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Mcdonald's Great Britain The Turnaround

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Cera Santos
Phoebe Capulong

Case 4-1: McDonald’s Great Britain-The Turnaround I. Summary of the Problem
McDonald’s Great Britain experienced a lot of hardships and changes. McDonald’s US sales have steadily increased but Great Britain has not shown any significant increase. The reason for the sluggish sales is because of new chains such as Yo! sushi and Nando’s Chicken Restaurants which tickled the Great Britain’s taste. An issue in the fast food industry is the mad cow scare.
There are some comments about McDonald’s Great Britain like a guy just go to McDonald’s for a last resort, the texture, the taste and the feel of the burger was different than before. Also, people are becoming more health conscious. There was also a …show more content…

ACA2: Expand their umbrella of products to a more health driven menu and at the same time their house originals are adjusted to the taste of the consumers with the reduced fat. The salads selection with a McDonald’s twist and fruit shakes with lots of health benefits. Their original burgers will have a healthy counterpart. For example, the double cheeseburger will have a 100% pure beef but the consumers have a choice of a double veggie cheeseburger where the patty is made up of vegetables.
ACA3: Retain everything that they have with minor alterations.

VII. Analysis
ACA1: Develop new corporate, business-oriented and functional strategies or evaluate their current strategies Advantage: * It will help them define who they are in the market and what they really want to do * It will guide them to a more integrated and a more customer friendly fast food chain * These strategies can be applied not only in McDonald’s Great Britain but also in other McDonald’s. * Long term goals will be achieved and cost might be reduced with above average returns * Overall “value for your money” experience and feel when they eat at McDonald’s. * Evaluating current strategies will help them see where they are and what they are doing; from there they can already pull out some operations that will help them cut cost. * Marketing campaigns/ strategies can be implemented with a clear view and hassle free process.

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