chain Starbucks‚ McDonalds and Burger King. On 20 July‚ 2014‚ Shanghai TV news channel and Dragon TV reported news of Shanghai Husi Food Corporate Limited (Husi) ‚ which is one of the suppliers of McDonalds in China and Hong Kong. The news is about Husi using processed expired chicken to produce chicken nuggets or fried chicken and then supplied them to McDonalds. There were 18 tons of expired materials in total. McDonalds is the biggest sufferer in this case. Although McDonalds has a routine inspection
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McDonald is the largest fast food restaurant brand in the world. It provides a mass fast food service with great-tasting and high quality foods as well as speed and convenience to customers. (McDonald annual report 2013) It operates with a low variety and high volume products. Technology is used to improve operation process in order to produce standardized service to individual customer. Thus only limited customization of service‚ and limited contact between customers and staffs can be made. (Greasley
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I have decided to use McDonalds for my portfolio project. McDonald’s operates the biggest chain of fast food restaurants in the world. They serve over 500 million customers in 100 countries. The company was established in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant by two brothers. Ray Kroc purchased the organization in 1955 and oversaw its growth around the world. McDonalds has a unique system of operations. A typical McDonald restaurant is either owned by a corporation‚ a franchisee or an affiliate. The company
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1. How strong are the competitive forces confronting Blue Nile and other online retail jewelers? Which one of the five competitive forces is the strongest? Do a five-forces analysis to support your answer. The companies that are competing in this industry are Blue Nile‚ Zales‚ Tiffany ’s‚ Online Jewelry Stores (Diamonds.com‚ etc…)‚ and Local Jewelers. The Rivalry among the competing sellers is strong because there are many competitors and they are basically offering the same product. Also‚ the
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201KM GROUP PROJECT CASE STUDY 4 McDonalds and Hong Kong McDonalds celebrated its 50th anniversary in April 15‚ 2005 and remained true to the statement "As far as I can tell‚ the only place you can’t get a Big Mac is in outer space." (1990) The company operates as a global business through franchising. In 2004‚ the company reported to have established 30‚000 local restaurants located in 115 countries across five continents. It is the biggest fast food retailer conquering markets
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Identify the key elements in McDonald’s global marketing strategy. In particular‚ how does McDonalds approach the issue of standardization? As we read in the article‚ the key elements in McDonald’s marketing strategies would be the following: They sell inexpensive food. Compared to other restaurants‚ McDonald’s food has a good taste and is easily available for everyone economically. Another element would be their quick service. Since they are a fast food restaurant‚ one of their main standards
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Table of Contents Preface .................................................................................................................. 2 Research Question................................................................................................. 3 Short History of McDonald’s .................................................................................. 5 Advertising to Children .......................................................................................... 6 House‐style
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SIN CHYE Table of Contents Company Background | 3 | PEST Analysis | 4-9 | 4Ps Strategies | 10-11 | References | 12-13 | Appendix | 14 | Company Background McDonald is a largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants in the world. Approximately 68 million customers in 119 countries daily are served. The birth of McDonald began with Raymond Albert Kroc. He found two brothers (Richard and Maurice McDonald) who run a hamburger restaurant and acquired the franchising right from them to run
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Executive Summary Acting as a “mystery shopper“ we have evaluated one of the McDonalds’ retail shops. We have chosen a McDonalds retail shop by reason of its obvious success. McDonalds has got a yearly profit of approximately 5.5 billion USD by trading with fast-food. Our evaluation shows us there is one certain reason of its success: Constancy! Customers know what they get at McDonalds‚ wherever they are in the world and apparently they appreciate this constancy. Nonetheless
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Profit – Residual value gained from business operations after cutting out expenses such as stock cost etc. Customer Satisfaction – Providing service to customers to their satisfaction level such as hygienically clean place or high quality food. S M A R T Before a business can set objectives it is important that they follow the SMART criteria. • Specific – Detailed and Exact • Measurable – Targets should be measurable • Achievable – Something that can be achieved • Realistic – Targets must
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