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 McDonald’s restaurant. In 1955‚ McDonald’s
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EMG 20 Case Study No. 1 McDonald’s: Serving Fast Food around the World Ray Kroc opened the first McDonald’s restaurant in 1955 in the United States. He offered a limited menu of high quality; moderately priced food served fast spotless surroundings. McDonald’s QSC&V (quality‚ service‚ cleanliness‚ and value) was a hit. The chain expanded into every state in the nation. By 1983 it had more than 6‚000 restaurants in the United States‚ and by 1995 it had more than 18‚000 restaurants in 89 countries
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McDonald’s was built in 1940 by the McDonald brothers (Dick and Mac). 1954 • Ray Kroc became the first franchisee appointed by Mac and Dick McDonald in San Bernardino‚ California. 1955 • Ray Kroc opened his first restaurant in Des Plaines‚ Illinois (near Chicago)‚ and the McDonald’s Corporation was created. 1957 • Quality‚ Service‚ Cleanliness and Value (Q.S.C. & V.) became the company motto. 1959 • The 100th McDonald’s opened in Chicago. PHOTO: The McDonald brothers (Dick right and Mac center)
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CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION MCDONALD’S VS KFC McDonald’s and KFC are everybody’s favourite food trip destinations. When you like burgers‚ McDonald’s is always the top option. When you like fried chicken‚ KFC is always the first thing that comes to everyone’s mind. The reason for this is these companies claim of particular products that have became their trademark until now. The difference between McDonald’s and KFC is mainly the cuisine.
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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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airports‚ busy street) or most certainly locating closely where its top 3 competitors are also doing business eg;Burger King‚ Subway etc.. 4.Promotion: Mc Donald has engaged in many short-term incentives for consumer promotion through limited value menus‚ promotional games to promote old/new items on the menu eg; Happy Meal toys‚Big Mac Hockey Contest‚card games etc.. And McDonald focuses its ad campaigns on its overall Mc Donald experience and active life style. Promotional Strategy of McDonald’s
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO TAKEOVERSAND MERGERS | We have been learning about the companies that come together to form another company and companies taking over other existing companies to extend and expand their business. With the recession taking over toll of the international markets and many Indian businesses and the feeling of insecurity surging over our businessmen‚ it is not surprising when we get to hear about immense numbers of corporate restructurings
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working commuter sees McDonald’s as a great place to get good food without compromising a busy work schedule. The final target customer to McDonald’s is a teenager. McDonald’s is a place where teenagers can “hang out” and enjoy food on a budget. Burger King Corporation‚ Subway‚ Starbucks‚ Wendy’s/Arby’s Group‚ and YUM Foods (owners of Taco Bell‚ Pizza Hut‚ KFC‚ Long John Silvers‚ and A&W‚ among others) are their top competitors. Current Strategic Situation: The McDonald’s Corporation is the most
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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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