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McDonald Case Study

About McDonald
Brief History of McDonalds

The first McDonald's was built in 1940 by the McDonald
brothers (Dick and Mac) .

Started off as a hot dog stand in CA [1937]

The McDonald brothers realized that hamburgers were
their most profitable menu item, and changed their
business to serve a limited menu.



About McDonald
McDonalds is a large corporation in the
fast food industry.
They have been around since 1955
when Ray Kroc started the chain of
McDonalds. They have been growing
ever since.
The majority of the restaurants are
owned through franchises.
About McDonald
They employ 447,000 people.
They have over 3,200 restaurants in over 119
countries.
The majority of the McDonalds franchises are
owned by individual franchises.
Their primary competitors are other fast food
chains such as Burger King and Wendys. The
competition can get pretty intense to build
customer loyalty to their food.
The McDonalds Brand is one of the most well
known Brands in the world.
Going International
The first McDonalds Drive-Thru opened in Sierra Vista,
Arizona in 1975

Happy Meals were added to McDonalds menu in 1979

McDonalds launched the new worldwide Balanced Active
Lifestyles public awareness campaign in 2005

McDonalds celebrated its 50th Anniversary on April 15,
2005

Going International
1971 McDonalds really starts going global
Asian: Tokyo Ginza District, Japan
European: Netherlands, Munich, Germany

1967 - Canada & Puerto Rico (first restaurants outside
the U.S.)

1971 - Tokyo, Japan, Amsterdam, Netherlands & Sydney,
Australia

1979 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

1990 - Moscow, Russia & China

SWOT Analysis
Strengths:
Brand Awareness
Broad geographic locations
McDonalds standard and conformed
changes in large areas efficiently
SWOT Analysis
Weaknesses:
There is lower operating income in
Europe and Canada In Canada the
operating income fell 12.6%, likewise the
European restaurants operating income
also fell at 1.5%.
There is a relatively small revenue
growth - In the last 5 years McDonalds
revenues have grown at a rate of 7.5%
compared to industry growth at 13.6%
SWOT Analysis
Opportunities:
Newer products
More franchises - less risk
High Growth in China and Russia
SWOT Analysis
Threats:
Competition - global, national,
regional, and local. Commodity
Growing health conscious
population
Food safety bacteria, e. coli, 41 -
150
PEST ANALYSIS
To analyze the current status of McDonalds
corporation, we chose to use the PEST
method to evaluate the following categories

P Political
E Economic
S Social
T Technological
Political Challenges
Health and Safety Guidelines

The director of the obesity program for the Children's Hospital
Boston, David Ludwig, claims that "fast food consumption has
been shown to increase calorie intake, promote weight gain,
and elevate risk for diabetes"
Center for Science in the Public Interest, a long-time fast food
critic over issues such as caloric content, trans fats and portion
sizes

Political Challenges
Ecological/environmental issue
Fast food industry giants such as Wendy's, Pizza Hut, and
McDonalds are some of the largest consumers of paper
products in the US. "Every year millions of pounds of food
packaging waste litter our roadways, clog our landfills and
spoil our quality of life.
Home market pressure-groups
International pressure-groups
Pushing for increased regulations to make companies
more responsible
Political Challenges
Wars and conflicts
war between countries
where the company
operates.
They have also become a
symbol of capitalism and
Americanism meaning that
they have now become the
target of terrorist group and
attack.

Economic Challenges
McDonalds must consider economic
challenges when expanding internationally.

Low set up costs = rapid expansion
One of the challenge for fast food industry is that to keep the
price is low for the customer.

Franchising facilitates set ups
McDonalds corporation provides financing assistance and
training for new franchise owners to manage cash flow
and keep businesses profitable.
Social Challenges
The main reason is the consumers
worries had greatly
increased with
health fears
so customers now opted for more
healthier options like subway which
offered more of a variety for health
conscious customers.
Social Considerations
To ease customers concern about health issues,
McDonalds has made changes to the following;
McDonalds changed its image vastly by evaluating the current
menu and making changes to it from using organic products to
revising the whole menu
entirely by offering salads and vegetarian burgers.

McDonalds serves a range of high-quality foods that can fit into a
balanced diet. The accurate and accessible nutrition information
help guests make informed menu choices.


Social Considerations
Emphasis on food safety:
Mcdonalds suppliers have food
safety management systems in
place, including Good
Manufacturing Practices (GMP),
a verified Hazard Analysis Critical
Control Point (HACCP) plan and
crisis management, food security
and other applicable programs

Technological Advantages
McDonalds has taken advantage of
technology to streamline their processes and
improve efficiency. Through technology enhancements such
as FPI's Help Desk Service, network and
application consolidation, and other
technology implementations, operations
of the company are greatly improved.
Technological Advantages
Touch Order Allows You To Place Order At
McDonalds Via Handset


Technological Advantages
The customers can place their order directly
from their tables, dubbed as Touch Order.
Its the first self-ordering system in the world
to use RFID*

Technology
Spotlight:
McDonald's tests
Speed pass
cashless payment
system


Technological Advantages
McDonalds has also
implemented
technology to
improve supply chain
management, and
allows customers to
access this
information to make
more informed
decisions about what
they eat.
STRATEGY RECOMMENDATIONS
McDonalds Strategies
McDonalds real goal as a corporation is to
make money for the stockholders. Their stated
goal is Long term sustainable growth for all
stakeholders.
McDonalds has realized that they are reaching a
big maturation stage in the business cycle,
based on its profits slowing down more and
more every year. It is going to be time to
reinvent or re-image this corporation to try to
start the business cycle over again.
McDonalds Strategies
Recommendations for McDonalds
More Healthy Choices
McDonalds should develop menu choices that are
healthy and socially acceptable.
It is possible to develop a menu that people will enjoy and
that also fits into the original Speedy Service model the
company introduced in the 1950s.

Use local food sources where possible.
Using local sources decreases the time to market, and
also decreases the use of fuel to transport goods.



Recommendations
Locally focused menu choices

McDonalds in India has specific menu items
For the vegetarian market;

Recommendations
Increase presence in Asian countries
McDonald's has most certainly had a profound effect on China.

When the first McDonald's opened in Beijing more than a dozen
years ago, 40,000 people lined up to observe a Big Mac and get
their picture taken with the infamous Ronald McDonald.

McDonald's is growing faster in China than in the United States.

McDonalds owns & operates more than 600 stores across 105
cities in China.

More than 100 more McDonald's stores will be added annually
to Chinese cities within the coming years.

Recommendations
While offering the basic burger and
fries, McDonalds in China also offers:
Szechwan-style spicy chicken wings
Seafood Soup
Rice
Oriental Sauces
Taro and Red Bean Dessert

Thank You!

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