<center><b>McDonalds: Welcome sign in the high street or a place to avoid?</b></center> <br> <br>In this essay I will be discussing the pros and cons of fast foods. Now a day every body will recognize the golden arches of McDonalds‚ it is hard not to. McDonalds has restaurants everywhere‚ beside major roads and in almost every high street. Their commercials are on television at least once a day. They became popular within a couple of years. Teenagers especially like McDonalds because of the relaxed
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right on the final say of who is approved to open a franchise‚ this takes this power out of McDonalds hands Economical- * As a business entity‚ McDonalds need to face a lot of economic variables outside its company or its macro environment. When looking for a supplier internationally for some of their products McDonalds should be aware on the global supply and currencies exchange. Although McDonalds use larger amounts of Irish beef than previously not all of their products are produced here
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in San Bernardino‚ California. They were originally a barbecue restaurant. In 1948 the incorporated McDonalds and opened up as a drive thru hamburger restaurant with nine menu items. In 1949‚ they took potato chips off the menu and added those now famous French fries. In 1955 the first modern looking McDonalds opened in Des Plaines‚ Illinois complete with the Golden Arches. In 1961‚ McDonalds University opened to train management and grow their business even greater. The restaurant made food
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Marketing Principles Individual Assessment‚ Part 1 Company: McDonalds Corporation McDonald’s is the world’s largest fast-food restaurant chain. It has more than 32‚000 restaurants in over 100 countries‚ generates sales revenue of over $ 60billion and services over one billion customers every year (over 58 million customers daily). Question 1: In a highly competitive business environment most companies have moved away from mass marketing and toward target marketing‚ identifying market segments
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BEYOND THE GOLDEN ARCHES: A McDonalds Marketing Breakdown "That night in my motel room I did a lot of heavy thinking about what I’d seen during the day. Visions of McDonald’s restaurants dotting crossroads all over the country and world paraded through my brain." (Ray Kroc) Kroc’s aim for McDonalds was far more than fulfilled. Today‚ it is the leading global food service retailer with 34‚000 local restaurants serving nearly 69 million people in 119 countries. There are 3 very important
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factors here that apply to McDonalds are mostly product value and maybe product suitability. Customers are bothered about how much McDonalds charge them for the burgers‚ because if McDonalds charge too high then people would not be attracted to McDonalds. E.g. a burger for $4. However‚ on contrast if you charge too low then people would think your product is of a very low quality and would not be that interested in coming to McDonalds. And for all these specific reasons McDonalds take very serious measures
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INTRODUCTION McDonalds‚ being an American based fast food company was also very successful in other western countries. The cultural and consumer behavioral similarities among those nations might have caused a positive impact in this success. However it’s not only in western countries that McDonalds was successful but also in eastern countries as well. Among those Asian countries‚ McDonalds has become one of the most preferred fast food destinations. After xxx years of its operations‚ with vast experience
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Truman MGMT 1451 Capstone: Business Management March 22‚ 2011 Introduction In 1955‚ Ray Kroc founded the McDonald’s Corporation after partnering with Richard and Maurice McDonald to franchise a small restaurant that sells burgers‚ french fries‚ and beverages (Dess-Lumpkin-Eisner‚ 2009). Kroc bought out the McDonald brothers in 1961 for 2.7 million dollars and began a campaign to open McDonald’s restaurants around the nation and ultimately around the world (Dess‚ et al.‚ 2009). McDonald’s
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McDonalds SWOT analysis 2013 Strengths Location‚ commercial/high density areas. Efficiency & speed. Reasonably priced menu. Standard/ quality/ reliability. Friendly customer orientated staff. Largest fast food market share in the world. Children targeting. Weaknesses Negative publicity Unhealthy food menu. High employee turnover. Competition. Opportunities Maturity → New markets Home delivery service. Threats Other local fast food chains. Lawsuits against McDonalds. Strengths
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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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