2011 ANNUAL REPORT Directors, Officers, Corporate Information Board of Directors Nelson Peltz 2,4,6 Chairman, The Wendy’s Company Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner, Trian Fund Management, L.P . Executive Officers Emil J. Brolick President and Chief Executive Officer Corporate Office (Dublin Restaurant Support Center) The Wendy’s Company One Dave Thomas Blvd. Dublin, Ohio 43017 (614) 764-3100 www.aboutwendys.com Stephen E. Hare Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
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to college. They found the best way to compete in the fast food world would be to center their concentration on the food. It’s with this simplistic viewpoint that Five Guys has become one of the fastest growing chains in the fast food industry (Boone & Kurtz, 2012). Determine How Five Guys’ Philosophy Sets It Apart From Other Fast-Food Chains Five Guys’ philosophy is simple. They want to sell the best quality burger of all fast food chains. In order to do that, their philosophy has
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emphasis of how much actually goes into the artificial taste of a strawberry milkshake at Burger King, Schlosser decides to list the entire group of ingredients that make up that flavor (Schlosser 3.) “Perhaps the real reason behind the popularity of fast food is that it tastes so
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2013 HISTORY OF KFC Historically fast food industry had emerged in the 1920’s to cater the needs of American busy lifestyle. “White Castle” is generally considered the first fast food restaurant started in 1921. Later on, many other fast food brands have launched their operation & became successful. Basically fast Food Industry boom took place during the period of 1950s to 70s in which many successful global brands started their operation. Globally some famous fast food brands are KFC (1952), McDonald
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such food is categorized as fast food which can be prepared and served quickly. Restaurants and kiosks provide fast food with precooked or preheated ingredients and usually served at a packaged form (Pollan, 2009). In the beginning, American hamburger and fries was considered as the traditional fast food but now the field has been widely diversified and food like pizzas, fish and chips, burgers from McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken etc. are all considered fast food. Fast food market has shown an
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Analysis by Amber Zirnhelt © 2006 Amber ZirnheltOriginally Submitted for Management 680: Corporate Strategic Planning and Policy Professor Frank ShipperPOLICY AND FUNCTIONAL STRATEGIES McDonald’s has been an industry leader within the fast food industry for years. In the introductory phase of their business operations they focused on following a generic low cost strategy consisting of offering consumers low priced food products in order to, “make eating out on a regular basis affordable
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Environment for McDonald’s Introduction: The Fast Food Industry and McDonald’s The modern system of fast food franchising is believed to have started in the mid 1930’s when Howard Johnson franchised his second location to a friend as a means to expand operations during the Great Depression. In addition, the drive-thru concept brought explosive growth through delivering food-on-the go. “Fast Food” was added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 1951, and U.S. fast food companies are now franchised in over
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McDonald’s Corporation April Hahnfeld Analyst July 18, 2010 HOLD • Threat of Competition: High • Threat of New Entrants: High • Threat of Substitution: Low-Moderate • Power of Suppliers: Low • Power of Buyers: Low • Best profit margin in the industry • Moderate Leverage • Good dividend yield and earnings growth • Attractive per-share earnings growth due to large share repurchases • Significant internal exposure and shareholder focus • Commodity cost risks • Extremely competitive industry
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McDonald’s Corporation April Hahnfeld Analyst July 18, 2010 Recommendation: HOLD Porter’s 5 Forces: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Threat of Competition: High Threat of New Entrants: High Threat of Substitution: Low-Moderate Power of Suppliers: Low Power of Buyers: Low Pros: Ticker Exchange Industry Sector Classification Market Cap. 52 Week Price range Recent Price Current P/E Projected 2012 P/E 2009 EPS Projected 2012 EPS Dividend Yield Debt Rating Beta MCD NYSE Retailing - Foods Consumer
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Research Project Critical Success Factors One industry that has seen steady growth over the past ten years is the fast food industry or quick service restaurants. It is no secret that Americans have a tremendous love for greasy, unhealthy, quickly prepared meals. Not only Americans, but people around the world seem to be enjoying the tastes the fast food industry has brought to the table with McDonalds emerging as one of the biggest brands in the entire world. The growth and increase in this industry
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