and served over forty barbequed items. In October 1948‚ after the McDonald brothers realized that most of their profits came from selling hamburgers‚ they closed down their successful carhop drive-in to establish a streamlined system with a simple menu of just hamburgers‚ cheeseburgers‚ french fries‚ shakes‚ soft drinks‚ and apple pie. The carhops were eliminated to make McDonald’s a self-serve operation. Mac and Dick McDonald had taken great care in setting up their kitchen like an assembly line
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McDonald’s needs to adapt their menu to the cultural preferences of the market‚ but always based on its core products. Now a day McDonald’s have a big plan of expansion in India. They are projecting an increase of 1000% (or 10 times what it is now) for the year 2025. Currently there are 170 McDonalds’ in India and for the next three years they have plans on opening 120 more (roughly 1 new restaurant every 10 days) with an investment of $ 108 million. Drawing a parallel‚ in China‚ there are 1080 McDonald’s
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Company Background [pic] The business began in 1940‚ with a McDonald’s Bar-B-Q restaurant opened by brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald at San Bernardino‚ California. They had a staff of 20 attractive waitresses at a drive-in restaurant and 25 items menu that included barbecue ribs‚ beef‚ and pork sandwiches. They became the #1 teen hangout in the San Bernardino. Their introduction of the "Speedee Service System" in 1948 additional the system of the modern fast-food restaurant that the
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and stay on until 3:00 p.m. Many of these older customers were attracted initially by a monthly breakfast special for people aged 55 and older. The meal costs $.99 and refills of coffee are free. Every fourth Monday‚ 100 to 150 seniors jam Mary’s McDonald for the special offer. But now almost as many of them are coming every day – turning the fastfood restaurant into a meeting place. They sit for hours with a cup of coffee‚ chatting with friends. On most days‚ as many as 100 will stay from one to
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fast food. However In many countries‚ main items are adapted according to the customs and tastes of individual countries. For example‚ most Indian is forbidden eating beef for Hinduism. So McDonald changes their ingredient and recipe. If you visit to McDonald in India‚ you can have potato patty in burger. McDonald offers good example of standardization. Q2. Do you think government officials in developing countries such as Russia‚ China and India‚ welcome McDonald’s? Do customers in these countries
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McDonald’s reported a year end annual earnings report for the last 4 years: 2010‚ 2009‚ 2008‚ and 2007. This portion of the McDonalds essay will cover the company’s account amounts for the 2 most recent year end reporting period which are 2010 and 2009. This report will cover the actual numbers from McDonald’s Corp balance sheet. The balance sheet lists each individual account that applies as a liability account. Accounts payable‚ notes payable‚ short term debt‚ accrued liabilities‚ and other
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certain employees of Simon Marketing and associates had colluded to defraud the McDonald’s Corporation in excess of $13 million worth of game prizes over the promotion period (Albrecht et al‚ 2012‚ p.210). The Simon Marketing firm was contracted by McDonalds to run their promotional sweepstakes games. The game prizes consisted of cash‚ vehicles‚ vacations and/or food prizes. According to Richard Dent (FBI Special Agent in Charge)‚ the main players involved in the scheme were as follows; Linda L
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can see through the analysis that there are certain areas where Mc Donald’s can improve its performance. Mc Donald’s EFE Matrix McDonalds is one of the Americas largest fast food chain. It was opened in 1940. McDonalds head quarter is at Oak Brook Illinois. Being the market dominator in the fast food market it is necessary to understand what is making McDonalds a leader in its market segment. So for that we will go through an EFE Matrix. External Factor evaluation (EFE) is the widely known
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McDonald’s in India In America‚ we consider McDonald’s to be a beef serving‚ sometimes fatty fast food restaurant‚ but after a 6 year business plan to sway the Indian population‚ McDonald’s has transformed. If they can continue this growth in India‚ and all over the world‚ globalization will start to love McDonald’s even more. They seemed to have hit the right points‚ from playing it safe‚ investing their time doing marketing research‚ to find the best places to put a restaurant and finding out
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more various. 4) New marketing fashion ideas. 5) Eating habits change. In the internal analysis‚ all the strengths we have can be ignored first‚ because we don’t need to worry about them first. The weakness part is high possibility impacting McDonalds‚ especially the unhealthy food menu and the invariable food choices. In the external analysis‚ threats is mostly impacting McDonald’s future. And the opportunities are helping its future‚ also is important to impact McDonald’s. According the SWOT
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