On average most americans eat McDonald's. Something about this fast food restaurant is appealing to most people despite the fact that most of us know it is un-healthy.Whether it be its vibrant popping colors, magnificent advertisements, or its down right tasty delicious french fries McDonald's leaves you wanting more. McDonald's is a mega fast food chain with at least 31,000 restaurants all over the world. Its popularity and demand is clearly obvious amongst the american population especially teenagers
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I. Organization History, including a Mission Statement if possible (10 points) According to the website About McDonald's, McDonald's is been in business since 1940. Dick and Mac McDonald open the first McDonald's as a BBQ restaurant in San Bernardino, California. "It was a typical drive-in with a large menu and car hop service." McDonald's mission statement states: "McDonald's brand mission is to be our customers' favorite place and way to eat. Our worldwide operations are aligned around a global
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“Hospitality means satisfy a guest’s need for shelter and lodging and those which provide their patrons with food and beverages.” (Chon and Sparrowe, 1995, p. 3) It is a relationship between a guest and a host. Hospitality always refers to the hospitality industry likes hotels, restaurants, resorts, clubs and any other else. The hospitality industry has become one of the biggest industries in the world. A hospitality service is an intangible factor in the hospitality industry. It is what the host
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11 References 12 Executive Summary The corporation chosen is McDonald’s and how they successfully used information technologies and implemented information systems to improve their business resulting in organizational transformation, higher productivity, business growth and more effective managerial decision making
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Introduction McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of fast food restaurants, serving nearly 47 million customers daily through more than 31,000 restaurants in 119 countries worldwide. The business began in 1940, with a restaurant opened by brothers Dick and Mac McDonald in San Bernardino, California. Their introduction of the "Speed Service System" in 1948 established the principles of the modern fast-food restaurant. The original mascot of McDonald's was a man with a chef's hat
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Made for You In 1954 52-year old Ray Kroc, a distributor of milk shake mixers, visited Dick and Mac McDonald’s busy hamburger restaurant in San Bernardino, California. The restaurant used the McDonald brothers’ ‘Speedy Service System’ which they had introduced in 1948. They had cut the menu from 25 items to 9, paper bags and wrappers replaced trays and flatware, and self-service took over from the carhops. “Our whole concept was based on speed, lower prices and volume,” recalled Dick McDonald
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McDonald's has come a long way ever since its beginning in 1955. Here are a few milestones of the McDonald's journey ... 1955 Ray Kroc opens his first restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois and the McDonald's Corporation is created. 1957 Quality, Service, Cleanliness and Value (QSC& V) becomes the company motto. 1959 The 100th McDonald's opens in Chicago. 1961 Hamburger University opens in Elk Grove, near Chicago. 1963 One billion hamburgers sold. Ronald McDonald makes his debut. 1964 Filet-O-Fish
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What opportunities and threats did McDonald’s face? How did it handle them? What alternatives could it have chosen? Opportunities 1) "Going green" - energy management, improving packaging efficiency, environmentally friendly refrigerants, and partnering with Greenpeace for rainforest protection 2) New store (looks/styles - McCafe coffee shop, and "forever young" redesign Charity - The Ronald McDonald House provides a cheap or free place to stay for parents of sick children. Over 250 worldwide
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DEVELOPING GOOD BUSINESS SENSE BUS/210 Courtland Trent Scott University of Phoenix Axia College The three companies that I have chose are Wendy’s, McDonalds, and Burger King. I have researched and also observe how the employees do their tasks within the business. In today’s assignment I will be discussing the main kinds of OMM cost companies have and how does the OMM cost companies affect the operations. I will also be discussing how does the company design their operating systems to give
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McDonald’s Case Analysis Nick Brown BUSN412 Business Policy May 14, 2010 CASE ANALYSIS McDonald’s COMPANY NAME: McDonald’s Corporation INDUSTRY: Food McDonald’s Corporation COMPANY WEBSITE: (www.mcdonalds.com) COMPANY BACKGROUND: Ray Kroc found McDonald’s corporation, a successful fast food restaurant, in 1955 were his vision was to create McDonalds restaurants all over the U.S, and within 3 year of establishing the franchise the corporation was already selling its 100 millionth burger
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