicultural capabilities such as McDonalds. Ethiopia is almost twice the size of Texas and has an estimated population of 74 million. Addis Abab has a population of about 3 million and is the most diverse city in Ethiopia. The Amhara and the Oromo with over 65% constitute the majority of
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One of our group members currently holds a position at a McDonalds franchise on the Gold Coast. As a team we have collectively decided to take full advantage of this connection‚ and establish a sponsorship agreement with the Coolangatta Store. This store is one of four that the owner Michelle and Peter Orton own and run; Marina Mirage‚ Burleigh Heads‚ Coolangatta and Tweed Centro these four stores currently make up the over 780 McDonalds franchises Australia wide employing around 85‚000 people.
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Starbucks‚ McDonalds and Marketing Strategy Both McDonalds and Starbucks are looking into dayparts penetration as a growth strategy: McDonalds now owns the breakfast segment and is moving fast to take over the afternoon and evening segments‚ Starbucks is moving in the other direction and going from primarily a breakfast and afternoon snack stop to lunch and evening Starbucks is still focused on opening new stores whereas McDonalds seems to have slowed down it’s expansion‚ these expansion funds
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