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Mcdonalds Corp MCD. Other Ticker:. Clamshell fryers, which cooked both sides of a hamburger simultaneously, were tested. New locations such as hospitals and military bases were tapped as sites for new restaurants. In response to the increase in microwave oven usage, McDonald's, whose name is the single most advertised brand name in the world, stepped up advertising and promotional expenditures stressing that its taste was superior to quick-packaged foods.
Chairs, table bases, table tops, eating counters, table columns, waste receptacles, corrugated cartons, packaging, and washroom tissue were all made from recycled products. McDonald's worked with the U. Environmental Defense Fund to develop a comprehensive solid waste reduction program. Wrapping burgers in paper rather than plastic led to a 90 percent reduction in the wrapping material waste stream. It took McDonald's 33 years to open its first 10, restaurants--the 10,th unit opened in April Incredibly, the company reached the 20,restaurant mark in only eight more years, in mid By the end of the total had surpassed 23,by that time McDonald's was opening 2, new restaurants each year--an average of one every five hours.
Much of the growth of the s came outside the United States, with international units increasing from about 3, in to more than 11, by The number of countries with McDonald's outlets nearly doubled from 59 in to in late As the company entered new markets, it showed increasing flexibility with respect to local food preferences and customs.
In Israel, for example, the first kosher McDonald's opened in a Jerusalem suburb in In Arab countries the restaurant chain used "Halal" menus, which complied with Islamic laws for food preparation.
Overall, the company derived increasing percentages of its revenue and income from outside the United States. In about two-thirds of systemwide sales came out of U.
McDonald's, but by that figure was down to about 51 percent. Similarly, the operating income numbers showed a reduction from about 60 percent derived from the United States in to In the United States, where the number of units grew from 9, in to 12, in an increase of about 40 percent--the growth was perhaps excessive.
Although the additional units increased market share in some markets, a number of franchisees complained that new units were cannibalizing sales from existing ones. Same-store sales for outlets open for more than one year were flat in the mids, a reflection of both the greater number of units and the mature nature of the U.
It did not help that the company made several notable blunders in the United States in the s. The McLean Deluxe sandwich, which featured a 91 percent fat-free beef patty, was introduced in , never really caught on, and was dropped from the menu in Several other s-debuted menu items--including fried chicken, pasta, fajitas, and pizza--failed as well.
The following spring brought a cent Big Mac promotion, which many customers either rejected outright or were confused by because the burgers had to be purchased with full-priced fries and a drink. The promotion embittered still more franchisees, whose complaints led to its withdrawal. A seemingly weakened McDonald's was the object of a Burger King offensive when the rival fast-food maker launched the Big King sandwich, a Big Mac clone.
Meanwhile, internal taste tests revealed that customers preferred the fare at Wendy's and Burger King. In response to these difficulties, McDonald's drastically cut back on its U. Plans to open hundreds of smaller restaurants in Wal-Marts and gasoline stations were abandoned because test sites did not meet targeted goals. Reacting to complaints from franchisees about poor communication with the corporation and excess bureaucracy, the head of McDonald's U.
Jack Greenberg, who had assumed the position in October reorganized the unit into five autonomous geographic divisions.
The aim was to bring management and decision-making closer to franchisees and customers. The chain received some bad publicity, however, when it was discovered that a number of customers purchased Happy Meals just to get the toys and threw the food away. For a similar spring Teenie Beanie giveaway, the company altered the promotion to allow patrons to buy menu items other than kids' meals. McDonald's also began to benefit from a ten-year global marketing alliance signed with Disney in Perhaps the most important marketing move came in the later months of when McDonald's named BDD Needham as its new lead ad agency.
Needham had been the company's agency in the s and was responsible for the hugely successful "You Deserve a Break Today" campaign. Following the difficulties of the early and mids, several moves in seemed to indicate a reinvigorated McDonald's. In February the company for the first time took a stake in another fast-food chain when it purchased a minority interest in the unit, Colorado-based Chipotle Mexican Grill chain.
The following month came the announcement that McDonald's would improve the taste of several sandwiches and introduce several new menu items; McFlurry desserts--developed by a Canadian franchisee--proved popular when launched in the United States in the summer of McDonald's that same month said that it would overhaul its food preparation system in every U.
The new just-in-time system, dubbed "Made for You," was in development for a number of years and aimed to deliver to customers "fresher, hotter food"; enable patrons to receive special-order sandwiches a perk long offered by rivals Burger King and Wendy's ; and allow new menu items to be more easily introduced thanks to the system's enhanced flexibility. Feldman, who had joined the company only four years earlier from Pizza Hut, replaced Greenberg as president of McDonald's U.
The following month brought another first--McDonald's first job cuts--as the company said it would eliminate employees from its headquarters staff, a cut of about 23 percent. McDonald's followed up its investment in Chipotle with several more moves beyond the burger business.
Also in , McDonald's 25,th unit opened, Greenberg took on the additional post of chairman, and Jim Cantalupo was named company president. Cantalupo, who had joined the company as controller in and later became head of McDonald's International, had been vice-chairman, a position he retained.
At the time, there were more than Boston Market outlets, which specialized in home-style meals, with rotisserie chicken the lead menu item. McDonald's rounded out its acquisition spree in early by buying a 33 percent stake in Pret A Manger, an upscale urban-based chain specializing in ready-to-eat sandwiches made on the premises.
As it was exploring new avenues of growth, however, McDonald's core hamburger chain had become plagued by problems. Most prominently, the Made for You system backfired. Although many franchisees believed that it succeeded in improving the quality of the food, it also increased service times and proved labor-intensive.
Some franchisees also complained that the actual cost of implementing the system ran much higher than the corporation had estimated, a charge that McDonald's contested.
In any case, there was no question that Made for You failed to reverse the chain's sluggish sales. Growth in sales at stores open more than a year known as same-store sales fell in both and Late in the company launched a restructuring involving the elimination of about positions, of which were in the United States, and some store closings. There were further black eyes as well.
McDonald's was sued in after it was revealed that for flavoring purposes a small amount of beef extract was being added to the vegetable oil used to cook the french fries. The company had cooked its fries in beef tallow until , when it began claiming in ads that it used percent vegetable oil. Also in , further embarrassment came when 51 people were charged with conspiring to rig McDonald's game promotions over the course of several years.
McDonald's was not implicated in the scheme, which centered on a worker at an outside company that had administered the promotions. McDonald's also had to increasingly battle its public image as a purveyor of fatty, unhealthful food. Consumers began filing lawsuits contending that years of eating at McDonald's had made them overweight.
McDonald's responded by introducing low-calorie menu items and switching to a more healthful cooking oil for its french fries. McDonald's was also one of three multinational corporations along with Starbucks Corporation and Nike, Inc. In the early s McDonald's pulled out of several countries, including Bolivia and two Middle Eastern nations, at least in part because of the negative regard with which the brand was held in some areas. This means they produce food, but get supplied by several other businesses.
Franchising a business means that the company, even though it is owned by a head of directors, they sell several shops to private people, who pay for using the companies name and selling the whole menu of this business.
By franchising the companies name they give people, who want to be independent, the opportunity to find a quick start into the worlds market of restaurants. Loads of small business fail to get widely accepted and fail to make their name famous. Usually the franchisees are limited responsible and have limited liability for the on- goings in their shops.
The owner of any franchise organisation earns money from each franchised shop. Public limited company means that the organisation is owned and controlled by shareholders. They have a limited liability, because the concept of them is it to sell shares of the company. They raise money by selling their shares, because the private people who buy them are able to use the product and the name of the company for their shop. In addition they raise funds by selling their products to costumers.
The profits are shared between the shareholders and the owners of the company. The percentage is fixed in a contract. Mcdonald's Business Type and Purpose. Accessed November 14, Download paper.
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