Baidu: Beating Google at Its Own Game Competitive advantage and sustainability * 60% market share‚ double that of Google Inc. in China * First mover advantage- developed a search engine that provided information in local Chinese languages * Offers searches in Chinese * Focused solely on Chinese * Knowledge of Chinese language and culture * Algorithms are different and better suited * Direct sales forces of 3‚000 people in 7 cities to better serve its customers
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paced. The Fast-Food industry gains more and more appeal. As the times change so do our choices‚ and more Canadians are looking for healthier choices while living a fast paced life. In 2008 the three most commonly visited restaurants in Canada were McDonalds‚ Tim Hortons‚ and Subway. Subway is growing rapidly in Canada because of its convenience and somewhat healthier choice in diet. Food Service Industry Sale Overview As of 2008‚ there were 20‚248.4 full service restaurants in Canada and 10‚525.0
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North and South America‚ Europe‚ Australia and Asia‚ but are only thinly represented in the Middle East and Africa. The primary food products the company serves are hamburgers‚ cheeseburgers‚ chicken meals‚ french fries‚ coffee and milkshakes‚ but McDonald ’s is beginning to offer healthier products like wraps and salads. McDonald’s serves 64 million customers each day. McDonald’s sells its products in 117 countries and operates 32‚737 restaurants as of the end of 2010. Of the restaurants‚ 80% are
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outlets (See Table 1). Headquartered in the United States‚ the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948 they reorganized their business as a hamburger stand using production line principles. Businessman Ray Kroc joined the company as a franchise agent in 1955. He subsequently purchased the chain from the McDonald brothers and oversaw its worldwide growth. [1] North America United States‚ Mexico‚ Canada Europe Austria‚ Belgium‚ Czech Republic‚ Finland
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mcdonalds.com COMPANY BACKGROUND: As a company‚ McDonald’s was first introduced in Des Plaines‚ Illinois in 1955. This was the very first McDonald’s restaurant‚ which all started in San Bernardino‚ California in 1954 when Ray Kroc approached the McDonald brothers with a business proposition to start a new company. In 1965 McDonald’s went public and was later‚ in 1985 added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. (www.mcdonalds.com) The company has gone through quite a few changes with its changing
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ASSEMBLE MADE FOR YOU Inspecting assembled products for appearance and taste : * For hot products‚ make sure they have been in the Heated Landing Zone(HLZ) for 1 minutes. * Unwrap or open the product’s wrap‚ check to see if the product has the following characteristics : -products look appetizing. - it is neatly and correctly dressed‚ with tender loving care. - it is not crushed or abused. -it does not have condiments on wrap‚ box or bowl. Inspecting assembled products for temperature
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Naturally‚ Filipinos are known food lovers‚ and they satisfied this kind of indulgence by looking for some variety of food that seems usual to their taste. This is the way how they relieve themselves from stress and exhaustion of both body and mind resulted from their everyday responsibilities; exhaustion that every food companies are trying to exploit by bringing out latest kind of recipe that will surely captivate the taste of many Filipinos. For example
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This new category is to cater these Asian consumers who still regard rice as staple food instead of bread (Interesting Menu Items‚ 2010). Singapore is the fast food capital of Asia. Facing 24‚928 eateries that come to one outlet per 192 people‚ burger chains are feeling the pressure. Some following figures might show the current situation of McDonald’s in Singapore. It is believed that 6 shops were closed last year. According to Nielsen‚ with making up around 50 percent of all advertising spend
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chain. Around the world (including India)‚ approximately 85% of McDonald’s restaurants were owned and operated by independent franchisees. Yet‚ McDonald’s was able to run the show seamlessly by outsourcing nine different ingredients used in making a burger from over 35 suppliers spread all over India through a massive value chain. Between 1992 and 1996‚ when McDonald’s opened its first outlet in India‚ it worked frenetically to put the perfect supply chain in place. It trained the local farmers to produce
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Restaurant Management 11 Compensation and Benefits 12 Compensation: 12 Employee Benefits: 12 People Promise: 13 Benefit Categories: 13 HR Policy at McDonald’s At McDonald ’s‚ their people are their most important asset. They provide the best employment experience for their employees in order for McDonald ’s to achieve their goal of providing their valued customers with the world ’s best quick-service restaurant experience. They strive to recruit the best‚ hire the best‚ and provide
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