Business Strategy Mcdonalds

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BUSINESS STRATEGY ASSIGNMENT 2: Understanding the approaches to strategic planning and strategy evaluation and selection. McDonald’s case study IVA PETROVA Edexcel BTEC Higher National Certificate in Business 2007-2008 2nd Year 1. Overview: Since McDonald’s opened its first restaurant in the UK in October 1974, the company have become very popular. By the end of 2000, there has been 1,116 McDonald’s restaurant operating in the UK, representing a total investment in property and equipment of over £1.5 billion. The company employed just fewer than 50,000 people and 18,000 have been employed by McDonald’s franchises. Today, more than 2.5 million people in the UK place their trust in McDonalds every day - trusting the Company to provide them with food of a high standard, quick service and value for money. However, in January 2003 McDonald’s recorded its quarterly loss of £168.8m, first time in 48-year history (http://www.mcdonalds.com/.) In order to remain competitive within the food industry, McDonalds’ needs to examine its systems and find opportunities to increase efficiency and effectiveness within its operations. This report will be focused on the marketing aspect of McDonald’s. I will analyse the marketing environment, will provide a SWOT analysis, and based on that I will present a Strategic plan for McDonald’s improvement and expansion. 2. Marketing Environment Analysis It is important that an organization consider its environment before beginning the marketing process. Environmental analysis should be continuous and cover all aspects of planning. In order take advantage of the existing opportunities, and to minimize potential threats, McDonald’s needs to monitor the market environment and decide rational responses to changes in the environment. (Adcock et al, 1998) • Industry Situation- The fast food industry in the UK has
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