Introduction I Company Overview I Market Analysis I Industry Analysis I ProblemsI Plan of Action I Recommended Approach I Conclusion - Mia replacing departing founder/CEO of the company - 3500 quick casual - Franchised - Publicly traded - Flexible marketing and menus in America - Domestic demand - High quality fast food - Customer oriented policies - Risk taker - Organic ingredients - Keeping up to date (CCO) - Interior design Forget today’s profit. Have a positive impact on customers U.S.A 4. 4
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MG209: Individual Assignment McDonalds Business Portfolio Submission Deadline: 12/12/14 Word count: 3, 163 Contents Page Introduction Page 3&4 Theme 1 Page 5 * Remaining Market Leader while doing business overseas * (i) Position and Structure as a Transnational corporation Page 5 * (ii) Focus on the Brand and Strategic Targets
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management forecasts, its shares traded at a discount to comparable restaurant stocks. There were two reasons for this. First, analysts were concerned that Levendary’s domestic business was nearly tapped out. Second, given Foster's lack of previous international management experience, they were skeptical of her ability to build a multi-national brand. Foster felt challenged by Wall Street’s skepticism and wanted to address it head-on. In particular, she knew that Levendary’s recent entry into the fast-growing
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New McDonald’s chief left with tricky task By Alan Rappeport in New York When Jim Skinner took over as chief executive of McDonald’s almost eight yeas ago, the hamburger chain was in its darkest moment. The company’s chief executive, Jim Cantalupo, died of a heart attack after just 16 months in the job in April 2004. Seven months later his successor, Charlie Bell, resigned after being diagnosed with cancer, leaving the post to Mr Skinner, who was billed the “accidental CEO”. McDonald’s
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describe the trend of growth; trade practices between undertakings perform beyond the geographic and economic boundaries, so that they exist (Waters, 2001 Brinkman, Brinkman, 2002). Globalization is used to describe the nature of the dominant international trade and business, as they are no longer limited to serving specific groups of consumers in the country (Levy, Hammond and Gross, 2003), the globalization of the increase is due to the expansion of economic and capitalist drive to achieve growth
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* Unlike its competitors, PepsiCo is the only food and beverage company that offers a variety of restaurants in all parts of the globe (KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell to name a few) * They have a worldwide product distribution * As of 2010 it has more than 285,000 employees globally ((www. mba-posts.blogspot.com) * The PepsiCo Corporations marketing has built a strong brand name that has captured consumer’s
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BA 640 Case Memo 3 Subway’s Entry into the Japanese Fast Food Market 1. Background: * 1st store opened in Connecticut, 1965, began franchising in 1974 * Marketing strategy-healthy fast food option * Jared the Subway guy-spokesperson * 18000 stores in US, committed to international expansion * Looking for ‘high potential’ markets, ie. dense population, economic and political stability, preference for fast food options, disposable income * Very sluggish growth in Asian
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MacDonald in India. Usually McDonald’s follow franchising of entry mode but in India they followed the joint ventures of entry mode. They choose a busy residential area VasantVihar. Internationalization theory is also provide a prominent theory in international business regarding how firms expand overseas & it suggests that firms minimize the uncertainty associated with going abroad by adopting some kinds of internationalization strategy. Furthermore, the report provides an insight into the organizational
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Financial Highlights (In millions, except for per share amounts) Year-end 2011 2010 % B/(W) change Company sales Franchise and license fees and income Total revenues Operating Profit Net Income – Yum! Brands, Inc. Diluted Earnings Per Common Share before Special Items Special Items Earnings Per Common Share (a) (a) $ 10,893 1,733 $ 12,626 $ $ $ $ $ 1,815 1,319 2.87 (0.13) 2.74 2,170 $ 9,783 1,560 11 11 11 3 14 14 NM 15 10 $ 11,343 $ $ $ $ $ 1,769 1,158 2.53 (0.15) 2.38 1,968
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Planning Executive Plan Blue Mountain Resto Bites is a locally owned fast food chain. Through our creative approach to the company's image and detail presentation. Blue Mountain Resto Bites will provide a combination of excellent food at value pricing, with fun packaging and atmosphere. Blue Mountain Resto Bites is the answer to an increasing demand for snack-type fast food, to be consumed while window shopping and walking around inside a shopping mall. In today's highly competitive environment
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