Case Study Report McDonald ’s BACKGROUND: Brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald founders of McDonald ’s Corporation grew from a single drive-in restaurant in San Bernardino‚ California in 1948 to the largest food service organization in the world. In 1955 Ray Kroc opened firs McDonald ’s in Des Plaines‚ Illinois and became exclusive franchising agent for the company. By 1991 McDonald ’s owned $13 billion of fast-food industry‚ operating 12‚400 restaurants in 59 countries (Ezine). The company
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management experience. The last benefit of this model is the chance of the company to identify and develop the locations‚ polices quality‚ and develops new products. Operations are large scale and efficient. Weaknesses of McDonald’s model Sharing profits McDonald and the franchisee seek to earn profits over a long period of time so the revenues must be fixed and sufficient to share profits among them. Loss of absolute control MacDonald doesn’t have the complete right to manage or take decisions alone. So
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MCDONALDS McDonalds is the world’s leading food service retailer with more than 30‚000 restaurants in 118 countries serving 46 million customers each day. McDonalds is one of the world’s most well-known and valuable brands and holds a leading share in the globally branded quick service restaurant segment of the informal eating-out market in virtually every country in which they do business. Serves the world some of its favorite foods - World Famous French Fries‚ Big Mac
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Aims and objectives of McDonalds • to serve good food in a friendly and fun environment • to be a socially responsible company • to provide good returns to its shareholders • to provide its customers with food of a high standard‚ quick service and value for money McDonalds’ aim is to be ‘the world’s quickest restaurant experience.’ This is also said in the mission statement of McDonalds.’ To get to the aim they need Objectives. Objectives are the long term aim to get to the Aim. Firstly
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structures and the latter definition highlights the creative potential of communication to construct new possibilities for organizing. McDonald´s is a company who developed one of the most successful communication strategies and the first organization which was concentrating on families when constructing the eating facilities. Mission statement of the company McDonald ’s mission is to be the world ’s best quick service restaurant experience. Being the best means providing outstanding quality‚ service
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BUS444- McDonald’s Case study #2 Team members- Class Visk2011B 1. Nguyen My Hanh 2.Tran Thi Huong Giang 3.Nguyen Manh Long 4.Dong Quang Lam Question 1 a) The McDonald’s Corporation‚ the leader in the fast food war‚ is the world’s largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants‚ serving around 68 million customers
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McDONALD’S HISTORY LISTING 1948 In December‚ Dick and Mac McDonald open the first McDonald’s in San Bernardino‚ California. A little hamburger man called "Speedee" becomes the company logo. 1954 Ray A. Kroc‚ a Multimixer salesman from Oak Park‚ lIIinois‚ visits Dick and Mac’s San Bernardino McDonald’s‚ his curiosity initially aroused by the large number of Multimixers they were buying. Ray Kroc becomes the exclusive national franchise agent for the McDonald’s brothers. 1955 On April 15‚ Ray Kroc
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SWOT Analysis Strengths McDonalds has built up huge brand equity and has large market share. Strong brand name‚ image and reputation McDonalds has strong supply chain to support their business. Good innovation and product development. Nutritional information of product available on packaging The McDonalds brand offers consumers choice‚ reasonable prices‚ quality product and great service Strong global presence and performance in the global marketplace Large amounts
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Contemporary World Culture Globalization of McDonalds Globalization has affected almost every aspect of life in most all countries around the world from economic to culture with the exchange of goods‚ services and ideas influencing cultural changes around the world. Food is an important element in defining culture and the globalization of McDonald’s is huge. Most people when they hear the name McDonald’s immediately think of America. Equating McDonald’s with America is sensible since they opened
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EMPLOYMENT The next critical issue is Employment. We see employment as an issue because McDonalds though it employs over a million people has gotten a bad reputation as an employer. This is because employees are seen as expendable and made to work long hours for low wages and under bad conditions. They are hired to do task that require them to follow already set exact programs that tell them when to do every task. This means there is very little room for individualism and still building (2)
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